More than one million South Africans, about 1.6% of the country’s population of 63 million, currently live overseas. Emigration is never a solitary event or a purely economic decision. When one person leaves, an entire network of relationships is reshaped. This means that parents, grandparents, siblings and friends are left behind, making it challenging to…
Yolande KnellMiddle East correspondent, Jerusalem BBC Itzik Gvili demands the return of his son Ran, the last dead hostage in Gaza, in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square In central Tel Aviv, the main stage has now been dismantled in Hostages Square, the focal point for the campaign over the past two years to bring back Israelis…
Storm Byron is threatening to heap new miseries on Palestinians in Gaza, with families making distress calls from flooded tents and hundreds of others fleeing their shelters in search of dry ground as the fierce winter storm lashes heavy rains on the besieged territory. Officials warned Wednesday that the storm was forecast to bring flash…
San Francisco, United States – Just weeks ago, Brandon Praileau, a pastor from Norfolk, Virginia, was speaking to families in his community about a federally funded programme that would help them install rooftop solar units in their homes. The government funds would take care of their installation costs, and once installed, lower the burden of rising…
US calls on UN Security Council to back its draft resolution aimed at bolstering Trump's Gaza peace plan.
Palestinians call for better tents and other supplies as Israel maintains restrictions on aid to war-ravaged Gaza Strip. Displaced Palestinians are reeling after heavy rains flooded their tents in makeshift displacement camps in Gaza City, as the United Nations warns that Israeli restrictions on aid have left hundreds of thousands of families without adequate shelter….
In Rosso, Mauritania, on the banks of the Senegal River, the constant back and forth of pirogues and ferries shapes daily life. Every day, hundreds of people cross the river, linking this Mauritanian city to its Senegalese twin of the same name on the opposite bank. Rosso’s strategic position makes it a major economic and…
Watch: Emotional reunions as freed hostages return to Israel Matan Zangauker, 25, walks grinning into his mother’s arms. “You’re my life,” she exclaims, hugging him tightly in footage filmed by the Israeli military. “My life. My hero. Come, come.” Matan was one of 20 living hostages remaining in Gaza after being taken during the Hamas-led…
South African parents are planning for the next academic year earlier than ever. CambriLearn, the number one-rated online school offering multiple recognised curricula, has officially announced its registration with the Independent Examinations Board (IEB) and the launch of IEB grade 10 in January 2026, giving families a credible online route to the national senior certificate…
The lawsuit filed in a court in Delaware alleges the accident was caused by faulty fuel switches Published On 17 Sep 202517 Sep 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The families of four passengers killed in the June 12 crash of an Air India Boeing 787 said in a lawsuit that…
