The government in South Africa says it will not help about 4,000 miners inside an illegal closed mine in the country's North ...

This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “The world’s next country?” ...

Analysis - The world's first superstar hippo lives in a zoo in Thailand. Moo Deng shot to fame soon after she was born in ...

With less than a month until holiday-goers flood into KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) for the festive season, several beaches in the ...

Mosquitoes are more than just pests. They are the world’s most dangerous animal. Their presence signals the start of the ...

The numbers show that Gauteng remains the destination of choice for many people from South Africa and beyond who are in ...

In 1986, Nigerian playwright, poet, and essayist Wole Soyinka made history as the first African laureate to receive the Nobel ...

As part of their survey, researchers examined declassified U.S. spy satellite imagery from the 1970s, which is now in the public domain, and compared the visual data to modern-day photography and ...

The Prince of Wales has announced a potentially game-changing new life insurance cover for rangers who safeguard Africa's ...

A safer South Africa is only possible with less gun crime. Achieving that requires more from police than recovering illegal guns.

Following recent cases of food poisoning among learners across the country, the Gauteng Department of Education on Friday ...

The two new cases are household contacts of the first case recorded in the UK, who contracted the virus after returning from ...