Headlines
  • Iran will retaliate with attacks against "nine countries" if the United States strikes Iranian military bases or "petrochemical" facilities, according to an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
  • At least 58 recruits were killed and over 200 others were injured when the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles at a training facility in Yemen's Shabwa governate. The death toll is anticipated to rise.
  • After unrest, French authorities impose curfews in some areas of Paris, northern cities, and Nice.
  • After looting damaged thousands of businesses over the weekend, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned on Monday that he was ready to declare a state of emergency as authorities struggled to contain ongoing violence.
  • Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher, and 28 accomplices were found guilty by a Mombasa, Kenya, court on Monday of killing 190 children and one adult as members of a well-known Christian starvation cult.

Tag: Cape Town

May 27, 2025

Elephant Seal Seen Strolling Streets of...

Nearly a kilometer from the shore, an elephant seal was seen on May 27 morning, strolling the streets of Gordon’s Bay near Cape Town,South Africa.When stunned locals first spotted the enormous aquatic animal at six in the morning, they immediately started recording the strange sighting.

February 18, 2024

Shark Spotters in South Africa Keep...

Water lovers are being kept safe by a unique program called Shark Spotters. From Cape Town, South Africa, Vicky Stark has this report.

April 28, 2023

Antivenom Shortage Caused by South Africa’s...

South African snake experts argue that the energy crisis is partly to blame for the sub-Saharan African region’s antivenom shortage, which has resulted in at least three deaths over the past three weeks. South Africa provides antivenom to the region, but frequent power cuts have made it more difficult to preserve the refrigerated supplies.

January 3, 2023

Over 600 Nabbed in W Cape...

Safer Festive Season Operations in the Garden Route District in the Western Cape have seen 683 suspects arrested between 27 December 2022 and 2 January 2023.

May 11, 2021

Conjoined Twins Separated Successfully in South...

A 31-year-old mother, of twins joined at the head, is over the moon after her babies were separated at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (RCWMCH) in Cape Town

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