Authorities launch programme to modernise state vehicle fleet and improve energy efficiency Egypt is stepping up its transition to sustainable transport as Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly instructed officials to begin preparations for introducing electric vehicles into the government fleet. According to Daily News Egypt, a partner of TV BRICS, the initiative forms part of the country’s broader strategy to modernise public transport infrastructure, improve energy efficiency, and reduce fuel consumption. During a meeting with Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk, the Egyptian…

BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting U.S. President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. Transformation not seen in a century is accelerating across the globe, and the international situation is fluid and turbulent, said Xi. “Can China and the United States overcome the Thucydides Trap and create a new paradigm of major-country relations? Can we meet global challenges together and provide greater stability for the world?…

The Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma Foundation has strongly criticised a ruling by the Pietermaritzburg High Court directing that former president Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales South Africa proceed to trial in the long-running Arms Deal corruption case despite pending legal processes before the Supreme Court of Appeal. The ruling, delivered on Thursday by Judge Nkosinathi Chili, marks another significant development in a criminal matter that has dragged on for more than two decades and has become synonymous with repeated…

BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony on Thursday morning outside the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing for U.S. President Donald Trump, who is on a state visit to China. Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump, who is on a state visit to China, outside the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2026. Xi…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has fired Social Development Minister Sisisi Tolashe in a dramatic Cabinet shake-up that follows weeks of mounting political pressure and controversy surrounding allegations linked to luxury vehicle donations and governance concerns within the department. The Presidency announced on Thursday that Tolashe had been removed from office in terms of Section 91(2) of the Constitution. Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has been appointed as acting Minister of Social Development pending…

BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — As U.S. President Donald Trump is kicking off his state visit to China — the first by a U.S. president in almost nine years, the two countries face an opportunity to explore the building of a strategic, constructive and stable China-U.S. relationship. A review of bilateral relations, which have maintained overall stability despite ups and downs, demonstrates that head-of-state diplomacy has always served as the “anchor” of the relationship, playing an irreplaceable strategic guiding role…

Convicted serial killer and former police officer Rosemary Ndlovu returned to the Kempton Park Regional Court on Thursday as closing arguments wrapped up in the latest criminal case against her, with judgment expected next week. Ndlovu and her co-accused, former police officer Nomsa Mudau, are accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot targeting Mudau’s husband, Justice Mudau, in an alleged scheme linked to a R3 million life insurance payout. The pair face charges of conspiracy to commit murder and incitement under…

BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) — The Chinese capital will soon become the setting for one of the most closely watched, high-stakes diplomatic encounters of the year, as the leaders of the world’s two largest economies prepare to meet face-to-face. This will be U.S. President Donald Trump’s first state visit to China since his re-election, and the second time Chinese President Xi Jinping has hosted him in the country — their last such meeting in the country took place nearly a…

The long-running corruption trial involving former president Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales is set to proceed after the Pietermaritzburg High Court ruled that further appeals and interlocutory applications cannot continue to stall the matter. Judge Nkosinathi Chili on Thursday delivered judgment in favour of the State in what has become known as the “Stop Stalingrad” application, clearing the way for the corruption trial to continue despite any new legal challenges that may still be filed by the defence.…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Aubrey Ledwaba as the new Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court, elevating one of the judiciary’s most experienced figures to lead the country’s busiest court division amid renewed scrutiny over his past rulings and allegations raised against him. The appointment, announced by presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya, takes effect on 15 May 2026 and forms part of a broader set of judicial appointments aimed at strengthening court capacity across South Africa. Ledwaba’s…