Seventeen killed in two mass shootings in South African town
Police hunting for suspects in attacks that took place in same neighbourhood in Eastern Cape province Seventeen people, including 15 women, have been killed in...
Category : South Africa
‘Thrown like a rag doll’: British tourist narrowly survives hippo attack in Zambia
Roland Cherry, from Warwickshire, sustained severe bite wounds after being mauled by animal during safari A man narrowly survived after being dragged to the bottom...
Eswatini opposition leader in critical condition after alleged poisoning
Mlungisi Makhanya stable in hospital in South Africa, where he was in exile from Africa’s last absolute monarchy The leader of Eswatini’s main opposition party...
South African farmer accused of killing two women and feeding them to pigs
Farm owner and two employees allegedly shot dead Locadia Ndlovu and Maria Makgatho after they trespassed A South African farmer and two of his employees...
Daughter of South Africa’s ex-president Zuma to be Eswatini king’s 16th wife
Engagement of Nomcebo Zuma, 21, to King Mswati, 56, confirmed at annual Umhlanga reed dance A daughter of the former South African president Jacob Zuma...
South African beauty queen crowned Miss Nigeria after nationality row
Chidimma Adetshina, whose father is Nigerian, had been competing in South African competition, but withdrew after a xenophobic backlash A former Miss South Africa contestant...
Minister seeks legal settlement in case of South Africa’s imperilled penguins
Dion George says avoiding extinction of African penguin is his objective, and settling case aimed at stopping fishing around major colonies will help South Africa’s...
Rapidly urbanising Africa to have six cities with populations above 10m by 2035
Youthful, growing cities expected to create wealth and opportunities but stretch public and utility services Six African cities will have more than 10 million people...
Miss South Africa contestant withdraws after mother is accused of identity theft
National government is investigating Chidimma Adetshina, who had faced a public furore over her citizenship A South African beauty pageant contestant has withdrawn from the...
Miss South Africa contest in turmoil as finalist’s mother accused of fraud
South African government joins row over Chidimma Adetshina’s heritage with suggestion mother may have committed identity theft South Africa’s national beauty pageant has been thrown...
