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Ukrainian leader calls for wider international support to get Russia to negotiating table amid faltering peace efforts. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on countries in the Global South to support diplomatic efforts to push Russia to agree to end its war with Ukraine. In a social media post following talks with his South African counterpart Cyril […]

The Women’s Day Concert at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, brought together international soul legends and top South African artists for an unforgettable music celebration, including Anthony Hamilton, Joe Thomas and Zonke, who lit up the event despite technical glitches. Anthony Hamilton brings love and soul to Johannesburg Just like he’d promised, Grammy Award-winning American soul singer Anthony […]

The US has briefly deployed two warships in a disputed South China Sea shoal where two Chinese ships collided earlier in the week while trying to drive away a smaller Philippine ship in a high-seas accident that raised alarms about maritime safety. Both China and the Philippines claim Scarborough Shoal and other outcroppings in the South China Sea. […]

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israeli calls for Gaza’s population to move elsewhere, Europe’s strategy to end the Russia-Ukraine war, and missing details in the U.S. State Department’s human rights report. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel would allow Gazans to voluntary leave the besieged territory as Israel prepares to expand its military operations in […]

US president will propose money-making opportunities to encourage Russia to end Ukraine war Donald Trump is preparing to offer Vladimir Putin access to rare earth minerals to incentivise him to end the war in Ukraine. The US president will arrive at the much-anticipated meeting with his Russian counterpart on Friday armed with a number of money-making opportunities for […]

Multi-award-winning gospel artist Dr Rebecca Malope continues to receive flowers for her contribution and impact on the South African entertainment industry. At the fourth Basadi In Music Awards, the legendary musician received the Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented to Malope by Hloni Modise-Matau and her longtime friend and legendary musician Linah Ngcobo, who was […]

The global icon breaks down his eagerly anticipated Scorpion Kings Live concert and his hopes for a full circle moment with Canadian superstar Drake. DJ Maphorisa describes his upcoming Scorpion Kings Live [with Friends] concert as a love letter to 2019 – a pivotal year when amapiano was still an underground force that echoed at kasi grooves, and thumped through taxi […]

A lot of things may not be certain, but one thing is that African women have been celebrating their crowns and plaiting them in different ways. African women’s hairstyles have become a point of discussion after multi-award-winning singer-songwriter, Simphiwe Dana created a public discourse. Dana posted on social media her disappointment over not being acknowledged as inspiration […]