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South African rugby player found dead in French hotel ahead of Champions Cup debut

A South African rugby player for the Lions team was found dead at a hotel in France Friday on the eve of a European Champions Cup game with ​La ‌Rochelle, local media reported. The player's identity h

World france24.com 16.10.2026

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

Some of the 200 patients were found with "sores all over their bodies" and in overcrowded rooms.

World bbc.co.uk 16.10.2026

South African striker swaps Sunday league for Champions League

A former student from Rotherham has climbed the football ladder from the bottom up.

Sport bbc.co.uk 14.10.2026

South Africa’s Cash Rebate Bounces Back, African Verticals Lift Off and AI at a Crossroads: 10 Takeaways From the Durban FilmMart

The Durban FilmMart wrapped its 17th edition on Oct. 12 with a boisterous awards ceremony that offered a fitting exclamation point to a four-day event whose rousing turn-out — with more than 1,100 ind

Culture variety.com 13.10.2026

South Africa vs Australia - First Test day five highlights

Highlights from day five of the first Test between South Africa and Australia.

Sport skysports.com 13.10.2026

South Africa suspends asylum applications amid renewed anti-immigrant protests

Tensions have flared in South Africa after a court ruling prompted the government to open its application system to all foreign nationals, regardless of their legal status. Despite applications remain

World france24.com 13.10.2026

Josh Hazlewood reminds Australia of his worth with 6-49 to see off South Africa

After every stunning Scott Boland performance of recent years, many of them in place of an injured Josh Hazlewood, a reasonable question does the rounds: why isn’t Boland the automatic pick in the Tes

Sport theguardian.com 13.10.2026

Did Industrialization Gut Our Microbiomes? A New Study on Rural Foraging Communities in South America and Africa Hints the Answer Is Yes

Two groups—the Tsimane forager-horticulturists in Bolivia and the Hadza hunter-gatherers in Tanzania—remarkably share more than 1,200 gut microbe species. However, around 60 percent of them are rare o

Journal smithsonianmag.com 13.10.2026

Australia bowl out South Africa to win first Test in Durban

Hazlewood's 6-49 ⁠⁠helped the visitors clean up the South African batting, securing the win before tea on day five.

World aljazeera.com 13.10.2026

Hazlewood fires Australia to convincing first-Test win over South Africa

Australia clinched a convincing 214-run win over South Africa in the first Test of their three-match series to take a 1-0 lead.

Sport skysports.com 13.10.2026

South Africa deputy police chief resigns amid sex offence charges

Shadrack Sibiya, who is in prison after his arrest last month, denies corruption, rape and child grooming allegations.

World aljazeera.com 12.10.2026

How South Africa Rescued Its Rebate and Pulled the Industry Back From the Brink: We’re ‘Back in Business’

The long nightmare might be over for South African producers, whose industry has been crippled for more than two years by the paralysis of a rebate program that for all intents and purposes had ceased

Culture variety.com 12.10.2026

Renshaw’s heroics leave South Africa reeling as Australia close on first Test victory

What a few days it has been in the life of Matt Renshaw. His comeback to the Test team had consisted of one innings, edged to slip for eight, before he made the trip to South Africa, where his job as

Sport theguardian.com 12.10.2026

South Africa's deputy police chief resigns after being charged with sexual offences

Shadrack Sibiya had denied grooming a 16-year-old and raping an 18-year-old.

World bbc.co.uk 12.10.2026

South Africa v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day four – live

Follow updates from the match at KingsmeadAny thoughts? Get in touch with an email10th over, Australia 71-1 (Maddinson 48, Labuschagne 5) The Maddo Express keeps rolling, loaded heavy with receipts. S

Sport theguardian.com 12.10.2026

South Africa v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day three – live

Follow updates from Kingsmead Cricket GroundStart time is 9.30am local/6.30pm AEDT | Email Jim12th over: South Africa 37-1 (Markram 24, Bedingham 13) Beautiful batting from Markram. Hazlewood was frac

Sport theguardian.com 11.10.2026

Zimbabwe's dinosaurs were different from South Africa's: New species offers clues

Africa boasts up to 25% of Earth's animal and plant species. This diversity is driven by varied habitats: harsh deserts, vast grasslands, dense forests, towering mountains, lush coastlines and teeming

Science phys.org 11.10.2026

South Africa: Anti-migrant unrest flares in Durban

Police in Durban were battling a fresh wave of anti-migrant unrest. Shops were looted, homes were torched and foreign nationals were targeted as crowds took to the streets for a second day. The violen

World france24.com 10.10.2026

How a South African billionaire is turning a corner of Somerset into ‘one man’s estate’

Koos Bekker’s Newt estate encompasses luxury hotels, pubs and high street business, with local concerns including floodingWhen South African billionaire Koos Bekker bought an old country estate in a s

World theguardian.com 10.10.2026

South African judge awarded Nobel Peace Prize

In tonight's programme, South African judge and human rights champion Navi Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Also in Kenya health officials in Nairobi are still racing to track dozens of

World france24.com 09.10.2026