At least 45 pilgrims lost their lives in South Africa when a bus carrying worshippers from Botswana to an Easter weekend church gathering plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames.

While the Western states continue to turn a blind eye to the Israeli regime’s genocidal campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip, some world leaders have unequivocally condemned it.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday that the BRICS group of nations would continue discussions on practical use of local currencies to facilitate trade and investment flows.

Russia shoots down Ukrainian drones, targeting Moscow and other cities.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, amid mounting public anger, has declared a national “state of disaster” over the country’s crippling power crisis, warning that it poses an "existential threat" to the economy and social fabric.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is reportedly in talks with the country's ruling party as pressure mounts for him to quit or be forced from office over a cash burglary scandal at his farm that he allegedly covered up.

Many countries have blacklisted South Africa and its neighbors in an attempt to prevent the new COVID-19 Omicron variant from reaching their lands, which has angered the African countries.