The Latest Breaking News from South Africa

Language has always been used as a political football in South Africa. This can be traced back to the competing English and Dutch colonisers, from the 17th to the early 20th centuries, each group trying to assert linguistic as well as economic and social control.

Prince William has gone on an early-morning nature walk on the slopes of South Africa’s Table Mountain to promote the work of conservation rangers in a unique urban national park

Mozambique's leading opposition politician, Venancio Mondlane, claimed in a video this Monday to have escaped an attempted assassination in South Africa where he had taken refuge after last month's disputed elections.

"Africa has always held a special place in my heart."

The prince has begun a four-day visit to South Africa to promote his Earthshot Prize awards ceremony being hosted in Cape Town.

Prince William has celebrated the "future changemakers" who will have a major "impact" on the world on his first engagement after arriving in South Africa.

While the emergence of colourful butterflies is a welcome sign of summer, the constant buzzing of mosquitoes is an annoying part of the season.

Water scarcity is a serious problem in many parts of the world. It adds to inequalities between communities and keeps historical injustices in place. One of the countries where this is an issue is South Africa. The country has a semi-arid climate, frequent droughts and relatively low average annual rainfall.…

The Prince of Wales met 120 teenage activists at the start of a four-day visit to South Africa to promote his environmental project.