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A picture taken on July 10 2026 shows US senator Lindsey Graham speaking to the media about Russia's war in Ukraine. Picture:

Lindsey Graham, US Republican senator and Trump ally, dies at 71

Tributes pour in from Trump, Zelensky and Netanyahu for the longtime senator

DRC's President Felix Tshisekedi. File photo.
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DRC’s Tshisekedi raises prospect of third term and vote delay, angering opposition

Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said he was open to standing for a third term.

MK Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela. File photo.

Immigration crisis: We must reject tribalism, says MKP

'Tribalism neither hides nor resolves the structural challenge of illegal immigration, it affects South Africans and all ethnic groups and deepens divisions among those most affected,' says MK Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela

Outgoing DA leader John Steenhuisen talking to the media before the start of the DA federal congress at Gallagher Convention Centre.

DA power shake-up on the table as leadership race heats up

The DA is heading into a high-stakes elective congress this weekend with sweeping constitutional changes — and a looming leadership transition — set to test the party’s direction

DA delegates sing during the first day of the 2026 DA Federal Congress at Gallagher Convention Centre
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Power shake-up on the cards as DA holds day 1 of elective conference

All the latest at the DA’s elective conference

Justice and correctional services minister Mmamoloko Kubayi.

Courts may award whistleblowers a reward in new draft bill

The bill aims to strengthen legislative protection for whistleblowers

Cyril Ramaphosa is pictured with SA's new ambassadors.

Non-interference is golden rule, Cyril Ramaphosa tells new diplomats to SA

Ramaphosa warns US ambassador and others against interfering in host country affairs

EFF leader Julius Malema. Picture:

Malema in high court bid for apology over Kunene’s cartel allegations

Allegations of late-night visits, money handover and links to ‘big five’ group by Malema

MK Party parliamentary leader John Hlophe.

Zuma reinstates MK Party’s Hlophe after suspension review

The Umkhonto weSizwe Party has reinstated John Mandlakayise Hlophe as its first deputy president and parliamentary leader.

Minister of international relations and co-operation Ronald Lamola.

Lamola warns southern African leaders of food inflation from US-Iran tensions

Middle East conflict could amplify pressures in import-dependent economies.

Dereleen James introduces ActionSA’s Zero Tolerance Corruption Bill.

ActionSA pushes for harsher corruption sentences in new bill

ActionSA has introduced a bill in the South African Parliament proposing mandatory minimum prison sentences for corruption and stricter reporting requirements for financial crimes.

Mosiuoa Lekota.

OBITUARY | Mosiuoa Lekota — an outspoken, contrarian and conscience-driven politician

Lekota died at a Joburg hospital on Wednesday and is survived by his wife Cynthia and six children

U.S. President Donald Trump, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

US stuns with $4.6bn Global Fund pledge amid rift with SA over G20

The pledge comes as US President Donald Trump has refused to attend the G20 Summit in Johannesburg as the rift between Pretoria and Washington deepens.