JOHANNESBURG, Jan 30 (Reuters) - South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the deaths of 13 of its soldiers in ...

I was in another country this week. Or to be accurate, in what once was supposedly another country, the Transkei. It is an exceptionally beautiful place but also a depressing reminder of what South ...

Could the mineral rich region be in danger of tipping into all out regional conflict? January 17, 2025 • In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned ...

Legendary Springboks fly-half Naas Botha has given his verdict on South African teams' participation in the Investec Champions Cup. Following the Bulls' 35-22 win over the Lions in the United Rugby ...

South Africa mine rescue ends, anger rises over 78 deaths in police siege Africacategory· January 16, 2025 South African businesses and households were hit by scheduled power cuts for the first ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the process of repatriating the 13 soldiers who died on a mission in the Democratic ...

Efforts to ensure that South Africa has a clean and healthy environment are under the spotlight at the 7th Global Forum of Cities for Circular Economy (GFCCE) workshop. Minister of Justice and ...

Keanu Ferreira launched Ferreira Fresh, a South African fruit and vegetable supplier, in 2016 from the back of a hotel kitchen in Johannesburg. The founders of Ziweto Enterprises have capitalised on ...

Here's what you need to know about what’s going on in Sudan and South Sudan, and the difference between the two countries. Until 2011, they were one country. That year, following decades of civil war, ...

After emerging from the 1950-53 war with North Korea, South Korea emerged as one of the 20th century’s most remarkable economic success stories, becoming a developed, globally connected ...

The SANDF brought together the forces of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the Azanian Peoples’ Liberation Army and the defence forces of the previous order: the SADF and the defence forces of the Transkei, ...

The SANDF troops are part of the MONUSCO's peacekeeping mission in the region. South Africa formed part of the Force Intervention Brigade (FIB), which was created to protect civilians in the DRC ...