Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba has emerged as the frontrunner to succeed his late father as Iran’s supreme leader, but US President Donald Trump says this would be 'unacceptable'.

Leo Brent Bozell III has presented his letters of credence to South Africa’s government, formally assuming his duties as Washington’s top diplomat in Pretoria.

US military buildup and war rhetoric collide with voter anxiety over the economy

President Cyril Ramaphosa's of the nation address this week has become a national ritual of big promises, ringing declarations and impressive-sounding numbers.

DA leader John Steenhuisen will put his focus on the foot-and-mouth disease following his announcement bowing out of the party’s leadership race in April.

The end of January marks the end of the term of office of Shamila Batohi as the national director of public prosecutions.

As US President Donald Trump cracked down on deadly protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he urged Iranians to keep protesting against the Islamic Republic’s clerical rulers.

Trump’s America has become an unpredictable and coercive 'back-seat driver', leaving smaller states like South Africa with few credible diplomatic choices.

Menzi Simelane, one of the six candidates to take over as NDPP, faces a court application by the Johannesburg Society of Advocates seeking his disbarment.