A group of lawyers and civic organisations have formally asked the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights to issue an advisory opinion on the obligations of African states to protect ...

Alibaba shares drop nearly 7% post-earnings, while oil steadies amid US-Iran deal talks. Caution prevails in markets.

Peru's interior ministry said on Thursday that a suspect in the killing of 13 miners in the northern district of Pataz has been arrested in Colombia.

US singer Chris Brown has been arrested and charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm in connection with an alleged assault in February 2023, British authorities said on Thursday.

U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday defeated a Democratic resolution calling for a review of human rights in El Salvador, focusing on conditions at a maximum-security prison holding people deported ...

China is moving deeper into the soft power void opening up on the world stage. Trump is an unwitting ally. The more mercurial his behaviour, the more China seems the adult in the room.

The tradition of Ukrainian aerospace continues. Driven today less by prestige than necessity, it has become a global leader in ‘kopters’ – as drones are locally known.

For years, clogged ports, crippled freight corridors and an ailing rail network have choked the economy. Now, the state is opening up the door for private sector participation with one hand still on ...

This lesson could help the industry,’ Cybersmart cofounder and CTO Laurie Fialkov told Daily Maverick in a candid interview as the national outage dust settles.

No fossilised pangolin tracks had been recorded anywhere in the world until a track was found in South Africa, dated to between 90,000 and 140,000 years ago.

South Africa made massive progress in reducing transmission of HIV from mothers to their babies. Even so, about 7,000 babies still contract the virus every year. Experts put this down to having the ...

Hedge funds, which are becoming increasingly popular in South Africa, have risks and benefits, and you need to make sure your financial adviser is suitably licensed to dispense advice on them.