The Latest Breaking News from South Africa

Nigeria beat Morocco to claim WAFCON title and complete Mission X

Nigeria claim their tenth WAFCON title, ‘Mission X’, as they come from behind to beat Morocco 3-2 in Rabat.

Al Jazeera · Jul 26, 2025

LIV Golf Confirms New Venue For 2026 Season

After speculation that South Africa would be added to the LIV Golf League schedule, the circuit confirmed the news that Steyn City in Johannesburg will be the new venue

Golf Monthly · Jul 26, 2025

How do you bounce back from defeat in a first Lions Test? In 2009, our response was brutal

There are similarities between where we were in South Africa and the Wallabies going into the second Test – they simply have to show up

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2025

Nigeria guns for a 10th Wafcon title – but women’s football has never been more competitive

Whatever the outcome of the Women’s African Cup of Nations (Wafcon) final on Saturday in which Nigeria faces Morocco, the days of the west African nation’s sole dominance of women’s football in Africa has ended.

The Conversation · Jul 24, 2025

African sci-fi imagines new ways of living in climate-changed worlds

A new book called African Climate Futures explores how African science fiction is addressing climate change.

The Conversation · Jul 24, 2025

Salsify in Cape Town: The fine dining restaurant rewriting the South African food story

TOP TABLES: Recently ranked among the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, Salsify is making waves with indigenous ingredients, world-class technique and a chef who’s obsessed with flavour, writes Lilly Subbotin

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025

Microsoft Breach Widens Sixfold In Days—NIH, South Africa's Treasury Among 400 Hit: Chinese State Hackers Reportedly To Blame

The impact of the serious flaw in Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ:MSFT) SharePoint servers has reached more than 400 organizations worldwide.

Benzinga · Jul 24, 2025

Surprise results in search for South African lizard species that have been missing for decades

What happens when a species has not been seen by anyone for decades? Environmentalists think of these as “lost species”. We do not know if they’ve gone extinct, or if it’s simply that nobody has looked for them.

The Conversation · Jul 23, 2025

Breakfast With Mugabe: biting political drama finally arrives in South Africa

Unpacking the president of Zimbabwe’s psyche felt urgent in 2001 when he remained in violent power. But the play has found fresh relevance today

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025

West Indies turn to Lara and co after record Test low, but future looks bleak

Teams can rebound from abysmal innings yet, after their 27 all out against Australia, the Windies are losing hope

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025