South Africa’s G20 presidency shouldn’t drop the baton passed by Brazil on this crucial issue that underpins good governance.

The British government said on Thursday it planned to give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all UK elections in a major overhaul of the country's democratic system.

There was a strong chance that all four wards being contested in the latest round of by-elections could have changed hands, but in the end only one did.

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Beneath the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital overpass in Soweto, a cluster of homeless people quietly nurse the weight of regret. Once swept up in a haze of criminal actions, they now cling to the ...

South Africa’s vital wetlands are degrading faster than investment in their rehabilitation. As a result, they are facing catastrophic decline. This follows a global trend of wetland decline, a key ...

Israel launched powerful airstrikes in Damascus on Wednesday, blowing up part of the defence ministry and hitting near the presidential palace as it vowed to destroy government forces attacking Druze ...

Across South Africa, a growing movement of student-led environmental action is reshaping schools and communities. Supported by the TUI Care Foundation and Masifunde, young ‘Eco Champions’ are tackling ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered the setting up of a new investigation team, involving police and prosecutors, to look into the deadly Halloween crowd crush that killed 159, mostly ...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked fellow Republicans critical of his administration's handling of the case of dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A series of recent events, including President Cyril Ramaphosa’s reaction to claims against the now on-leave Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, may start to raise questions about his political authority.