The Latest Breaking News from South Africa

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has signed a deal with South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare to produce human insulin specifically for diabetes patients in Africa where there is a dire need for the life-saving treatment

Victory over the Springboks could seal a World Cup quarter-final place for Ireland.

It is India’s policy ‘mantras’ of multilateralism, multipolarity and the “middle way” that won the day at the G-20 summit

Eben Etzebeth is fit to face Ireland and has been included in a power-laden South Africa side for the pivotal Pool B match on Saturday

The Springboks have opted for just one back on the bench for Saturday’s decisive Pool B fixture

All 33 members of Andy Farrell’s squad trained on Tuesday.

Fresh efforts are being made to increase the share of black ownership in South Africa’s agricultural sector. This follows decades of missteps and badly designed interventions that have failed to significantly change the ownership patterns in the sector.

Fossilised urine from a small African mammal helps us understand past environments

How has the second weekend of fixtures affected our rankings?

A series of powerful tidal surges battered coastal areas in South Africa’s Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces over the weekend of 16 September. One person died; cars, homes and businesses were damaged. The Conversation Africa asked Jasper Knight, a geoscientist who researches coastal processes, to explain what happened.

Karne Hesketh’s 84th-minute try sealed a staggering victory.