A South African and his two sons, one a police officer, appeared before a Cape Town magistrate last month accused of extorting around 50 convenience stores run by Ethiopians and Somalis. Also in the dock was a Somali alleged to have collected “protection fees” from the shopkeepers outside Stellenbosch, the winelands capital 40 kilometres (25…
A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran collapsed after attacks on commercial ships in the Hormuz Strait, through which one-fifth of world oil supplies flowed before the war. Crude jumped more than two per cent and has spiked around 10 per cent this week after the United States hit an Iranian island in…
Devastating floods in the Nepal-Tibet border region have killed at least 616 people, Nepali police said Saturday, three days after the disaster. Chinese state media had earlier confirmed seven dead, taking the total killed to at least 623. Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after…
At least 160 people have been killed, and 403 others are missing after massive floods and landslides struck Nepal’s northern border with Tibet on Wednesday, leaving entire settlements devastated. Nepali police said they had recovered 157 bodies following what they described as “devastating floods”, while Chinese state media reported three deaths and 265 people missing…
Tiangong Ultra runs 100 metres in 9.39 seconds, beating Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second world record at the Beijing robot games. A Chinese humanoid robot has stunned spectators at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, after running 100 metres in 9.39 seconds, beating Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second men’s world record. Tiangong Ultra, developed by the Beijing Humanoid…
CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) and Dangote Industries Limited have entered a multi-year global partnership that includes Dangote’s sponsorship of Africa Inc., a new CNN International programme focused on African businesses and their growing influence in the global economy. The global, multiplatform campaign is designed to showcase the scale and impact of Dangote Industries while highlighting…
Spain said most migrants who entered its North African enclave of Ceuta during a massive border rush had begun returning voluntarily, after at least 57 people died during the crossing. The Spanish government’s representative in Ceuta said 57 bodies had been recovered on the Spanish side of the border, adding there could be more casualties…
UK inflation slowed more than expected in June, giving new Prime Minister Andy Burnham an early economic boost as easing price pressures offered some relief from the country’s prolonged cost of living crisis. Consumer prices rose by 2.6% year-on-year in June, down from 2.8% in May, marking the lowest inflation rate since March 2025, according…
According to CNN, the Israeli intelligence service has passed intelligence to the United States warning that Iran has recently drawn up a new plan to assassinate President Donald Trump, CNN reports that the Israeli intelligence informed its US counterparts of an Iranian plot to assassinate President Trump. In a recent interview aboard the Airforce 1,…
South African police deployed to head off unrest and protests on Tuesday, the unofficial deadline set by anti-immigrant groups for undocumented foreign nationals to leave, which has already pushed thousands to flee. Officers were out in force to prevent violence and looting by the xenophobic groups, while hundreds of foreign nationals took refuge in several cities, urgently…
