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Trump’s asylum offer to South Africa’s white minority follows years of AfriForum lobbying on Elon Musk’s behalf

A lookback at biggest talking points and the moments that mattered the most in the tournament’s 27-year history.

Composer and educator Michael Mosoeu Moerane (1904-1980) is probably best known for a few evergreen choral works, including Della and Sylvia, still sung by choirs across South Africa today.

The film looks at the brutal reality of rhinoceros poaching

The government and all political parties in South Africa are uniting in opposition to Donald Trump after the American president announced a freeze on aid to the country. He accuses Pretoria of mistreating its white minority following the introduction of a recent law on the expropriation of land. South Africa’s…

South Africa exports vehicles worth about $1.9 billion every year, many to the United States under a trade deal now in jeopardy as President Donald Trump piles pressure on the country.

American president Donald Trump has issued an executive order to withdraw aid from South Africa. He was reacting to what he has called the South African government’s plan to “seize ethnic minority Afrikaners’ agricultural property without compensation”. Afrikaners are an ethnic and linguistic community of white South Africans whose home…

Coal fired power stations produce 85% of South Africa’s electricity, making the country the biggest producer of harmful greenhouse-gas emissions in Africa. To move away from coal and meet its commitment to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, South Africa needs to dramatically increase production of renewable energy. New research…

All you need to know about the groups, format, fixtures, match start times and venues for the tournament.

Were you told that gold mining in southern Africa started after 1852? Or that the export of iron, steel, copper and gold began in the late 19th century? Or that South Africa became integrated into a global trading system only after 1652? Or that the first powerful state in South…

On the streets of Johannesburg's student district, US President Donald Trump's offer to accept white Afrikaners as refugees landed as both "ridiculous" and "lame", among South Africans of all races.