1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (412+ words) WASHINGTON - The United States said it had destroyed the headquarters of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard force, but also announced the first US fatalities in the war to overturn the Iranian government. US Central Command, or CENTCOM, announced the Guard headquarters…...

3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (395+ words) DOHA - South Africans living in the Middle East say they remain calm despite rising tensions in the region. Vanessa Smeets, an expat based in Bahrain, says residents have not lost their sense of humour. "People are still ordering Uber Eats,…...

5+ hour, 18+ min ago  (153+ words) JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent condolences to the families of six people who died when a building collapsed in Ormonde, Johannesburg, on Monday." Ramaphosa hopes that an inquiry into the collapse will provide answers to the families of the…...

5+ hour, 20+ min ago  (53+ words) LIVE | SA monitoring Middle East escalation'eNCA Five years of "Nominate to Educate" | 2026 AVBOB Road To Literacy nominations are open Unwrap the gift of sharing with AVBOB Member Rewards Local AI company launches platform to help businesses win tenders faster LIVE…...

17+ hour, 31+ min ago  (611+ words) JOHANNESBURG - Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump's claims that Tehran reached out to Washington for talks, saying negotiations cannot take place while attacks continue. Tehran insists there can be no discussions "while bombs are dropping, as Trump threatens further…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (217+ words) JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep concern over rising tensions in the Middle East, warning that the escalating situation could threaten both regional and global stability. The Presidency said in a statement that the growing tensions in the Middle…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (110+ words) JOHANNESBURG - The City of Johannesburg's newly appointed deputy mayor, Loyiso Masuku, has promised to strengthen service delivery and improve oversight across municipal departments. The city's finance MMC was sworn in on Thursday after being elected unopposed, marking a new political…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (456+ words) WASHINGTON - Fifteen Democratic-run US states announced Tuesday they are suing President Donald Trump's administration over its reduction in the number of recommended pediatric vaccines, which they criticize as contrary to science. The reform, announced in January by the US Department…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (152+ words) CAPE TOWN - It has been a tense day in Parliament with private investigator Paul O'Sullivan under fire from MPs as they continued their investigation into corruption in the police service. During proceedings on Thursday, O'Sullivan was instructed to apologise to…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago  (307+ words) WASHINGTON - The United States eased an oil embargo on Cuba, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for the island to change "dramatically," saying the communist government had only itself to blame for a historic economic crisis. Rubio, a Cuban-American…...