The Latest Breaking News from South Africa

Winter in some parts of South Africa is a time of low (or no) rainfall and high fire danger. Sheldon Strydom studies the relationship between weather and fire, in particular how Berg winds, also known as mountain flow events, are linked to periods of enhanced fire danger. Mid-July is typically…

Gang-related crime in South Africa is widespread, but is under-reported outside hotspots such as the Cape Flats in Cape Town or Westbury in Johannesburg. In these areas gangs are deeply rooted and contribute to ongoing violence, drug trafficking and territorial conflict.

Trump sent tariff letters to 14 countries including South Korea, Japan, Malaysia and Bangladesh.

South Africa’s personal income tax system is in the spotlight as the country’s tax filing season gets under way. Personal income tax is an important way of redistributing income from higher-earning to less-well-off individuals.

African food systems face daunting challenges in the face of climate change. They must ensure fair access to food for residents of Africa’s growing cities and create decent jobs where workers and small businesses get a fair share of earnings. Food systems must also mitigate the environmental problems they cause,…

South Africa's Wiaan Mulder declared on 367, just 33 runs shy of Brian Lara's Test record. His decision, seen as selfless and team-focused, has earned widespread admiration from cricket fans.

Samora Moisés Machel, the first president of independent Mozambique, was born in 1933 in Gaza province, in the south of the country. He died in an unexplained plane crash on 19 October 1986, in Mbuzini, South Africa.

In 2020, as Latin American countries were contending with the triple challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, a global economic shock and U.S. policy under the first Trump administration, Jorge Heine, research professor at Boston University and a former Chilean ambassador, in association with two colleagues, Carlos Fortin and Carlos Ominami,…

A South African security official has accused top police leaders of colluding with crime syndicates