South Africa

Two people have died while attempting to climb South Africa's Table Mountain. The accident left hundreds stranded at the summit.

Jordan Bhatt Jan 03, 2018

Actor Richard E Grant has been robbed at a cash machine in South Africa while on holiday with his family for Christmas.

Staff Reporter Dec 30, 2017

Parlaympian star Oscar Pistorius files papers at South Africa's Constitutional Court to appeal increased murder sentence, which Supreme Court doubled from six to 13 years.

Isabelle Gerretsen Dec 19, 2017

A water-based traditional "healing" ceremony ended in tragedy on Friday (15 December) after a teenager and a 27-year-old man both drowned while taking part.

Paul Wright Dec 18, 2017

Oscar Pistorius injured in prison brawl for 'spending too long on phone', 10 days after Supreme Court more than doubled his prison sentence for murder Reeva Steenkamp

Isabelle Gerretsen Dec 12, 2017

The 28-year-old man, who cannot be named due to legal reasons, faces some 67 charges in total.

Divya Kishore Dec 05, 2017

Dr Christiaan Barnard performed the first ever human-to-human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky on 3 December 1967.

Claire Toureille Dec 03, 2017

The incident, which happened in the town of Umhlanga, came days before South Africa marks 16 days of Activism for no violence against women and children.

Karen Noronha Nov 27, 2017

South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal has increased Oscar Pistorius' sentence from 6 to 13 years for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.

Isabelle Gerretsen Nov 24, 2017

Malawi has become the tenth African country to be put on high alert over fears the pneumonic plague could spread there from Madagascar.

Ben Skipper Nov 12, 2017

Fanroi Mochachi, 45, pleaded guilty to bestiality and has been handed a suspended five-year jail sentence.

Karen Noronha Nov 07, 2017

The regional secretary of a women's organisation said the victim "is torn up and can't express herself, she needs a lot of support".

Ananya Roy Nov 03, 2017

Poachers shot dead the mother and the calf who were roaming in the Pilanesberg Park. Park rangers were unable to save the unborn rhino.

Priya Joshi Nov 03, 2017

Hackers have compromised a major database maintained by Hetzner Ltd, one of the largest data centre and web hosting services in South Africa.

Jason Murdock Nov 02, 2017

White South African farmers Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Jackson have been jailed for 11 and 14 years respectively after a video showed them forcing a black man into a coffin.

Paul Wright Oct 27, 2017

A 40-year-old man was found dead after reportedly being stoned to death after being accused of attempting to rape a six-year-old girl in Durban, South Africa.

Nicole Rojas Oct 26, 2017

The country has long struggled with high crime rates. New statistics show improvement for many provinces while little has changed in others.

James Tennent Oct 24, 2017

61-year-old discovered in isolated area at South Africa's Stellenbosch Hospital 13 days after going missing following surgery.

Ewan Palmer Oct 24, 2017

One pastor was arrested for allegedly raping his 14-year-old half-sister and the other for raping his 14-year-old stepdaughter.

Karen Noronha Oct 22, 2017

FCA to investigate whether UK lenders were involved in the scandal involving South Africa President Jacob Zuma and the Gupta family.

Dan Cancian Oct 19, 2017

The 27GB-sized cache was titled "MasterDeeds" and contained millions of records. The leaked records reportedly date back to the late 1990s.

Jason Murdock Oct 18, 2017

Photojournalist Brent Stirton has been named Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 for his shocking image of a black rhino killed by poachers for its horns.

David Sim Oct 17, 2017

The Boxing Gogos (Boxing Grannies) don their gloves for twice-weekly training sessions at the A Team Gym in Cosmo City in Johannesburg.

David Sim Sep 20, 2017

Aphiwe Mapekula, 23, killed 35-year-old Thembisa Masumpa by beheading.

Staff Reporter Sep 17, 2017

Court hears cases of cannibalism have been on the rise in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Paul Wright Sep 16, 2017

14-year-old Ona was caught up in protests when officers allegedly shot him four times.

Ludovica Iaccino Sep 14, 2017

The video shows people rushing towards the blown up van to grab whatever cash was remaining.

Karen Noronha Sep 06, 2017

It has been expelled for five years and chief executive James Henderson has resigned.

Brendan Cole Sep 04, 2017

Traditional healer accused of being in cannibal ring appears in court with four others.

Ewan Palmer Aug 29, 2017

Frederiksen is charged with child pornography, rape, conspiracy to murder and illegally removing human tissue.

Roger Baird Aug 29, 2017