A diplomatic standoff is unfolding as South Africa takes a different path from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in the run-up to next year’s election for the presidency of the African Development Bank (AfDB). While SADC has endorsed Zambia’s Samuel Maimbo as their preferred candidate, South Africa is rallying behind Swazi Tshabalala, the former senior vice-president of the AfDB, who resigned this week to focus on her candidacy.Tshabalala, a South Af...

A man in South Korea has confessed to murdering his girlfriend and hiding her body in cement 16 years after she was first reported missing. The man, identified as "Mr. A" and now in his 50s, admitted to local police that he killed the woman during an argument in his apartment in the southern city of Geoje in 2008.According to police, Mr. A struck his girlfriend with a blunt object, resulting in her death. He then placed her body into a suitcase, which he buried unde...

Ms Mia Le Roux, a 28-year-old model and marketing manager has now been crowned as the Miss South Africa 2024. Le Roux, the first deaf woman to win the title, emerged victorious in a competition marked by controversy, including the withdrawal of Nigerian-South African contestant Chidimma Adetshina due to online harassment over her heritage. In her acceptance speech, Le Roux expressed hope that her victory would inspire those who feel excluded from society. Meanwhile,...