South Africa

South Africa

'Travel apartheid': UN chief slams curbs on southern Africa

Restrictions have been placed on flights from southern African nations after the detection of the COVID variant Omicron.

02/12/2021

Earth News

Shell plans underwater explosions during peak whale mating season

South Africa’s ‘Wild Coast’ whales are being threatened by new oil and gas exploration.

01/12/2021

Health news

Omicron variant poses 'very high' global risk, WHO says

The World Health Organization says the new Omicron strain of COVID-19 poses a 'very high' risk, but that much is still unknown about it. Here's what we know so far.

29/11/2021

Travel News

South Africa slams travel bans over Omicron variant as 'unjustified'

South Africa's health minister says the travel bans over the new Omicron variant first detected in his country are "draconian", "unjustified," and contrary to WHO guidance.

28/11/2021

Travel News

Travellers ‘bewildered’ by sudden ban on South Africa flights

After the sudden red-listing of ten southern African nations, visitors have a short and expensive window in which to leave.

26/11/2021

Travel News

UK travel changes: Testing, quarantine and a red list addition

The Omicron variant is believed to be the worst strain of COVID-19 yet, with scientists fearing it is more transmissible.

25/11/2021

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Santa Paws: South African canines sled on sandy beaches

Every Saturday, locals and tourists alike are treated to the scene of a team of huskies pulling a sled along the white sands of Muizenberg beach, getting a dose of much-needed exercise just outside of Cape Town.

15/11/2021

Nature

Meet the endurance athlete who ran 2150 km for rhino conservation

This South African ultra runner completed 102 consecutive half marathons in the battle against rhino poaching

12/11/2021

South Africa

South Africa's last apartheid president de Klerk dies aged 85

South Africa's last apartheid president de Klerk dies aged 85

11/11/2021

Destinations

Why you should visit 'the city with 320 days of sunshine' in 2022

South Africa’s second largest city, Durban, is famous for its beaches, bunny chows and rich cultural history.

11/11/2021

Moments

Help save South Africa’s wild rhinos on this conservation safari

This South African holiday lodge offers guests the opportunity to walk in the footsteps of rhino conservationists.

06/11/2021

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South Africa celebrates Desmond Tutu's 90th birthday

Desmond Tutu, South Africa's anti-apartheid icon and Nobel peace laureate, marks his 90th birthday with a rare public appearance.

07/10/2021

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Rare snowfall in South Africa caused by a cold front

People enjoy the snow after unusually heavy snowfalls in the mountains and highlands close to the town of Ceres, about 180km from Cape Town

30/08/2021

South Africa

Success for South African truffle grower after years of trial & error

South Africa's top truffle grower and supplier, the Miros family, created a joint venture to plant truffles with other farmers.

06/08/2021

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Clashes as looters make a last ditch effort to empty Durban warehouse storing alcohol

Police in the South African city of Durban fire rubber bullets, tear gas, and stun grenades at alleged looters to prevent them people from stealing what's left at a warehouse - which stores a large quantity of alcohol

17/07/2021

South Africa

South Africa combats unrest after ex-leader Jacob Zuma's imprisonment

Dozens have died and more than 1,200 have been arrested amid weeklong unrest and looting sparked by the jailing last week of ex-President Jacob Zuma.

14/07/2021

South Africa

South Africa: Military personnel deployed to end looting and riots

At least 72 people have been killed and up to 1500 injured as people riot in South Africa following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma.

14/07/2021

South Africa

'It is undermining everything': Dozens dead in South Africa riots

The unrest follows the jailing of former president, Jacob Zuma, on corruption charges.

13/07/2021

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Tense scenes in ransacked South Africa supermarket

South Africa remained tense on Tuesday, with police and the military struggling to quell the violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces and at least 32 people confirmed killed in the unrest.

13/07/2021

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SA police fire rubber bullets at Jabulani crowds

South African police said on Monday shops and businesses have been looted and vandalised during rioting that broke out following the imprisonment of South Africa's former President, Jacob Zuma.

12/07/2021

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South Africa: violence and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Johannesburg

Dozens of people have been arrested after violence and looting erupted in South Africa. Unrest centred on KwaZulu-Natal, where ex-president Jacob Zuma is in jail, and in the economic capital Johannesburg.

12/07/2021

South Africa

Former president of South Africa Jacob Zuma hands himself in to police

The former president of South Africa faces 15 months behind bars for defying a court order for him to testify before a judicial commission investigating corruption allegations.

07/07/2021

South Africa

South Africa's Jacob Zuma has been given a jail term

Zuma failed to show up for a hearing on corruption charges stemming from his time as leader.

29/06/2021

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Soweto skateboarders speed down iconic street to celebrate Youth Day

Dozens of skateboards take over Vilakazi street in Soweto to celebrate Youth Day, the South African public holiday marking the anniversary of the Soweto uprising in 1976.

16/06/2021

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Crews work to extinguish wildfire on Table Mountain

Fire crews worked for a third day to extinguish a wildfire on the slopes of Cape Town's Table Mountain on Tuesday, as the city came to terms with what officials have described as one of the area's worst blazes in years

20/04/2021

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | Growing up with absent fathers in the ghost of apartheid

What are the different forms of masculinity that live in South Africa nowadays? And what are the common challenges that overcome the heritage of segregation and apartheid? Join us in our latest #CryLikeABoy podcast episode.

01/04/2021