The Latest Breaking News from South Africa

Elon Musk took to social media to claim that Starlink, his international telecommunications provider, cannot obtain a license to operate in South Africa because he, as the CEO of SpaceX, is not black.

The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States in a row with President Donald Trump's government arrived home on Sunday to a raucous welcome and struck a defiant tone over the decision.

Alleged assault at polar base shows the importance of research on cabin fever – including on future Mars missions

A base staff member allegedly attacked the expedition leader over a schedule change, officials said.

For too long, South African wine has been dismissed as a supermarket bargain rather than a fine wine contender. But as Hannah Twiggs discovers, with world-class terroir, a deep winemaking history and producers crafting bottles that can rival Burgundy, Bordeaux and Champagne, it’s time for UK drinkers to take it…

Earlier this week, reports emerged that a scientist at South Africa’s SANAE IV Antarctic research base had accused a colleague of physical assault.

Thousands of people have expressed interest to the U.S. Embassy in South Africa

The left hip and leg bones from a young female Paranthropus robustus discovered in South Africa show she was extremely short — and ended up as a leopard's lunch.

US President Donald Trump’s second term has brought South Africa’s domestic human rights record into stark international prominence. Based on misinformation, Trump’s anti-South African campaign seems designed to weaken South Africa’s image as an international torch bearer for human rights.