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Uninvited guest: crocodile swims into Richards Bay harbour, TikTok video has South Africans puzzled
A wild video captured the attention of many South Africans as it showed a large crocodile casually swimming in the waters of Richards Bay harbour.
Asian Games put China tech giants on podium after long crackdown
Alibaba was among the high-profile Chinese tech companies brought to heel by the ruling Communist Party, but the Asian Games in the firm's home city are proving to be a golden opportunity.
Somizi's ex-husband Mohale Motaung flaunts his new Mercedes ride, fans react: "O rekile Benz lwena?"
Model and media personality Mohale Motaung recently showed off his new ride, a luxurious metallic C-Class Mercedes Benz, on social media, and fans complimented him.
Maxwell shows love to Johannesburg after DStv Delicious Festival performance: "I love you Joburg"
American singer Maxwell has posted a heartfelt appreciation message for South Africa after his recent performance in Johannesburg. His fans said he should come back.
Axed: Rampant logging hits India's batmakers for six
When the Cricket World Cup opens in India next month several players will carry Kashmiri willow wood bats, but manufacturers say over-exploitation of trees means their craft faces ruin. The ready supply of willow -- the wood favoured by cricketers -- also sparked a craft in bats.
'Treated like slaves': Workers dying in ArcelorMittal's Kazakh mines
Standing in the vast windswept plains of the Kazakh steppe, miner Vladimir Khaniev stoically recalled the explosion that left him permanently disabled. Khaniev, who worked for 17 years at the company's Lenin mine in the town of Shakhtinsk, was left unconscious after an explosion tore through a shaft 800 metres (over 2,500 feet) underground last November, killing five of his colleagues.
'Last hope': Desperate truckers in Germany stage hunger strike
Truck drivers who transport goods around Europe have staged a hunger strike in Germany as part of a weeks-long work stoppage, describing it as their "last hope" to draw attention to the exploitation they say they suffer. He was among those who joined the hunger strike, and said it was "our last hope," adding: "There was nothing more to be done."
Sudan's vital date industry struggles in war-decimated economy
The lush palm groves of Karima are a long way from Sudan's battlefields, but the war's effects are all too present, leaving farmers struggling to find buyers for this year's harvest. Every autumn, until this September, date farmers in northern Sudan pulled their harvests down from palm trees, securing a living for months to come.
Asian markets on back foot on growing US rate, China worries
Markets fell further Tuesday as investors grew increasingly fearful about another possible US interest rate hike and the prospect they will be kept elevated for some time to combat persistent inflation. A recent surge in oil prices in recent months has fanned fears that central banks' attempts to bring inflation down could be thrown off track after more than a year of tightening.
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