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The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution demanding an immediate and complete end to all attacks on civilians as well as the immediate end to all sieges in Syria, including the city of Aleppo.

Parliament's Inquiry into the SABC Affairs and the Board's fitness to hold office began on Wednesday with the Auditor General, ICASA and the Public Protector making presentations on the SABC.

Eastern Cape MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Fikile Xasa says initiates deaths were caused by the heatwave.

Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has defended his statements that foreign nationals who are in Johannesburg without documentation are linked to criminal activity in the city.

Multi award winning group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo has credited the people South Africa for yet another Grammy nomination.

As South African are observing the 16 Days of Activism Against Women and Children, Health Professions Council of South Africa, Clinical Psychologist Simphiwe Sinkoyi, says more needs to be done to rehabilitate sexual offenders.

The opponents of genetically modified maize should brace themselves as more such grain will soon form part of our staple food.

Close to 2 million South African children who qualify for a social grant are still not accessing it.

Pupils caught in a recent bullying video that has since gone viral on social media, will on Wednesday face a disciplinary hearing at Luckhoff High School.

The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania is calling for Robert Sobukwe Day to be declared a public holiday.

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama says if elected for a second term, Ghana, West Africa’s second largest economy, will attain middle-income status.

Mabopane police are investigating a case of murder after a body of man was found in a bush on Monday morning.

Limpopo Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba says there has to be urgent intervention to ensure that the so called “Doom Prophet” steps down.

SABC head of Corporate Affair Hlaudi Motsoeneng had been invited to address the league on economic freedom in Durban on Thursday night.

The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in the eThekwini Region says it will support a move to vote SABC head of Corporate Affair Hlaudi Motsoeneng to the party's National Executive Committee in 2017.

A myth that majority of South Africans pay a bribe on daily bases has been disputed by the Ethics Institute, which released its 2016 South African Citizens' Bribery Survey.

Political analyst, Sanusha Naidu says there is a scrambling in the African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) to create a sense of unity.

More than 5000 South African volunteers will on Wednesday start a ground-breaking trial that will test the effectiveness of a vaccine to prevent HIV.

Alta McMaster founder of the EPIC Foundation says 16 Days of Activism are not enough to address sexual violence against women.

Political analyst Somadoda Fikeni has warned Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) against repeating past mistakes by supporting leaders before considering their principles. Last week, the labour federation announced that it would support and lobby for Cyril Ramaphosa to take over from Jacob Zuma as African National Congress (ANC) president in 2017.

Constitutional law expert, Pierre De Vos says President Jacob Zuma could have a case against former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela regarding her remedial action in her state of capture report. De Vos explains the legal implications of Madonsela's remedial action.

Some economists are optimistic that there are strong grounds for rating agency Standard and Poor's to keep South Africa's credit rating at triple 'B' minus with a negative outlook this Friday. Last Friday, Fitch kept the credit score one notch above junk status but changed the country's outlook from stable to negative. It has warned that political risks could hurt South Africa's economic growth. N...

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro, who has died at the age of 90, was one of the world's longest ruling political leaders. Castro seized control of the largest Caribbean island in 1959 after waging a two-year guerrilla war against the Batista regime. After almost half a century, he unexpectedly handed over power to his younger brother, Raul, at the beginning of 2008 due to his deteriorating heal...

Tributes and messages of condolences are pouring in following the death of the former Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. Castro died on Saturday morning at 05h30, South African time in Havana. He was 90. Castro was in poor health since an intestinal ailment in 2006. He took in a 1959 revolution and ruled Cuba for 49 years with a mix of charisma and iron will, creating a one-party state and b...

Eskom spokesperson Khulu Phasiwe says they have received a guarantee from the Zimbabwean government that the money will be paid.