In 1983, archaeologists were excavating a cave in South Africa when they came across a strange-looking femur bone. It dated [ ...

"The syndicates saw this as an opportunity of making something viral… telling a wide as possible public: 'We have this super-strange looking thing that comes from the African continent','" Van Wyk ...

Full squad lists, as they are announced, for the 2025 Champions Trophy. Rwanda says South Africa is in “no position to take on the role of a peacemaker or mediator” in DR Congo. Duduzile Zuma ...

WEST AFRICA has long been a source of booze. In Yoruba mythology Obatala, a deity sent to create humans, stumbled on palm wine and fell into a drunken slumber before completing the task.

South African rescuers ended their attempts on Thursday to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a police siege, as a local volunteer described the horror ...

At least 78 dead bodies have been retrieved from a discontinued gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies for months, in what trade unions called a “horrific ...

Although popular with tourists from neighbouring South Africa, British travellers have regarded Mozambique as a left-field holiday option for many years. Terrorist activity in the north of the ...

Electricity fuels modern progress—it powers hospitals and schools, enables businesses, and connects us to the world. Yet, for 600 million people in Africa, this right remains out of reach. They lack ...

Wang’s visits to Namibia, the Republic of Congo, Chad, and Nigeria set the tone for key African aspirations for relations with China in 2025. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left ...