US President Donald Trump has criticised the Nobel Committee’s decision to award South African human rights champion Navi Pillay the Nobel Peace Prize, with a post shared on his Truth Social account questioning her credibility and accusing her of hostility towards the US and Israel.

There was a time when leaders of our movement were expected to carry a certain moral and ethical standing in society. We must have the courage to ask whether those standards still carry the same weight today.

Sudan has been witnessing a war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces since mid-April 2023, which has resulted in the deaths of nearly 200,000 people, according to estimates, while the United Nations says that more than 14 million people have been forced to flee their homes.

Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has welcomed a High Court judgment in a matter brought against her by ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula, saying the court did not order her to retract or apologise for statements she made about money in the party’s internal elective processes.

Thousands of animal lovers are expected at the Sea Point Promenade on Sunday as more than 20 welfare organisations come together for South Africa’s largest official World Animal Day celebration.

A former Home Affairs employee has been found guilty of 264 charges linked to the fraudulent acquisition of South African passports by foreign nationals at the department’s Pietermaritzburg office.