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A member of the South African Police Service (SAPS) stands guard as bystanders look on behind police tape near an entertainment venue in Somerset West outside Cape Town on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Africa

South African police probe mining feud shooting, 27 dead as elections near

Illegal miners live in the area, where powerful gangs control the illicit gold mining trade.

South Africa

South Africa mass shooting leaves 11 dead, 3 wounded

Africa

UK brings first charges over the 1994 Rwanda genocide

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United Nations

Burning questions: world leaders meet at UN amid climate, war and AI worries

As we face ‘three existential threats,’ says the UN chief, ‘international cooperation is more necessary than ever’.

A wildfire burns amid high temperatures in Colombia on Sunday. Photo: AFP
A wildfire burns amid high temperatures in Colombia on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Africa

Methanol-tainted Nigeria drink kills 48, makes 182 ill, some blinded

Fifteen people have been arrested in connection with the production and sale of a locally brewed beverage, say officials.

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Artificial intelligence

A world of difference in 10 days: the changing course of AI

Not since the invention of the nuclear bomb has humanity grappled so seriously with its own demise, say safety advocates.

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South Africa

South Africa on alert after seventh woman’s body found near capital

The seventh body found in two months has sparked fears of a potential serial killer.

A body, believed to be that of a woman, is found along a road in Kwa-Thema, Springs, South Africa on Tuesday. Photo: AP
A body, believed to be that of a woman, is found along a road in Kwa-Thema, Springs, South Africa on Tuesday. Photo: AP
South Africa

South Africa road accident kills at least 21 people

The collision was one of two major crashes that killed at least 29 people across South Africa over the weekend.

Royalty

Uganda buries ‘boy king’ whose death sparked succession battle

King Oyo, once the world’s youngest monarch, is buried as Tooro Kingdom faces a bitter succession dispute.

Africa

Sierra Leone ex-president Koroma returns after treason charges dropped

Ernest Bai Koroma returns from exile in Nigeria accompanied by foreign envoys ahead of 2028 election cycle.

Ernest Bai Koroma in 2014. The former president returned to Sierra Leone on Sunday. Photo: AP
Africa

Children among at least 25 killed in Cabo Verde bus crash

Such incidents are rare in the west African archipelago, where roads are generally in good condition.

A screengrab shows Cape Verdean President Jose Maria Neves speak at Sao Lourenco Church in Fogo Island, at the funeral of some of the victims of a bus crash which saw at least 25 people, mostly children and teenagers, killed. Photo: AFP
A screengrab shows Cape Verdean President Jose Maria Neves speak at Sao Lourenco Church in Fogo Island, at the funeral of some of the victims of a bus crash which saw at least 25 people, mostly children and teenagers, killed. Photo: AFP
Africa

At least 22 dead, several injured, in fire at DR Congo wedding reception

Several people - some alive and some dead - were laid by the roadside outside the event in Kinshasa as attendees tried to help the injured.

Africa

Egypt sentences TV presenter, 11 others to death in drugs case

Sarah Khalifa and 11 others were sentenced to ‘death by hanging on charges of forming an organised criminal gang’, state news reported.

South Africa

Low jet flyover of packed Cape Town stadium sparks safety probe

South Africa’s aviation regulator is reviewing flight data after daring Airlink manoeuvre before Springboks match.

One of two custom-liveried Airlink passenger jets swooping over Cape Town stadium ahead of Saturday's rugby union Test match. Photo: Jamie Rossouw via Reuters
South Africa

Scientists probe if herpes virus is killing sardines off South Africa

Pilchard herpesvirus is a fish virus and poses no known risk to human health.

Dead sardines washed up at a beach in Cape Town, South Africa on August 16. Photo: Xinhua
Dead sardines washed up at a beach in Cape Town, South Africa on August 16. Photo: Xinhua
Africa

Soldiers’ mutiny rocks Niger capital, but junta says back in control

Niger has been ruled for three years by a military junta that has struggled to contain jihadist violence.

Africa

4 arrested as Kenya investigates 18 elephant deaths in Amboseli

Preliminary laboratory ‌results point to the probable involvement of a toxic substance, the tourism and wildlife ministry says.

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Israel-Gaza war

East African troops prepare for Gaza peacekeeping role in US-backed plan

Delegations from Burundi and Uganda visited Israel to discuss joining Donald Trump’s International Stabilisation Force.

Military vehicles at a logistical support and staging facility to support the International Stabilisation Force under the direction of Trump's "Board of Peace", near the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel, in August. Photo: Reuters
Military vehicles at a logistical support and staging facility to support the International Stabilisation Force under the direction of Trump's "Board of Peace", near the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel, in August. Photo: Reuters
Africa

Landfill collapse kills at least 30 in Guinea as rescuers search for survivors

Heavy rains washed over waste at a landfill in Guinea’s capital Conakry on Sunday, triggering a landslide that buried nearby shacks.

Africa

20 sailors kidnapped by Somali pirates near Yemen on US-sanctioned ship

The hijacking comes amid a resurgence of piracy that has seen six commercial vessels seized since April across the Gulf of Aden and western Indian Ocean.

Africa

Paul Biya, Cameroon’s undefeated ruler for 44 years, returns after long absence

The world’s oldest serving head of state was on a ‘private stay’ in Europe for over 70 days, raising questions about his ability to govern.

Cameroon President Paul Biya listens as Pope Leo XIV (not pictured) delivers a speech at the Presidential Palace in Yaounde in April. Photo: Reuters
Aviation accidents

Ecuador intel chief and 5 Americans killed in Kenya tourist helicopter crash

None of the seven people on board the aircraft survived, and the cause of the incident is still under investigation.

Rescue officials work at the site of a tourist helicopter crash that caused multiple casualties, according to police, in Samburu County, Kenya, on Wednesday. Photo: Kenya Red Cross/Handout via Reuters
Rescue officials work at the site of a tourist helicopter crash that caused multiple casualties, according to police, in Samburu County, Kenya, on Wednesday. Photo: Kenya Red Cross/Handout via Reuters
Ukraine war

‘Not our war’: African families’ anguish as sons trapped in Ukraine conflict

‘We are left in the lurch, without any money, any means of support, just only the scars from the war,’ a South African fighter says.

Africa

WHO chief warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘far from being under control’

The DR Congo says the outbreak has killed more than 2,300 people out of nearly 5,000 cases so far, making it the deadliest in the country’s history.

South Africa

South Africa mine dump collapse kills 14 illegal miners

Rescue operations are under way near Rustenburg after disused platinum dump collapses on group digging for precious metals.

A police officer interacts with security at the gate of a disused mine near Rustenburg, North West province, South Africa. Police say 14 illegal miners were killed and others injured at the disused mine on Monday. Photo: Reuters
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