South Africa stun South Korea to reach World Cup knockouts for the first time
Bafana Bafana, playing in the tournament for the first time since they hosted it in 2010, have reached the round of 32.
World
aljazeera.com
25.06.2026
South Africa’s former boxing champion Tete shot dead outside home
South Africa's former boxing champion Tete shot dead outside home
World
aljazeera.com
23.08.2026
Zolani Tete dies at 38: Former world champion found dead after shooting at his home in South Africa
Tete held titles at junior bantamweight and bantamweight in his 34-fight pro career
Sport
cbssports.com
23.08.2026
Jordan double stuns South Africa as New Zealand clinch statement victory
First Test: South Africa 16-33 New ZealandAll Blacks score five tries against world championsAs first courses go, this was a delicious appetiser to a series that looks set to live up to its billing. F
Sport
theguardian.com
22.08.2026
Former world champion boxer Zolani Tete shot and killed in South Africa
Zolani Tete, who held WBF flyweight and WBO bantamweight world titles, killed at his home in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
World
aljazeera.com
22.08.2026
Corruption charges dropped against South Africa's police intelligence boss
Officials had faced charges over the appointment of a civilian to a top post within crime intelligence.
World
bbc.co.uk
21.08.2026
Two Mexicans arrested as police uncover big meth lab on South African farm
The overnight raid of the multi-million dollar drug operation took place near the border with Zimbabwe.
World
bbc.co.uk
21.08.2026
South Africa's ANC faces voter backlash
Anti-migrant violence, economic stagnation and corruption allegations are eroding support for South Africa's ruling ANC ahead of local elections in November, opening the door to new coalition possibil
World
dw.com
20.08.2026
Azerbaijan's MFA expressed its condolences to the Republic of South Africa
Azerbaijan
apa.az
20.08.2026
'I was born in South Africa', says beauty queen facing legal bid to deport her
Chidimma Adetshina is challenging efforts to have her deported from South Africa, which she says is her home.
World
bbc.co.uk
19.08.2026
South Africa to Australia: Why coal profits are surging during Iran war
Coal companies are reporting a huge rise in profits, but analysts say global clean energy transition is still on track.
World
aljazeera.com
19.08.2026
Bryson DeChambeau to play in Gary Player's DP World Tour event in South Africa amid LIV Golf uncertainty
As DeChambeau gets set to become a free agent, he's committed to a DP World Tour event in South Africa in December
Sport
cbssports.com
18.08.2026
After commercial whaling nearly erased them, blue and fin whales are slowly reclaiming the southeast Atlantic
More than 40 years after the end of commercial whaling, new research reveals a recent increase in sightings of the world's two largest whale species in the southeastern Atlantic. The findings, publish
Science
phys.org
15.08.2026
South Africa end Nigeria’s Women’s World Cup hope, Ghana beat Ivory Coast
South Africa and Ghana claim Africa's two FIFA Intercontinental Playoff spots as Nigeria and Ivory Coast go out.
World
aljazeera.com
14.08.2026
Nigeria to miss Women's World Cup after South Africa and Ghana win play-offs
South Africa and Ghana progress to an inter-confederation qualifier for the 2027 Women's World Cup, but Nigeria will miss the tournament for the first time.
Sport
bbc.co.uk
14.08.2026
South Africa mine collapse kills 14 suspected illegal miners
At least 14 suspected illegal miners were killed and eight injured when a mine dump collapsed in South Africa.
World
aljazeera.com
11.08.2026
Late snow blankets parts of southern Africa as winter nears its end
Late-season snow hits South Africa and Lesotho as the Northern Hemisphere swelters in heat and wildfires.
World
aljazeera.com
11.08.2026
Evidence that South African special forces murdered top detective shared with BBC
Frans Mathipa was shot while driving - we got access to the prosecution case against eight accused men.
World
bbc.co.uk
10.08.2026
South Africa plans new rules on ex-leaders' foreign trips after Zuma's visit to India
Jacob Zuma was pictured with a businessmen allegedly at the heart of a corruption scandal in South Africa
World
bbc.co.uk
05.08.2026
I left my wife and twins behind - why this Nigerian man fled South Africa
Nigerian Richard Itoro is one of tens of thousands who have abandoned their lives in South Africa.
World
bbc.co.uk
04.08.2026