Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African government says the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel maintenance operations are currently going according to plan since the tunnel shutdown on 1 October Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The 22nd Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture will be delivered by Abdulrazak Gurnah in Johannesburg on Saturday Full text...

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Wednesday announced the passing of Aidan O’Leary, the Director of the WHO Polio Eradication Programme Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Fifteen South African Police Service (SAPS) officers from the Public Order Police (POPs) unit have arrived in  Paris to assist in performing security functions during the Olympics Games Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tributes are flooding in for popular Lesotho rapper Bokang Moleli who died in a car crash in South Africa on Wednesday Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed that two of its soldiers were killed in a mortar attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - On Saturday evening, units of the Tunisian judicial police foiled an attempt to smuggle into the country a large container load of drugs and cars by sea, worth an estimated eight million Tunisian dinars Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Units of the Tunisian navy on Monday fished out of the sea off the town of Mahdia, about 210 km south-east of Tunis, 10 bodies, 7 of which were in an advanced state of decomposition, a judicial source in the town said Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - American singer Monique Bingham has been forced to call off this week's Southern African tour due to health reasons Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA)  -  The family of South African national, Gerco Van Deventer, who was abducted in Libya in 2017, on Wednesday thanked the Algerian government for his safe return Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa on Tuesday saluted South African musician Black Coffee who performed at a sold out concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden this weekend Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African musician Motswedi Modiba has became the first "Black African" contestant to participate in one of China's biggest singing competitions Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A security guard was attacked on Monday by an unidentified individual near the Brazilian embassy in Tunis, announced a statement from the Ministry of the Interior Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A South African Commission of Inquiry on Monday found that no one could be held responsible for the 2013 killing of South African soldiers in Bangui, Central African Republic Full text...

Athens, Greece (PANA) - Three refugees were found dead north-east of the Greek island of Mykonos when their boat sank on Friday, the Greek coastguard announced Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday bestowed national orders on 32 South African nationals as well as foreigners for contributing towards the advancement of democracy and making a significant impact on improving other people's lives Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The widow of murdered South African Communist Party leader Chris Hani on Monday took aim at the government and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, saying it was a waste of taxpayers’ money Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African military on Friday embarked on a joint exercise with Russia and China along its eastern coast Full text...

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - At least 19 people died in a traffic accident on Sunday night in Mbengour, a village in the commune of Ngeune Sarr, in the district of Sakal, in the department of Louga, in northern Senegal, several sources said Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa, Bosnia and Peru are all regarded as vulnerable to state collapse, a survey of global executives has revealed Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A total of 11 people died and 372 others were injured in various road accidents during the last 24 hours in Tunisia, the Tunisian Civil Protection announced Tuesday in a statement Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s Legal Practice Council (LPC) and Premier Soccer League (PSL) on Tuesday conveyed their heartfelt condolences on the passing of respected attorney Keith Kunene earlier in the day following a long illness Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 23 people died in the fuel tanker explosion in Bint Baya in southern Libya after more deaths were recorded among the injured who were transported to Tunisia and Egypt, sources said on Thursday Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Police Minister Bheki Cele is under fire following an altercation he had with a member of a community policing forum in Cape Town this week Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Qatar Airways has signed an agreement with South Africa’s Airlink to expand its operations in South Africa, an official source said here Wednesday Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) has launched legal action to challenge South African government's Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi's decision to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday called on South Africa’s youth to rally together as they battle the current challenges Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Construction giants Stefanutti, Aveng and WBHO on Wednesday reached a settlement with the City of Cape Town in the multi-million rand civil case against them for alleged collusion in the construction of the city’s 2010 FIFA World Cup statement Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Archbishop Desmond Intellectual Property (IP) Trust has spoken out against members of the Israeli security forces who were seen attacking pallbearers and mourners before the funeral of veteran Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, on Saturday Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Prominent South African human rights activist Rhoda Kadalie died in Los Angeles, United States, on Saturday after a long battle with lung cancer Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa has postponed an official visit to Saudi Arabia to focus on government’s intervention in the KwaZulu-Natal flood disaster Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday congratulated top South African DJ Black Coffee on his first Grammy win at the 64th Annual Recording Academy Awards Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The body of the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is lying in state at Cape Town’s St George’s Cathedral for two days where mourners are filing past his coffin Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Cathedral bells around South Africa are ringing in recognition of anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu who died in Cape Town on Sunday Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – World leaders, clerics and celebrities have saluted Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu who died peacefully at his Cape Town home on Sunday at the age of 90 Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - TIME magazine has named South African billionaire Elon Musk as its Person of the Year Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Sunday saluted Africa’s last white leader, FW De Klerk, saying he played a pivotal role in shaping South Africa's transition to democracy Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - There are concerns that former President F Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - A major national highway in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province was blockaded Friday in protest against the employment of foreign truck drivers Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - International bestselling author Wilbur Smith died peacefully after a short illness at his Cape Town home on Saturday Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – In a video message, released hours after his death, former President FW De Klerk, apologised "without qualification" for the misery caused by apartheid Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Cape Town author Damon Galgut has become only the third South African writer to have won the prestigious Booker Prize for his acclaimed novel The Promise Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – An unopened bottle of 1821n Grand Constance wine which was originally destined for Napoleon Bonaparte, has sold for US81,000 at a Strauss & Co auction, setting a new world record Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Former Apartheid-era policeman João Rodrigues, who was implicated in the detah of prominent activist Ahmed Timol nearly 50 years ago, has died Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Samsung has announced that it has blocked hundreds of television sets during last month's rioting and looting in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A student activist that helped spark a riot that led to revolution that resulted in the collapse of Apartheid has died Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Cape Town International Airport has been named Africa's best airport for the sixth consecutive year Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Delta Airlines on Monday resumed its Johannesburg and Atlanta operations following the suspension of its service last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic Full text...

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian Navy units on Wednesday fished out five bodies, probably of drowned illegal migrants, off the coast of the Tunisian town of Mehdia (200 km south of Tunis) Full text...

Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Tiger Brands, South Africa's biggest food manufacturer, on Monday announced the immediate recall of about 20 million KOO  and Hugo's canned vegetable products over safety concerns due to potentially defective cans Full text...