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A man and a girl were shot dead in Ocean View, Cape Town, Western Cape police have confirmed.

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Acting Gauteng Social Development MEC Panyaza Lesufi has condemned the murder of a four-year-old girl in Soweto, allegedly at the hands of her father.

A Scottish wool farmer has pleaded guilty to animal abuse after he was caught on video punching two sheep in the face, an animal welfare charity says.

Britain and Brussels clashed Tuesday over upcoming Brexit talks, with London roundly rejecting key elements of the EU's negotiating platform, setting up an acrimonious start to negotiations next week.

A key South Sudan oil export pipeline suffered at least two massive spills last year, an NGO reports, urging the government to shut it down before it causes more environmental damage.

Ethiopia has announced it would release dozens of high-profile prisoners from jail, including opposition activists held over an alleged coup and other high-ranking government critics.

Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has lauded himself for "voluntarily" agreeing to resign after he was accused of having a hand in the 2017 murder of his estranged wife.

'We were eating out of our market share through giving more to Emirates, that is the unlawfulness,' Myeni told the court, in response to questioning on her alleged interference in the signing of a R1.5bn code-sharing deal between SAA and Emirates.

His government will not rest until it grows and transforms the economy of the Eastern Cape to benefit all the people of the province, Premier Oscar Mabuyane promised as he delivered his State of the Province Address.

The refugees and asylum seekers living in and around the Methodist Church on Greenmarket Square have until Friday to take up an offer to register for any assistance they may need, the City of Cape Town has said.

The Council for Medical Schemes says it is holding talks with industry stakeholders as pushback against the proposed end to low-cost benefit options heats up.

The UN's Libya mission insisted on Tuesday that planned peace talks in Geneva would go ahead the following day, after rival sides separately said they would not take part.

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula told Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Transport that the appointment of an administrator at the Passenger Rail Agency South Africa was compliant with legislation regulating the management of state-owned entities.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa apologised to the residents of Connaught Estate in Cape Town for alleged child killer Moyhdian Pangarker being released on parole.

Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu and Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu responded to opposition MPs who complained the government was not doing enough in the fight against gender-based violence, against the backdrop of the death of eight-year-old Tazne, allegedly at the hands of parolee Moyhdian Pangarker.

The Shoprite Group estimates the impact of the Coronavirus on its business could mean a loss of R100 million in turnover, CEO Pieter Engelbrecht told Fin24.

Julian Assange was stripped naked twice and handcuffed 11 times coming and going from court, the WikiLeaks founder's lawyer has told his US extradition hearing in London.

Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes conviction was a "great victory" for women, US President Donald Trump said Tuesday -- without acknowledging the numerous accusations of sexual misconduct he has faced.

A Lebanese construction company boss has been detained as part of a vast embezzlement investigation launched by President Felix Tshisekedi, a judicial source says.

In a 'heated exchange', former minister of communications, telecommunications and postal services Yunus Carrim told the inquiry he swore at Naspers chair Koos Bekker as he was 'fed up'.

Two people were shot dead in a taxi in Paarl, Western Cape police have said.

The all-share index eventually closed weaker on Tuesday following a mixed session in which the local bourse swung between gains and losses.

Iran says its coronavirus outbreak, the deadliest outside China, has claimed 15 lives and infected nearly 100 others - including the country's deputy health minister.