South Africa

South African Human Rights Champion Navi Pillay Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize 3 min read

South African Human Rights Champion Navi Pillay Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

Stephanie Nworah 3 weeks ago

Former United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her lifelong commitment to justice, peace, and...

South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa says government will do more to protect women/Photo: Getty

South Africa Unveils New Measures Against Gender-Based Violence After String of Femicides Sparks National Outrage 2 min read

South Africa Unveils New Measures Against Gender-Based Violence After String of Femicides Sparks National Outrage

Stephen James 1 month ago

South Africa’s president has vowed tougher action against gender-based violence after at least 11 women were killed in Ekurhuleni. President Cyril Ramaphosa set out...

A police officer stands at the scene of a mass shooting at a house party in KwaMakhutha, a township south of Durban, South Africa, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. /Photo: AP

At Least 27 Dead in Two Separate Mass Shootings in South Africa 2 min read

At Least 27 Dead in Two Separate Mass Shootings in South Africa

Natasha Taylor 1 month ago

Two mass shootings near Johannesburg and Cape Town have killed at least 27, deepening fears over South Africa’s violent crime. Police reported on Sunday...

President Cyril Ramaphosa was a key part of the BRICS Summit in India/Photo: Getty

South African President Cytril Ramaphosa Falls Sicks After BRICS Summit 2 min read

South African President Cytril Ramaphosa Falls Sicks After BRICS Summit

Natasha Taylor 1 month ago

South Africa’s presidency and deputy presidency are both temporarily out of action, raising questions just weeks before crucial local elections. South African President Cyril...

Jayden Adams won the CAF Champions League with Mamelodi Sundowns in 2026/Getty

South Africa World Cup Star Jayden Adams Dies Aged 25 3 min read

South Africa World Cup Star Jayden Adams Dies Aged 25

Stephanie Nworah 4 months ago

Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns are mourning the sudden death of World Cup midfielder Jayden Adams, who was just 25. Jayden Adams, South Africa...

Members of South Africa's traditional Zulu warrior corps, the Amabutho, carried the national flag as they marched in Durban on June 30, 2026, joining a demonstration organized by the "March and March" movement. The protest coincided with a deadline that citizen-led groups had unilaterally set for undocumented foreign nationals to leave the country/AP

South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Deadline Triggers Unrest And Mass Exodus Fears 4 min read

South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Deadline Triggers Unrest And Mass Exodus Fears

Natasha Taylor 4 months ago

Police deployed heavily across affected areas to head off violence and looting from xenophobic mobs, as hundreds of foreign nationals sought shelter in multiple...

Members of civil society and human rights groups took to the streets of Pretoria, South Africa, on April 28, 2026, brandishing placards during a march that urged the government to take firmer steps in tackling illegal immigration. (Photo: REUTERS/Ihsaan Haffejee/File Photo)

“We’re frustrated, stranded here without shelter, food,” Nigerians Protest Delayed Repatriation Flights In South Africa 3 min read

“We’re frustrated, stranded here without shelter, food,” Nigerians Protest Delayed Repatriation Flights In South Africa

Stephanie Nworah 4 months ago

Nigerians in South Africa are calling out the government for failing to fulfill it’s repatriation promise. Hundreds of Nigerians in South Africa took to...

Malema will appeal the five-year prison sentence/Reuters

Why South Africa’s Julius Malema Was Sentenced To Five Years In Prison 2 min read

Why South Africa’s Julius Malema Was Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

Natasha Taylor 7 months ago

South Africa’s most firebrand opposition leader Malema faces an uncertain political future, though he remains free pending appeal. South African opposition politician Julius Malema...