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6-Year-Old Joshlin Smith Sold for Her Green Eyes and Skin: Inside the Dark Ritual That Shocked South Africa
Joshlin Smith, 6, disappeared last February, never to be seen again. Her mother, her boyfriend and their friend have recently been convicted of kidnapping and trafficking the young girl, with investigators fearing they sold her to a traditional healer in exchange for drug money.
S. Africa To Build Bullet-Proof Playgrounds With Facial Recognition and Panic Button To Fend off Gangs
S. Africa to build playgrounds with bulletproof glass to protect kids from gang shootings. Desperate solution for a tragic problem.
The Economic Impact of the South African Online Casino Industry Is Vast – And That Might Be a Good Thing
The South African online casino industry's rapid growth and competition shape both the economy and user preferences.
British Airways Pilot Kidnapped, Tortured During Stopover In Johannesburg
Kidnappings have increased by 200 per cent in South Africa in the last 10 years.
Quinton de Kock Continues Prolific Form At Cricket World Cup With Another Century In Win Over New Zealand
Both Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen hit centuries against New Zealand to push South Africa closer to a semi-final berth at the World Cup.
Ben Stokes In Line To Return From Injury For England In Pivotal World Cup Clash Against South Africa
Ben Stokes is set to make his first appearance at this year's Cricket World Cup, with Chris Woakes and Sam Curran at risk of having to be dropped by England.
UN Special Rapporteur Says 'Second Nakba' May be Underway in Gaza
UN says "mass ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians is underway. Concurrently, condemnation continues from various countries, including South Africa and Ireland.
Mandela Rhodes Foundation Celebrates 20 Years of Developing Exceptional Leaders in South Africa
The late South African President Nelson Mandela founded the Mandela Rhodes Foundation in 2003. In 20 years, 622 scholarships have been awarded to students from 33 African countries.
Pile of migrant bodies found after fire rips through Johannesburg apartment
More than 70 people have died in a fire that gutted a multi-storey building that housed migrants in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Cheetah cubs born in India after over 70 years die due to extreme heat
Two more cubs born to one of the cheetahs translocated to India from Namibia have died due to "extreme weather conditions."
Big consultancies promise change amid scandals, but what about employees?
Amid grand promises of change, have the top guns of management consulting forgotten two key stakeholders: junior consulting staff and impacted client staff?
Three men charged for alleged racist attack on Black teens in South Africa
Three white men have been arrested in connection with the assault of two Black teenagers at a resort pool in South Africa.
British couple murdered, fed to crocodiles shortly after being interviewed by BBC
A British couple was brutally murdered by a South African gang and their bodies were thrown into a river to be eaten by crocodiles.
Meghan Markle 'exaggerated' story about fire in Archie's nursery, says royal expert
The Duchess of Sussex said the fire incident left everyone shocked and in "floods of tears."
Meghan Markle angers locals over 'insulting' comment about South Africa
The Duchess of Sussex is accused of painting the country as unsafe in her Spotify podcast.
UK to cut tariff on imports from developing countries starting next year
With the recently launched Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), the UK will extend tariff cuts to hundreds of more products from 65 developing countries.
Eight models gangraped at gunpoint by armed gang during music video shoot
In a horrific incident reported from South Africa, eight women were gang-raped at gun point.
22 people some as young as 13 found dead at South Africa nightclub
At least 22 young people, some of them as young as 13, were found dead inside a popular at a night club in the city of East London, South Africa.
South Africa floods: Petrol tanker washes ashore on Durban beach
A petrol tanker washed ashore on a beach in front of the Durban Country Club in KwaZulu-Natal province on Tuesday morning after unprecedented floods hit parts of South Africa's south-eastern coast.
Decomposed body found by pedestrians near Durban river bank
The victim has not been identified and appears to have been stabbed
Prince Albert gives update on Princess Charlene's return to Monaco
The princess has been recuperating in South Africa from an ENT infection.
Princess Charlene of Monaco sparks concern over 'frail' look in new photo
The former Olympian had to undergo several procedures to treat an ENT infection and has been in South Africa since May.
New COVID-19 variant now plaguing South Africans
This new variant is labeled as 501.V2 and it is said to be dominant among new infections.
South Africa retailers pull out TRESemmé hair products over racist online advert
TRESemmé agreed to donate 10,000 sanitary pads to women from informal settlements around the country
Conservationist mauled to death by two 400lb lionesses as wife watches in horror
In 2017, the pair of felines broke out of their paddock and attacked a local who was collecting wood near the area.
British woman uses Facebook to trap man who raped and murdered her aunt
Tired of waiting for authorities to find the suspected killer, the murdered woman's niece used social media to locate the absconding man.
PETA releases footage of elephant killer to pressure passage of bill against trophy hunting
The trophy hunter says he received threats after PETA released a video of him killing a young elephant in South Africa.
5 and 7-year-old siblings found drowned in a dam
The parents of the children thought they were taking a nap while the young ones had wandered off and drowned.
Great white shark seen drowning 33-foot long humpback whale
The shark repeatedly attacked the sick whale for over an hour, eventually drowning it.
71-year-old woman dies of shock after witnessing rape of three granddaughters
The devastated family is distraught that the culprit is still at large even after months since the attack.