20 h. ago South Africa vs Ghana LIVE: International friendly match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Tune up for Africa Cup of Nations begins

Society

21 h. ago South Africa rugby captain Lusanda Dumke dies aged 29 with very rare cancer

Tributes have been paid to Lusanda Dumke after the South Africa rugby union star passed away aged 29 following a battle with a rare form of gastric cancer

Events

23 h. ago South Africa in talks with Russia over men ‘tricked’ into fighting in Ukraine

Government says it received distress calls, as daughter of ex-president Jacob Zuma accused of luring men to frontlineSouth Africa’s government is in talks with Russia to bring home 17 South African men fighting for Russia in Ukraine, after the men were allegedly tricked on to the frontlines of the war by a daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma.Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has been accused in multiple lawsuits of luring the 17 South African and two Botswanan men to Russia in July, by telling them they would be training as bodyguards for her father’s uMkhonto weSizwe political party or attending a personal development course. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago South Africa international captain dies aged 29 after rare cancer battle

Lusanda Dumke played for her country on 33 occasions, captaining the side on three times

Events

24 h. ago AP photos spotlight a year of joy, triumph and resilience across Africa in 2025

In 2025, ordinary lives intertwined with extraordinary shifts across Africa's bustling cities and vast rural heartlands. The world’s youngest population found moments of joy, triumph and positive change even as it was dogged by challenges from election disputes to U.S. aid cuts.

Culture

37 h. ago Death toll climbs to 5 in South African temple building collapse

The death toll from last week's building collapse at a Hindu temple site in South Africa has risen to five

Events

39 h. ago Edinburgh Rugby lose South Africa international to URC rivals

Prop says it’s time to head home

Politics

45 h. ago Iconic ‘Little Foot’ may actually be new human species, scientists say

Specimen found in South Africa was widely thought to be member of ape-like human ancestor family that lived nearly 2 million years ago

Politics

66 h. ago Little Foot hominin fossil may be new species of human ancestor

Australian researchers think the skeleton found in South Africa is not the same species as two found in the same South Africa cave system Little Foot, one of the world’s most complete hominin fossils, may be a new species of human ancestor, according to research that raises questions about our evolutionary past.Publicly unveiled in 2017, Little Foot is the most complete Australopithecus skeleton ever found. The foot bones that lend the fossil its name were first discovered in South Africa 1994, leading to a painstaking excavation over 20 years in the Sterkfontein cave system. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Saracens fall just short in South Africa as Sharks survive Champions Cup storm

Pool 1: Sharks 28-23 SaracensMuch-changed Sarries beaten in tough conditionsIt is a long way to go for just a point, but Saracens all but took the maximum against Sharks in biblical weather in Durban. Now that South Africa has been incorporated into the Champions Cup, these long trips are part and parcel. It meant Saracens changing 10 of their starting lineup. It meant Sharks changing 14 – and a head coach to boot.JP Pietersen, the former Springbok, stepped up to fill his new role this week when John Plumtree resigned after the Sharks’ heavy defeat in Toulouse on Sunday. One match, one win, his record now reads. For Sharks this was only a second win of the season. They were just about worth it, but still they must despair at finding any rhythm among a squad packed with Springboks. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago South Africa eases affirmative action regulations on Starlink and others that Musk said were racist

South Africa’s communications minister has ordered a policy change that allows Elon Musk's Starlink and other foreign-owned satellite internet providers to operate in the country without selling 30% of their local equity to Black or other non-white owners

Politics

4 d. ago Building under construction collapses on temple in South Africa, leaving 1 dead

Local authorities report that a multistory building under construction collapsed on a Hindu temple in Verulam, South Africa, killing at least one person and trapping several others

Events

4 d. ago Multiple people trapped as building collapse in South Africa leaves one dead

A multistory building that was under construction collapsed on a temple below it, authorities said

Events

4 d. ago Attacks by insurgents in Mozambique are compounding a displacement crisis, especially for children

Jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique have launched new attacks in recent weeks, beheading civilians, burning villages and leaving children orphaned and forced to seek help alone

Events

5 d. ago Chess: Magnus Carlsen wins Freestyle Tour title despite defeat in final event

Norway’s world No 1, 35, lost 0.5-1.5 to the US veteran Levon Aronian, 43, in Cape Town but was already sure of overall victory and a prize of around $500kNorway’s world No 1, Magnus Carlsen, was shocked by a 0.5-1.5 loss to the US veteran Levon Aronian in Thursday’s final of the Freestyle Grand Slam Tour in Cape Town, but still finished the overall winner of the five-event Tour.Freestyle chess is also known as Fischer Random and Chess 960. Pieces start randomly placed on the two back rows, thus drastically limiting opening preparation. Its 2025 season, with a Tour financed mainly by a $12m investment from the venture firm Left Lane Capital, has featured tournaments in Weissenhaus, Karlsruhe, Paris and Las Vegas before the final in South Africa. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago This popular winter sun destination is set to open a new £350m airport

The aviation hub aims to serve more than five million annual passengers by 2050

Economics

6 d. ago Springboks lock Eben Etzebeth apologises for eye gouge after ban — but says it was ‘never intentional’

The South Africa veteran received a 12-match ban after his sending off against Wales

Politics

7 d. ago Anglo American secures shareholder backing for £37.5 billion Teck merger

The deal will create one of the world’s largest copper producers, with the combined group becoming Anglo Teck.

Economics

7 d. ago Ant and Dec let slip when all stars I'm A Celebrity South Africa returns

Ant and Dec have hinted when I'm A Celebrity: South Africa will return after posting on social media following the main series finale, with the hosts previously promising the All Stars format will be harder than ever

Politics

8 d. ago False claims Afrikaners are persecuted threaten South Africa’s sovereignty, says president

Cyril Ramaphosa says theories, promoted by Donald Trump, ‘conveniently align with wider notions of white supremacy’White supremacist ideology and false claims that South Africa’s Afrikaner minority is being racially persecuted pose a threat to the country’s sovereignty and national security, the country’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has warned.Since taking office for his second US presidential term in January, Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed without evidence that South Africa’s government is seizing land and encouraging violence against white farmers. Continue reading...

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