Oct 1 (Reuters) - Ethiopia ordered the closure of its embassy in Eritrea and declared 10 Eritrean diplomats persona non grata on Thursday, prompting Asmara to sever all diplomatic ties with its neighbour after overnight blasts heard in Addis Ababa sparked fears about renewed conflict in northern Ethiopia spreading.

WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The pilots of a Miami-based 21 Air cargo plane operating for Amazon.com that crashed in Miami last month killing five people, were unaware of wind conditions, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Thursday.

DENTON, Texas, Oct 1 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump began a 32-day campaign blitz on Thursday with stops in Texas and Oklahoma, aiming to bolster Republican candidates as his party fights to hold onto its slim congressional majorities in November's midterm elections.

CAIRO/WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The US State Department said on Thursday it has waived human rights conditions for more than $300 million of military aid to Egypt in light of Cairo's "helpful role" since the launch of the US war with Iran.

Charlotte Tibana and her husband, Peter "Gagash" Nonyane are expected to return to court

ibiya was arrested last week on charges of rape, human trafficking

Johannesburg police are accused of using xenophobic profiling against both foreign nationals and naturalised South African citizens.

Science explorer Yadvinder Malhi set out to understand the universe through the fundamental laws of physics. His journey instead led him into the complexity of the living world, where forests, animals, people and places are bound together in ways that continue to surprise him. He’ll present his research at the Oppenheimer Research Conference in Midrand, which runs from 7 to 9 October.

Besides interviewing 44 candidates for 22 vacancies at 11 superior courts across the country, the Judicial Service Commission must pass reforms to its interviews and ethics processes, and also decide the fate of two judges facing allegations of bribery.

The postmortem report on police dog Sky, a female Belgian Shepherd trained to detect arson accelerants, paints a grim picture of the service dog’s final hours and raises fresh questions about how she was left in such a condition.

South African business is entering a more ambitious phase of its engagement with BRICS, one increasingly defined by deal-making, trade facilitation, investment mobilisation and measurable commercial outcomes.

Broken-down trucks, locked gates and overflowing skips have left Gqeberha’s Walmer and Strandfontein waste stations struggling, raising concerns about pests, pollution and municipal accountability.

The country's transport sector is under pressure to deliver a system that keeps people safe.

Oscar Mabuyane granted leave to appeal to the defamation case against Julius Malema.

In the video he also inferred that his wealth will protect him against any consequences.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has welcomed the sentences

A new charge of contravening the Firearms Control Act has also been added to his charge sheet.

Previously, two children went missing in separate incidents and their bodies were later.

This follows technical delays in the project which included finance and procurement challenges

According to information, the convict had accused his girlfriend of flirting with another patron.