PoliticsActress, engineer, jihadist's widow among Syria's new women MPsDAMASCUS - In Syria's first post-Assad parliament, women lawmakers stand out more for their diversity than their numbers: a famous actress, a Christian…
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PoliticsActress, engineer, jihadist's widow among Syria's new women MPs
PoliticsUS firm takes on backyard mosquitoes -- with 600,000 mosquitoesWASHINGTON - Todd Montgomery pops the lid off a small tube and taps out hundreds of mosquitoes into the backyard of a suburban home outside Washington. He's…
PoliticsDurban side rebrands to Sharks Rugby ClubDURBAN - It's a new dawn in the Shark tank. The Durban franchise will now be known as the Sharks Rugby Club. They have also unveiled a new badge ahead of…
PoliticsFloyd Shivambu robbed in brazen V&A Waterfront vehicle break-inAfrika Mayibuye Movement leader Floyd Shivambu was the victim of a brazen vehicle break-in at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront on Wednesday, with thieves stealing…
PoliticsDaily Snow Report: Gauteng back in the firing line for snowFriday, 7 August’s Daily Snow Report brings mostly calm conditions for South Africa, even as a confirmed SAWS warning sits on the horizon for the weekend.…
LocalHouthi missile attacks kill 58 Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forcesUpdated Aug. 7, 2026, 8:15 a.m. | By AFP At least 58 Yemeni government troops have been killed in missile and drone attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels,…
LocalErasmus wary of struggling ArgentinaUpdated Aug. 7, 2026, 8:06 a.m. | By AFP Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus insists the world champions face a "massive challenge" against Argentina on Saturday…
LocalIndonesia traps monkey to end rampage that wounded 18 peopleUpdated Aug. 7, 2026, 8 a.m. | By AFP A long-tailed macaque that attacked 18 people over two weeks in Indonesia has been captured by animal trappers. The…