South Africa asks UN court to urgently examine Israel's targeting of Rafah in ongoing genocide case
The South African government says it has lodged an โurgent requestโ with the U.N.โs International Court of Justice to consider whether Israelโs military operations targeting the southern Gaza city of Rafah are a breach of provisional orders the court handed down last month in a case alleging genocide.
Oscar Pistorius is set to be released on parole. He will be strictly monitored until December 2029
Oscar Pistorius is due to be released from prison on parole to live under strict conditions at a family home after serving nearly nine years of his murder sentence for the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentineโs Day 2013.
India's government replaces 'India' with ancient name 'Bharat' in dinner invitation to G20 guests
Prime Minister Narendra Modiโs government has replaced the name India with a Sanskrit word in dinner invitations sent to guests attending this weekโs Group of 20 summit, in a move that reflects his Hindu nationalist partyโs efforts to eliminate what it sees as colonial-era names.
1 man is dead and 48 are injured after a suspected gas explosion in downtown Johannesburg
Authorities say one man has been killed and at least 48 people are injured, some of them seriously, after a suspected underground gas explosion ripped open roads and flipped vehicles in the heart of South Africaโs biggest city.
Renowned artist confronts destruction of African wildlife in latest art show
Renowned photographer and artist Roger Ballen is staging an art exhibition in the heart of Johannesburg that is addressing the destruction of African wildlife and the relationship between humans and animals on the continent.
Oscar Pistorius denied parole, hasn't served enough time
Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was denied parole Friday after it was decided that he had not served the โminimum detention periodโ required to be released from prison following his murder conviction for the 2013 killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
African wildlife parks face climate, infrastructure threats
Africaโs national parks, home to thousands of wildlife species such as lions, elephants and buffaloes, are increasingly threatened by from below-average rainfall and new infrastructure projects, stressing habitats and the species that rely on them.
WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency
As the World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency, some experts say WHOโs decision to act only after the disease spilled into the West could entrench the inequities that arose between rich and poor countries during the coronavirus pandemic.
New floods in eastern South Africa displace more than 300
More than 300 people have been evacuated from their homes as a result of renewed heavy rains, flooding and mudslides in South Africaโs KwaZulu-Natal province, weeks after severe flooding killed more than 400 people and displaced more than 40,000 others.
South African firm says it may close its COVID vaccine plant
The first factory to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Africa has announced that it has not received enough orders and is planning to stop production within a few weeks, in what a senior World Health Organization official described as a โfailureโ in efforts to achieve vaccine equity.