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A War Measured in Superlatives Nobody WantsThe scale is difficult to overstate. Since fighting erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in April 2023, roughly 14 million people have been displaced, including some 7.1 million internally and 4.4 million who crossed into Chad, Egypt, South Sudan and beyond , figures that make Sudan the world's largest displacement crisis, ahead of Syria and Ukraine at their respective […]

South Africa and the Arctic may seem worlds apart. But the qualities that define success in both places – resilience, steady nerves under pressure, and the ability to lead in unpredictable conditions – are strikingly similar. From the mining shafts of Limpopo to the shipping lanes around the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa has always been a country that demands competence over convention. Across some of the world’s most demanding […]

The Delphi Greek Taverna hero, Ayakha Godlwana, was emotional when he received a hero’s award from the KwaZulu-Natal International Business Association (KIBA) on Tuesday. The restaurant and the Teranes family home above it were gutted by a fire on Thursday. Godlwana, 32, who works nearby, rushed to the scene to offer assistance. When he heard that Doddy Teranes, 74, was still upstairs, he rushed up the stairs to assist without hesitation. Teranes […]

Paris - BIC, the French specialist in disposable pens, razors and lighters, has a plan to spark up its profits in the United States -- turn on more marijuana smokers.With a recent revival of the iconic "Flick my Bic" advertising slogan from the 1970s, the company wants to introduce its pocket lighters to the growing numbers of American cannabis users."I'm from Amsterdam, but I can tell you that marijuana use […]

South Africa's government turned to the top court Tuesday in a bid to halt the auction in the United States of objects belonging to Nelson Mandela, arguing they are part of the country's heritage.The four-year legal battle involves 29 items -- ranging from the anti-apartheid leader's identity card to some of his iconic shirts -- listed for sale by a US auction house working with one of Mandela's daughters.The government's […]

The suspected murderers of two Australians and an American at a Mexican surfing hotspot went on trial Monday, more than two years after their killings in a suspected robbery.Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, aged 30 and 33, respectively, and 30-year-old American friend Jack Carter Rhoad were on a surfing trip to Mexico's Pacific coast when they were shot dead in Baja California state.They had been camping in a remote […]

A Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer allegedly took more than R1.5 million in cash bribes in a single day, according to information revealed in Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s written parliamentary reply to questions about corruption within the province’s traffic and metro police services.The revelation has sparked fresh concerns over corruption in Gauteng law enforcement, with the Democratic Alliance (DA) claiming hundreds of complaints involving fraud, corruption, extortion and theft […]

An alleged drug trafficker, 45, was intercepted and arrested at OR Tambo International Airport, where police seized approximately 2kg of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than R800,000.The man was arrested by police on Monday, following intelligence-led information.SAPS national spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Amanda van Wyk said the man was allegedly en route to Hong Kong, China, when police arrested him at the airport.“A subsequent search of his luggage resulted […]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions ( Cosatu) is the latest to call out western capital for their predatory dealings with the African continent which campaigners believe has led to millions of Africans leaving their home countries in search of a better life.Cosatu's First Deputy President Mike Shingange said current migration patterns are a direct result of the unrestrained extraction of natural resources by European and American companies that […]