The Latest Breaking News from South Africa

Pivac has very few opportunities left to experiment with his squad, so players not involved this autumn may well be up against it with one eye on the World Cup

South Africa’s major cities in the Gauteng Province – the country’s economic heartland – are experiencing major water shortages. In Johannesburg and Tshwane taps have run dry, with numerous areas experiencing intermittent supply while some areas have no water at all.

Saudi Arabia and South Africa issued a statement after President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Riyadh, confirming the strength of bilateral relations and the importance of boosting joint action. Ramaphosa began Friday a visit to the Kingdom at the invitation of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. The…

There is widespread agreement that land reform in South Africa has failed to deliver the changes many hoped it would. Racially based dislocation and land dispossession were central features of colonial conquest and apartheid rule. To redress this, in 1994, the newly elected African National Congress (ANC) set a target…

Scientific breakthroughs can happen in the strangest ways and places. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin because of mould growing on a Petri dish left out while he was on holiday. Chinese monks in the 9th century wanted to make a potion for immortality: instead, they discovered gunpowder.

England face Argentina, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa next month

A Saudi-South African roundtable meeting was held Sunday in the Saudi city of Jeddah. The meeting aimed at promoting investment relations, bolstering efforts to develop economic ties and qualitative investments for entrepreneurial companies, and enabling the private sector to benefit from the opportunities available in the two countries. South African…

300 jobs in total will be axed between the Glasgow and Liverpool offices of ScottishPower Energy Retail due to a fall in profits, with the company set to outsource to Spain and South Africa.

Strictly judge Motsi Mabuse has claimed she was physically abused, manipulated and subjected to cruel taunts by dance teachers during her tough childhood in South Africa