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In a recently published book, Reconsidering the History of South African Journalism: The Ghost of the Slave Press (2025 Routledge), author and journalism professor Gawie Botma explores the gap in the country’s understanding about the complicity of South African journalism in slavery. He spoke to The Conversation about what he…

Asher Watkins, 52, of Texas died while tracking 1.3-ton Cape buffalo on a hunting trip in the country’s Limpopo province

Dinosaurs have captured people’s imagination ever since their bones and teeth were first scientifically described in 1822 by geologist and palaeontologist Gideon Mantell in England.

South Africa may be best known for its pinotage, but modern production now has a focus on sustainability and centres on French grape varieties

Some locals in picturesque district of Bo-Kaap are fed up with influx of visitors, and worry about impact of gentrification

A “committee” of Cape vultures is swooping into the Los Angeles Zoo to make its home in an exhibit that seeks to mirror the birds’ natural South African habitat

Anne will unveil the Cape Town Labour Corps Memorial.

A memorial being unveiled in Cape Town this week recognises the deaths of 1,772 predominantly Black non-combatants.

Escape the gloom with these big red wines bursting with the flavours of warm countries