Life This library is paving the way to lower carbon architecture The design of the Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library is based on a 2,000-year-old building technique. 07/02/2021
no comment Cape Town residents break beach ban to protest COVID lockdown South Africa has reported more than 43,000 deaths due to COVID-19. 31/01/2021
no comment Tensions rise in South Africa over farm killing A tense standoff between white farmers and black activists gripped the South African town of Senekal on Friday. 16/10/2020
no comment South African bikers protest against attacks on farmers Thousands of bikers from all over South Africa gathered around Pretoria to deliver roses and crosses attached with letters to stop farm murders and racism. 29/08/2020
South Africa Hospital train reaches South Africa's more remote COVID-19 patients The country accounts for around a quarter of all Africa's COVID-19 cases. 13/06/2020
Places Wildlife in South Africa needs protection more than ever before Rangers are on duty day and night as the lockdown may lead to a surge in poaching. 01/05/2020
no comment Food parcels given to those unable to work amid Johannesburg lockdown Those receiving the essential packages included self-employed waste pickers who scour the city's rubbish for recyclables and are paid for the amount they collect. 13/04/2020
Places A modern-day Noah's Ark is being built on South Africa's coast The world's biggest conservation project to date has ambitions of biblical proportions. 18/03/2020
no comment Watch: Huge bank tower demolished in Johannesburg A 355ft tall building, damaged in a fatal fire last year, was successfully demolished, sending a massive cloud of rubble into the air. 24/11/2019
no comment Orphanage's tall order as it helps care for abandoned baby giraffe The two-day-old giraffe was found in a comatose state and taken to a rhino orphanage, which is helping him recover. 23/11/2019
focus South Africa’s €90 billion investment drive Over 1,700 people from 22 countries converged at the second inaugural South Africa Investment Conference in Johannesburg. The gathering that was part of the president’s push to improve Africa’s second largest economy and deal with the 29.1% unemployment rate. 13/11/2019
no comment Triumphant Springboks return home to celebrate Rugby World Cup win The captain of South Africa's national rugby team returned to his hometown with his teammates for the first time since they won the World Cup in Japan. 11/11/2019
no comment South African rugby fans celebrate World Cup victory South Africans celebrated the Springboks' victory over England in the Rugby World Cup. Led by the team's first black captain Siya Kolisi, South Africa swept to a record-tying third World Cup title by overpowering England in a 32-12 win. 02/11/2019
no comment Refugees and police clash at Cape Town protest against xenophobia Around 100 people were arrested on October 30 as part of an operation to disperse a group of refugees and asylum seekers who had staged a prolonged sit-in near the United Nations refugee agency in Cape Town. 30/10/2019
no comment Meghan and Harry show off their dance moves on South African tour Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were seen dancing with a group of performers in Nyanga Township as they kicked off their Africa tour on Monday (September 23) 23/09/2019
South Africa Watch: Disabled artist dances with the stars in South Africa Musa Motha's leg was amputated when he was 11-years-old, after being diagnosed with cancer. Now he is a lead dancer in 'Cion: Requiem of Ravel's Bolero.' 23/09/2019
no comment South Africans get the bug: Cape Town eatery serves insect-only meals Tasting grilled scorpion and a bowl of crunchy insects mixed with garlic and spices on a trip to Thailand four years ago "grossed out" chef Mario Barnard but also helped inspire him to experiment and open South Africa's first pop-up restaurant serving insect-only meals. 03/09/2019
no comment Vets go to huge lengths to save injured and endangered black rhino Vets go to huge lengths to save injured and endangered black rhino 31/07/2019
no comment Barking up the right tree: Police dog gets praise for his performance A Cape Town police dog has received a special medal on Wednesday for his exemplary service to the force. 11/07/2019