It was at an 18th century Georgian manor house outside London that Japanese lawmaker Rui Matsukawa began to have serious doubts about America’s commitment to defending her country.

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A notorious Gqeberha alleged petty crime nuisance nicknamed ‘Kawasaki’ is back in custody after private security caught him with 6kg of Telkom copper. It’s the latest twist in Nelson Mandela Bay’s ...

As countries fail to adopt a treaty to throttle plastic pollution globally, the story of Eastern Cape herders tackling the scourge of throwaway nappies in communal grazing unwittingly exposes a new ...

After a four-month shutdown, the Libhongolethu Integrated Public Transport System is back on the Cleary Park-Gqeberha route in Nelson Mandela Bay, with municipal officials touting safety upgrades and ...

The legal liquor industry is a major contributor to injury, disease and death in South Africa. Studies point to alcohol as a factor in 60% of femicides, half of all homicides, two-fifths of rapes and ...

In the run-up to the release of second-quarter GDP figures I am slightly concerned that the country’s performance may not be as robust as at the start of the year.

Shots were fired at a prosecutor and his family outside their home in Tiryville, Kariega, in a brazen attack reminiscent of the killing of Tracy Brown last month.

With inclusive economic growth, the Rainbow Nation dream is possible, but can an ANC-dominated dialogue deliver?

The Ugu District Municipality on Monday said the restoration of the water supply to the Lower South Coast was imminent — but residents weren’t holding their breath.

Coolness has changed. Today it’s about being extroverted, hedonistic, adventurous, open, powerful and autonomous.

Minestrone is a thick Italian vegetable soup, but it’s more than that. Marcella Hazan, one of the most respected authorities on Italian food, described minestrone as ‘a soup of mellow, dense flavour ...