The Latest Breaking News from South Africa

The UK government’s announcement of a new work visa option aimed at attracting top graduates has elicited some backlash because the list of eligible institutions features no universities from Africa, Latin America or South Asia. The Conversation Africa’s Nontobeko Mtshali asked Orla Quinlan, Director of Internationalisation at Rhodes University in…

South Africa’s history of discrimination, racial segregation and extralegal violence has influenced patterns of violence today. Colonial and apartheid governments ruled through violence and racial oppression. Whether through torture, corporal punishment or killings, black lives were deemed infinitely expendable.

Now that Rajesh and Atul Gupta have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), there is a great deal of speculation as to when the brothers may ultimately set foot on South African soil to face charges of money laundering and other financial crimes.

The Scarlets prop is included in a 34-strong squad

O'Connor has played just nine games of competitive rugby for the Scarlets

In an effort to even the playing field in terms of vaccine delivery and production, a collaboration between South African-based consortium Afrigen Biologics and Belgium-based Univercells Group was signed on Tuesday. The partnership will pave the way for the development of the first African-owned Covid-19 vaccine.

The retirements of stalwarts Katherine Brunt and Anya Shrubsole mean it’s a new-look England squad

KL Rahul on Monday shared a glimpse of his routine as he continues to recover from a groin injury after being ruled out of the South Africa and England series. Read more on Dynamite News:

BENGALURU: When India's fifth Test match against England at Old Trafford was cancelled last September, India were leading the series 2-1. They return to complete the series with a one-off Test match but in the intervening nine months there have been a lot of changes.

While Shrubsole brought her international career to an end a couple of months ago, Brunt announced her Test retirement last weekend.

There is a feast of international rugby on offer as northern hemisphere teams get back on tour: Wales head to South Africa, England face Australia and Ireland will meet the All Blacks