The Latest Breaking News from South Africa

300 jobs at risk as London-based firm moves Scottish Power contract to South Africa

MORE than 300 people are at risk of being made redundant after an outsourcing firm that handles customer support for Scottish Power unveiled plans…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 19, 2025

South Africa declares national disaster as flooding death toll rises to 92

South Africa's Eastern Cape provincial authorities say the death toll from recent floods has risen to 92

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025

Cradock Four: South Africa opens new inquiry into apartheid-era torture and killings

The case concerns four Black men who were abducted, tortured and killed 40 years ago this month by apartheid-era security forces in South Africa

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025

South Africa is at the heart of the HIV pandemic. What happens now the money has been cut?

With 12% of the population living with the virus, Trump’s sudden withdrawal of funding stands to undo decades of progress

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2025

Dehorning rhinos — to save them

Sawing off rhinos' horns is keeping these magnificent creatures alive. Is selling those horns the next step?

Salon · Jun 16, 2025

‘I don’t want my boy to be positive’: pregnant women face sky-high viral loads as cuts hit HIV care in Africa

As the withdrawal of US funding disrupts treatment and halts crucial research in South Africa, clinics fear the resurgence of mother-to-child transmission of the virus

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2025

The hillside memorial that sparked misinformation about South Africa’s farm killings

The South African government and experts who have studied farm killings have publicly denounced misinformation

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025

Rwanda adopts 70 South African white rhinos under rewilding initiative

Rwanda said on Tuesday that 70 white rhinos had been successfully relocated to the Great Lakes nation, after a journey of some 3,000 kilometres from South Africa.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 15, 2025

Bavuma’s brave team make giant leap for South African Test cricket

With their World Test Championship win, the Proteas have made a strong case for Tests to gain greater prominence at home

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2025

Australia get too clever and pay the price for batting order jumble

The failure of the top three meant the holders did not have enough runs when South Africa benefited from the Lord’s pitch flattening out

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2025