January 17, 2025 • In South Africa a months long standoff between police and illegal miners in an abandoned gold mine comes to end, with close to 80 found dead in grim recovery operation.

South Africa mine rescue ends, anger rises over 78 deaths in police siege Africacategory· January 16, 2025 South Africa's rand was unchanged on Wednesday ahead of an interest rate decision by the ...

After independence, internal divisions between the wealthier north and less-developed south triggered decades of violent conflict, including two civil wars. The second Sudanese civil war ...

South Africa 615 (Rickelton, Bavuma 106, Verreynne 100, Abbas 3-94) and 61 for no loss (Bedingham 47*) beat Pakistan 194 (Babar 58, Rabada 3-55) and 478 (Masood 145, Babar 81, Rabada 3-115 ...

The amendments to the text of the Constitution were inserted in the original text by staff of the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), as Parliament does not publish updated ...

A girl holds a portrait of U.S. President Jimmy Carter in a market in Lagos, Nigeria, March 31, 1978, the day of his arrival for a state visit, the first to Africa by an American president. (AP ...

But she stopped short of saying BRICS (consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates) can fill the void.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Firefighters are currently on the scene of a barn fire south of Laingsburg. The barn is located in the area of 8723 W Britton Road. 6 News arrived on the scene at around ...

This move follows broader trends across West Africa, with nations like Senegal and Chad also reevaluating their defence partnerships and asserting greater sovereignty. In a televised year-end ...

The second day of the Africa Eco Race unfolded, linking Tarda to Tagounite, covering a distance of 358 km. Competitors faced typical Southern Moroccan tracks, combining rocky sections with sand.

South Africa's newly formed coalition between the opposition DA and the ANC is under pressure to achieve reformsImage: South African GCIS/AP/picture alliance "Overall, progress has been made and ...

The troops are expected to leave Ivory Coast this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa, fast loses influence there. By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Ivory Coast has ...