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BELEM, Brazil, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Ethiopia is set to be confirmed on Tuesday as host of the COP32 climate summit in 2027, the president of this year's COP30 gathering told Reuters.

LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Britain plans to ban companies from providing services such as shipping and insurance for Russian liquefied natural gas exports, in its latest attempt to help Ukraine in its war against Russia by trying to choke off Kremlin revenue.

NEW YORK, Nov 11 (Reuters) - World Cup ticket holders can expect to spend big just to park their cars at next year's tournament, with prices on FIFA's official website reaching as much as $175 per parking pass.

Mining Qualifications Authority CEO Thabo Mashongoane spent more than R2.1-million on private security, including monthly private SUV vehicles, claiming that his life was under threat.

National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi has told Parliament there have been concerted attempts to compromise her and her colleagues. She also said South Africa is not winning the fight against organised crime.

South African delegates at COP30 are calling for developed countries to fulfil their pledges and legal obligations amid a developing deadlock regarding the Loss and Damage Fund – a fund meant to provide financial assistance to climate-vulnerable developing countries.

In Mulenzhe village, children walk to school along unpaved roads; water is collected; firewood gathered. The cadence of the village seems driven both by necessity and community. In this photo essay, Felix Dlangamandla turns his lens to the early morning and late hours, documenting a community in ...

It may be tempting to believe that a theology that centres on the poor and marginalised is on its way out, but its message is as necessary as ever.

Johannesburg is scheduled to host foreign dignitaries at the G20 Summit at Nasrec and the B20 in the Sandton Convention Centre from 22-23 November. The Road Traffic Management Corporation has advised that various routes will be subject to closures, lane restrictions and intermittent disruptions ...

A Sunday of skateboarding brought some of the best riders in the world to the streets of Cape Town.

Africa and Europe are strengthening bilateral cooperation in areas including trade, investment, security and green energy.

Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy and her deputy Mkhuleko Hlengwa have deferred the implementation of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act to 1 July 2026.

An award-winning multimillion-rand water reclamation plant, built by Orion Engineered Carbons at its Nelson Mandela Bay factory, is not operational due to issues with water quality.

Our legal system prides itself on objectivity, yet true objectivity requires understanding all human realities including the neurodivergent mind.

The US boycott of the 2025 G20-Johannesburg summit is more than a diplomatic footnote. It demonstrates that small but well-positioned ideological networks, such as AfriForum and Solidarity, can influence major global policy outcomes.

Given their ballooning bank accounts, Nkosana Makate and Elon Musk have a lot in common – except Musk’s apparent misery.

A new survey suggests that nearly 64% of South Africa’s dollar millionaires support a 2% wealth tax.

In a recent Thought Leader Lecture at Stellenbosch University, Yellowwoods CEO Adrian Enthoven assessed the progress that SA has made in the last few years.

OTTAWA, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long outbreak, the Pan American Health Organization said on Monday, a loss that also results in the Americas region losing the status.

As South Africa prepares to host the G20 and its presidency to the United States, President Donald Trump announced its decision to boycott the summit. In this episode of The Readiness Report, Redi Tlhabi speaks with Professor John Stremlau about the power play behind the boycott, the diplomatic ...

Single-use plastic pollution is a public health concern, as much as it’s about clean beaches and the safety of ocean animals. The Health Department should be pulling alongside Environment Minister Dion George to close the tap on single-use plastics.

A theorist of political evil and genocide, Hannah Arendt, provides insight into the man-made catastrophe.

GENEVA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - A vivid blue diamond weighing 9.51 carats and previously belonging to Rachel "Bunny" Mellon, the aristocratic philanthropist and a close friend of Jacqueline Kennedy, sold in Geneva for $25 million, Christie's auction house said on Tuesday.

Hypertension is poorly managed in South Africa. Remarkable findings from a study in rural KwaZulu-Natal suggest a compelling alternative to the current model of clinic-based care – using community healthcare workers to monitor people’s blood pressure in their own homes.

South Africa's unemployment rate fell slightly in the third quarter of this year, as jobs were added in construction, social services and trade, the statistics agency said on Tuesday. The official jobless rate stood at 31.9% in July-September, down from 33.2% in April-June.

The decline in elephant numbers across most of Africa has not been uniform, with many populations growing rapidly in the southern part of the continent. The recent ‘Elephant in the Room’ conference in Zimbabwe focused on three main options — chopping elephant numbers; limiting further growth via ...

LOS ANGELES, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Three original paintings by iconic television artist Bob Ross will be auctioned by Bonhams in Los Angeles on Tuesday in a sale aimed at supporting public television stations across the United States.

Clinical trials for an oral cholera vaccine produced by the SA biopharmaceutical company Biovac were launched on Tuesday, 11 November. The event has been heralded as a significant milestone towards a faster response rate to outbreaks.

Without an agency dedicated solely to this issue, there is a real risk that HIV will be folded into broader health agendas and quietly deprioritised.

True reform means doing the hard work of broadening empowerment, not scrapping the principle.

Clifton Mansions, a notorious drug and crime den in Central Gqeberha, was finally demolished after 15 years of deterioration. An anonymous group funded the unsanctioned teardown, but officials are not complaining.

Let the G20 not be another photo-ready illusion of progress. Let it be the moment we decide to build, and maintain, a country that works for everyone.

In the final part of this series, we look at how the mining sector’s past could undermine its efforts to save the planet.

As the US’ third quarter earnings season draws to a close, the results ought to inspire optimism. Corporate profits are rising at the fastest pace in four years, defying predictions that Donald Trump’s renewed trade wars would sap momentum from the world’s largest economy.

The South African citrus sector artfully dodged US President Donald Trump’s tariffs while favourable weather and a new crop of young trees blossomed into a rich harvest.

If I were asked to write a critique of capitalism I’d probably start with storage garages, which represent such a clear waste of value. Just lots of unused stuff. It’s all quite fascinating – and expensive.

South Africa’s e-commerce performance is outpacing its policy response. A new report warns that without coordination, the country’s digital success could leave it serving foreign giants instead of scaling its own digital economy.

Vodacom were quick to redirect any Please Call Me questions, but were eerily quiet about the incoming dilution that will happen when the Maziv deal is finally rubber-stamped.

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Is it an achievable goal to remain mentally sharp while aging, or is it a pipe dream? It’s entirely possible if you cultivate habits throughout your life that are beneficial to brain function.

South Africa will play host to this year’s G20, which will take place on 22-23 November.

We all want closure. A breakup, a sudden job loss, or the death of someone we love can leave us desperate for answers. Wars, natural disasters and shared tragedies stir the same kind of longing.

Finding the right option for your needs and budget is hard, but these guidelines can help.

Maverick Citizen: A Bug in the health system

Last week, Jacob Zuma, the man John Hlophe must have felt he could always rely on, especially during his term as president of South Africa, stuck the blade in.

The US should do its own homework and listen to what Nigerians are saying themselves about the jihadist violence.

An explosion injured at least eight people outside a court building in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Tuesday, a police spokesperson said.

Iran wants to reach a "peaceful" nuclear agreement with the United States to resolve a decades-long dispute, but will not compromise its national security, the deputy foreign minister, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said on Tuesday.