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Olivia Yace has stepped down as Miss Universe Africa & Oceania, the Miss Côte d’Ivoire Committee (COMICI) announced in a formal statement on Monday. The Ivorian representative, who finished fourth runner-up in the Miss Universe 2025 pageant, had been named one of the continental queens alongside Julia Ann Cluett of Malta for Europe & Middle […]

South Africa defended its decision to refuse handing over the G20 presidency to a United States embassy official, saying the diplomatic protocol for such a transfer shows appropriate respect to Washington despite the absence of senior American representatives. International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola said on Saturday it would not be proper for President Cyril Ramaphosa […]

The Free State N8 crash death toll climbs to 11 following the death of another patient who had been receiving treatment in the intensive care unit at Pelonomi Hospital in Bloemfontein. Authorities confirmed that the patient succumbed to injuries on Monday, adding to the ten fatalities declared at the scene of the collision between a […]

KwaMbonambi, South Africa- The family of Nathi Mthethwa, South Africa’s former ambassador to France and Monaco, has urged French and South African authorities to provide clear answers about the circumstances surrounding his death in Paris. The 58-year-old was found dead last Tuesday after falling from the 22nd floor of a hotel in Porte Maillot. His […]

JERUSALEM, Israel- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Hamas on Monday to surrender and release hostages or face annihilation, as ceasefire talks stalled amid ongoing military operations in Gaza. Katz issued the warning on X, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump called for Hamas to free captives held since the October 7, 2023, attack. The […]

Cape Town, South Africa- A naked man was arrested in Cape Town’s central business district on Wednesday after disarming a police officer and firing shots on Keerom Street, police said. The incident, which occurred around 1 p.m. local time (1100 GMT), caused panic outside the Western Cape High Court but resulted in no injuries. Police […]

Carlo Acutis, a London-born teenager renowned for spreading Catholic teachings online, is set to become a saint. Acutis, who died in 2006 at age 15, would be the first millennial to be canonized. Pope Francis recognized a second miracle attributed to him, involving the healing of a university student in Florence who had brain bleeding […]

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister, and other officials crashed in a foggy, mountainous region in northwest Iran on Sunday. This incident triggered a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest, with the public urged to pray for those involved. The crash occurred amid heightened tensions in Iran. Under Raisi […]

Armed robbers shot and killed a Rwandese national in his Harare home on Friday night, police reported. Samuel Habimana was fatally shot in the neck at his Mainway Meadows residence in Waterfalls by a four-man gang who forced their way into his seven-roomed house. The businessman lived there with his wife, housekeeper, and his son, […]

This morning, several boarding students returning to Mutero High School in Masvingo for the second term sustained injuries when their hired commuter omnibus experienced a burst tyre and overturned near Munyati River Bridge along the Harare-Masvingo Highway. The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed the accident on its X platform, stating, “The ZRP confirms that a […]