The Latest Breaking News from Pretoria

Every year on 9 August South Africa celebrates Women’s Day, marking an important moment in the country’s history. This was the day in 1956 when women marched to the seat of government, the Union Buildings in Pretoria, to protest against legislation aimed at tightening the apartheid government’s control over the…

The Wallabies endured a heavy defeat in Pretoria in what was Eddie Jones' first game back in charge

Veteran prop James Slipper will start in the Wallabies' Rugby Championship opener against South Africa in Pretoria with four possible debutants named.

Prop Allan Alaalatoa says he's fully recovered from a calf injury and ready to face South Africa in Pretoria, adding valuable experience to the Wallabies pack.

The Wallabies have flown out to South Africa for their first Test and game of the year under master coach Eddie Jones, with history at stake in Pretoria.

Playmaker Carter Gordon isn't shying away from the prospect of making his debut when the Wallabies travel to South Africa to start the Rugby Championship.

South Africa has experienced outbreaks of cholera since January. The worst was in May in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, where nearly 30 people died. Cholera is a bacterial disease which spreads via the faecal-oral route mostly through ingestion of contaminated food and water. It causes severe diarrhoea and dehydration, and…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead a delegation of African leaders on a peace mission to Ukraine and Russia this week amid attempts to assuage Western concerns that South Africa is siding with Russia in the conflict despite its proclaimed neutrality – which has Ramaphosa doing a round of…

South Africa’s stance of neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine war has been at variance with its Moscow ties. Why is that so?