A Daily Maverick webinar explored the critical need for youth empowerment in South Africa — Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube and Nape Senong shared insights on breaking down barriers and ...

Russian forces intercepted a Ukrainian drone on Thursday near the town of Kurchatov. There was no damage to the nearby Kursk nuclear power plant, said the regional governor.

Ukrainian President Zelensky says the China-Brazil peace plan will recognise Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian territory.

Richards Bay Minerals this week began construction of a plant that is a pilot project for a planned expansion that may cost more than $500-million (R8.6-billion). But there is a twist: the Rio Tinto ...

In his prepared remarks for the Joburg Mining Indaba on Thursday, Minerals and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe committed to providing quarterly updates on the department’s website of ...

Thekwini Municipality loses 54% of its water revenue to leaks, theft and unbilled consumption. Unless those leaks are plugged, the new water rationing scheme could continue until the construction of a ...

OpenAI has tapped global banks for a $4 billion revolving line of credit on top of its recent $6.6 billion fundraising, adding to its war chest as it plans to grow the company and develop artificial ...

To ensure he wins Sunday’s election, Tunisia’s president has effectively eliminated his opponents before the first vote is cast.

Steinhoff International Holdings NV’s former chief financial officer was handed a five-year jail term, making him the most senior executive to be imprisoned by a South African court over an accounting ...

A weakened "weird" Typhoon Krathon slammed into southwestern Taiwan on Thursday, bringing heavy rain and flooding, cutting power to about 178,000 homes and causing two deaths in the island's east.

Two Swedish teenagers were charged in a Danish court on Thursday with possessing five hand grenades and detonating two of them on a rooftop near Israel's embassy in Copenhagen, the prosecutor said in ...

One of two California doctors who were among the five people charged in the overdose death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a charge of illegally distributing the drug ...