The Latest Breaking News from South Africa

De Jager will miss the remainder of South Africa’s Quilter Nations Series campaign

Astronomers at South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope have detected the first radio waves coming from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. But while this sounds suspiciously like alien activity, it is actually further proof of its completely natural origins.

The daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, has appeared in court for her trial on charges of incitement to cause terrorism

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has pleaded not guilty to charges of inciting violence

The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) celebrates 20 years of observing the sky. SALT is the largest optical telescope in the southern hemisphere. It’s been steadily revealing new science knowledge, ranging from the discovery of planets outside our solar system to understanding the unusual physics around black holes. It’s also…

Victory in Paris with 14 men showed what the world champions can still do, leaving New Zealand and other rivals playing catchup

The Springboks survived Lood de Jager’s first-half red card to come back from a 14-6 deficit and blow away France

When BP and Shell sold the South African Petroleum Refinery (Sapref) in 2024 to the Central Energy Fund, a government entity, for R1 (or six US cents), environmental advocates warned that Sapref had not taken any steps to clean up pollution. Neither had it made reparations for harm inflicted on…

Cook Islands have booked their spot in a fourth Rugby League World Cup, turning it on to beat South Africa 58-6 in Sydney.