Portugal will hold an early parliamentary election - its third in just over three years - on May 18, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Thursday, two days after the centre-right minority ...

The Southern African Development Community leaders have directed the return of the troops still in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Physical voting in South Africa faces many issues like big ballot papers, long waiting times at polling stations and low voter turnout. In a bid to explore electronic voting’s potential, the IEC ...

Health experts are cautiously optimistic that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget allocation for the health sector will cover certain funding gaps in the system. However, it remains uncertain ...

The weather this summer growing season has been good for South Africa’s grain belt. But ominous political clouds have been gathering since the Expropriation Act was signed into law in January and got ...

Protecting and uplifting our society is both an investment and a saving. Few areas demonstrate this economic potential as clearly as early childhood development.

The positive aspects of the Budget, while commendable, are not enough to address the systemic challenges facing children and are overshadowed by broader fiscal pressures.

SA’s budget can only afford to employ 800 of 1,800 unemployed doctors, despite vacancy rates for public sector facilities ranging between 5% and 22%.

Our system does not prioritise skills training. We have millions of unemployed young people, yet we rely on migrant labour for artisanship. Instead of building a generation of skilled workers, we’ve ...

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia supported a US proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine in principle, but that any truce would have to address the root causes of the conflict and that ...

The minister in the presidency says the DA’s opposition to the Budget hinges on political issues such as the Expropriation Act.

So, if you want to start meditating, pair it with your morning coffee. Sip your coffee, then meditate for five minutes. Over time, the two types of behaviour become intertwined, making it easier to ...