Oskido Big Day Out 2026: Two Stages at Johannesburg’s Huddle Park, South Africa, on 28 November
Oskido Big Day Out returns to Huddle Park, Johannesburg, on 28 November 2026 with two stages. Webtickets lists tickets from...
September 29, 2026Section
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As Others Quit the International Criminal Court, Malawi Offers It a Judge
Trump told nations to quit the International Criminal Court. Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries, is campaigning to put...
September 29, 2026
Zambia Tells Copper Miners to Buy Local While Courting UAE Investors
Zambia's president told the Abu Dhabi owner of Mopani copper mine that miners must buy local. The law reserves all...
September 29, 2026
South Africa’s Gold Fields Rebuffed in US$27 Billion Australian Gold Bid
The Gold Fields bid for Australia's Northern Star, worth US$27 billion, was rejected as opportunistic on 28 September; Gold Fields...
September 29, 2026
South Africa Lands Its First Runway Show on the Paris Fashion Week Calendar
Knitwear label MaXhosa Africa became the first South African brand to hold a full runway show on the official Paris...
September 29, 2026
South Africa Faces US$51 Million Bill to Repair Its Embassies Abroad
South Africa's embassies need about US$51 million in repairs, a foreign ministry reply shows, with London's Trafalgar Square landmark among...
September 29, 2026
South Africa’s Mbeki Foundation Warns US Afrikaner Push Risks Racial Rift
A foundation set up by ex-president Thabo Mbeki says US backing for Afrikaner autonomy could deepen South Africa's racial divide...
September 29, 2026
South Africa’s power utility cuts diesel bill 80% as blackouts stay away
South Africa's state power utility cut its emergency diesel bill 80% this year, to about US$71 million, after 497 days...
September 29, 2026
South Africa Paid a Beauty School US$8.8 Million; Audit Flags Insider Deals
A Gauteng beauty training grant of US$8.8 million in welfare funds went to a school with insider deals, auditors found;...
September 28, 2026