An anti-illegal mining operation that was meant to dismantle an illegal mining operation ended in tragedy when the bodies of two soldiers were retrieved from the abandoned mine shaft in West Johannesburg.
Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka released a report on the deaths of at least 23 children linked to contaminated snacks bought from spaza shops and street vendors in 2024.
More than 1,000 supporters turned out in the heat to welcome him mid-afternoon at a military airport in Dakar, where he greeted the crowd from atop a vehicle.
Nicknamed the "King of the North" for a nine-year spell as Manchester mayor, Burnham pledged to work to improve living standards in every region of the United Kingdom.