International News
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Eastern Cape artist Jamakazi Bazana takes talent to Hong Kong
Eastern Cape artist Jamakazi Bazana showcased her unique blend of music, poetry and dance at the Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo 2026.
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Mthatha tenor Mhlontlo releases debut Echoes in New York
Mthatha-born tenor and composer Ongama Mhlontlo blends classical music, isiXhosa, English and South African storytelling in his new project, Echoes.
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Oil prices drop as Trump reports ‘very good talks’ between the US and Iran
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said US and Iranian representatives had met for “very good” talks at the United Nations.
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Alleged US fugitive remains in custody pending extradition
Alleged American fugitive Robert Lee Redd Junior remains in custody as extradition documents are set to be signed on 11 August.
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Extradition documents delay bail bid for alleged US fugitive
Alleged US rape fugitive Robert Lee Redd Junior’s bail application was derailed after extradition documents arrived too late to prepare.
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WHO launches $518 million plan to combat Ebola outbreak
WHO and Africa CDC launch $518 million plan to tackle Ebola outbreak in DRC that has caused 381 confirmed cases and 64 deaths across the region.
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US and Iran exchange fire amid negotiation deadlock
The United States and Iran traded strikes Monday as negotiations between the two sides stalled and Tehran again insisted any peace deal must also cover Israel’s escalating offensive into Lebanon.
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USA fugitive wanted for child rape, sexual assault arrested in Gqeberha, facing extradition
A US fugitive accused of raping his 12-year-old daughter has been arrested in Gqeberha, seven years after allegedly fleeing the United States in 2019.
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Tributes pour in after CNN founder Ted Turner’s death
Ted Turner, the flamboyant US entrepreneur who transformed television news with the creation of CNN in 1980 before venturing into philanthropy, has died at the age of 87.
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Oil prices dip below $100 on US-Iran deal optimism
World oil prices dived Wednesday and stock markets rallied on fresh hopes for an end to the Iran war.
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