South Africa News

As the country faces the possibility of yet another wet weekend, emergency personnel in two provinces are searching for five children who have been swept away by the floods.

Twelve new FET colleges will be built across South Africa because of increasing enrolments at universities and colleges, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday.

THE trial in South Africa of four men accused of murdering former Royal Marine Brett Williams has been adjourned until September.

Over 400 exhibitors recently showcased the best in product design, fashion design and communication design at the 5 day Design Indaba Expo in Cape Town.

One of the teenagers accused of shooting dead a Cape Town pupil last year is expected to plead guilty to a charge of murder, the Western Cape High Court heard on Friday.

Having survived the Australian jungle in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, the former Only Way Is Essex star would like to show off his moves and fancy footwork on the BBC dance show.

South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius waits on day 10 of his murder trial at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, on March 14, 2014.

A man was killed and his wife robbed on Friday during a house robbery in Cullinan, east of Pretoria, Gauteng police said.

Alberta's premier apologized Wednesday for the $45,000 cost of her trip to South Africa for Nelson Mandela's funeral.

At least 236 people have been fatally shot in the Western Cape so far this year.

Nigeria has protested to South Africa about a "merciless attack" by police on one of its nationals in Cape Town, its foreign ministry has said.

A powerful member of the U.S. Congress says he's concerned over attacks against and killings of Rwandan dissidents, and he's urging the State Department to re-evaluate its relations with the country that next month will observe the 20th anniversary of its devastating genocide.

What's better than the privilege of traveling on one of the world's most lavish trains? Receiving a complimentary hotel night at a stunning hotel to add onto your journey, that's what.

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He had covered his face before, when bloody photos flashed across court monitors of his own bathroom, where his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp lay after he shot her on Valentine's Day last year.

Mozambican prison authorities on Wednesday dismissed claims that guards were sexually exploiting female South African prisoners in exchange for basics, such as soap.

The mother of a KwaZulu-Natal traditional chief has been shot dead in her home in Dlebe, near Ulundi, the provincial safety department said on Wednesday.

Years before Paul Simon found success mixing South African Zulu music with Western folk, British-born singer-songwriter Johnny Clegg was innovating a similar sound.

Forensic investigator Johannes Vermeulen, with a cricket bat in hand, demonstrates on a mock-up toilet and door details of how the door could have been broken down, during the trial of Oscar Pistorius in court during the second week of his trial in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, March 12, 2014.

Australia seamer Ryan Harris is confident of being fit for Australia's next Test series, against Pakistan in October, after undergoing knee surgery.