1+ hour, 27+ min ago  (219+ words) Mozambique said Brazil's parliament has approved the restructuring of roughly $143m (about R2. 35bn) in debt, giving the Southern African country some breathing room as it seeks to stabilise its shaky public finances. Mozambique's finance ministry said in a statement dated April 8 that…...

3+ hour, 20+ min ago  (668+ words) Pope Leo XIV leaves on Monday for a visit to four countries in Africa in an ambitious tour to urge global leaders to address the needs of the continent, where more than a fifth of the world's Catholics live, on…...

5+ hour, 31+ min ago  (373+ words) Scientists and designers on Thursday unveiled a handbag made with collagen derived from Tyrannosaurus rex fossils from the US for a unique creation intended to demonstrate the value of laboratory-grown leather. The teal-coloured bag will be displayed on a rock…...

4+ hour, 55+ min ago  (217+ words) Afghanistan faces further rough conditions on Thursday, the country's weather authorities warned, after floods, earthquakes and landslides killed 148 people over the past two weeks. Heavy rain has triggered severe flooding in the South Asian country since March 26 and caused homes…...

9+ hour, 54+ min ago  (1003+ words) With the ANC set to decide the fate of its alliance with the South African Communist Party (SACP) this week, its leagues have raised their voices on the matter. ANC Youth League president Collen Malatji has called for the mother…...

9+ hour, 55+ min ago  (707+ words) The world has shifted to innovation-driven growth, where countries that combine bold ideas with catalytic capital are shaping the industries of the future. Cape Town and the Western Cape are already showing this potential, with concentrated talent and early-stage ventures…...

9+ hour, 55+ min ago  (780+ words) If social development minister Sisisi Tolashe were a South African driver she would surely be one of the 752 minibus taxi drivers pulled off the road in Gauteng in March for operating an unroadworthy vehicle and without a valid driving licence....

9+ hour, 55+ min ago  (334+ words) Social Justice News Reporter Gauteng education MEC Lebogang Maile says his department will need about R45m to fix infrastructure damage at Riverlea Secondary School caused by fires that date as far back as 2007. This comes after yet another fire gutted the…...

1+ day, 54+ min ago  (654+ words) Lebanon's Hezbollah halted fire on northern Israel and on Israeli troops in Lebanon on Wednesday as part of a two-week US-Iran ceasefire but a politician from the Iran-aligned group said Israel must also adhere to the truce or it would…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (198+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday he welcomes the ceasefire between the US and Iran, adding that Kyiv is ready to "respond in kind" if Moscow ceased strikes. "Ukraine has always called for a ceasefire in the war waged…...