On September 22, the China-Africa Cultural Exchange and Mutual Learning Fine Arts Exhibition opened at the National Museum in Nairobi, Kenya, under the framework of the 2026 China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges. Co-hosted by China Media Group and the China Artists Association, the exhibition features dozens of Chinese and Kenyan artworks focusing on rural life…
The 20th Asian Games officially kicked off in Japan on Saturday. Running from September 19 to October 4, the quadrennial Games feature 43 sports and bring together more than 11,000 athletes from 45 countries and regions. A more streamlined opening ceremony Held at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, the opening ceremony lasted about…
KwaZulu-Natal’s Department of Education is responding to two serious incidents of violence involving schools, including the killing of a security guard during a robbery and the shooting of three Grade 12 pupils outside a high school. The incidents took place on Friday, 18 September, prompting Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka to call for urgent investigations and…
South African investigative journalist and International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) Africa coordinator Micah Reddy is believed to be in custody in Djibouti after losing contact with colleagues during an assignment in the country. Reddy and his local journalist and fixer, Mohamed Willo Ismael, known as Kooki Mahmoud, became unreachable on Saturday, 19 September, prompting…
South Africa is set to enter a new chapter in international endurance racing when Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit hosts the Michelin 24H Series for the first time in January 2027. The event, scheduled for 8 to 10 January, will mark the first appearance of the Michelin 24H Series on African soil. It will also be…
A Zimbabwean businessman at the centre of a viral video showing threats against women at an upmarket Sandton restaurant has apologised, been arrested and released on warning pending his first court appearance. Lawrence Mudzinganyama was filmed during an altercation with a group of women at Vlamo restaurant at Sandton Gate. In the footage circulated widely…
South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has criticised the Trump administration’s policy offering resettlement opportunities to Afrikaners, arguing that the programme applies a racial distinction to South Africans. Lamola made the remarks during a panel discussion at the African Diaspora Forum in Washington, DC, hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation on…
A FlySafair Boeing 737-800 landed safely at George Airport on Saturday after the crew encountered a technical issue during the approach from Johannesburg. Flight FA222 was operating a scheduled service between Johannesburg and George when a technical indication was reported as the aircraft prepared to land. FlySafair confirmed that the crew responded according to established…
A 36-year-old man accused of committing a series of rapes across KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng has been arrested after spending 16 years avoiding the police and the courts. Detectives from the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) Unit in Ulundi arrested the suspect in the Ncotshane area of Nongoma on Sunday, 21 September 2026….
Gauteng police have arrested three people in connection with the murder of the ninth woman whose body was discovered in Ekurhuleni, marking a significant development in an investigation that has drawn national attention. The suspects — one man and two women — were arrested over the weekend by members of the Gauteng Murder and Robbery…
