Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning'
A study shows that a twice-yearly shot was 100% effective in preventing new HIV infections in women in Africa
July 24, 2024A study shows that a twice-yearly shot was 100% effective in preventing new HIV infections in women in Africa
July 24, 2024Fast-fashion giant Shein, known for its $5 tops and $10 dresses, will open a pop-up store in Johannesburg, South Africa in August as the online retailer aims to expand its
July 24, 2024South Africa, the world's 14th biggest carbon emitter, has made strong commitments to climate action but is moving too slowly to wean itself off coal and roll out
July 25, 2024Sibanye Stillwater will release half-year financial results on Sept. 12, two weeks later than scheduled, after a cyberattack on its IT system caused limited disruption to its global
July 25, 2024South Africa shocked New Zealand 14-7 on Thursday to earn an Olympic rugby sevens semi-final against France, while double-defending champions Fiji edged Ireland and
July 25, 2024South Africa’s Democratic Alliance is taking the African National Congress, the party it co-governs the country with, to court over a preelection speech given by President Cyril Ramaphosa
July 25, 2024South Africa has appointed its first female chief justice
July 25, 2024South African police say they have arrested 95 Libyan nationals on suspicion of receiving training at a secret military camp in the north of the country
July 26, 2024Barry Steenkamp, the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman who was fatally shot by Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius, has died
September 15, 2023New court documents show Oscar Pistorius was eligible for parole in March under South African law
September 20, 2023Three South African navy personnel have died and a senior officer is in critical condition after seven crew members of a submarine were swept off its deck and out to sea by big waves
September 21, 2023Nelson Mandela's granddaughter Zoleka has died at age 43
September 26, 2023South Africa’s overall mining profits slipped by more than $5 billion in the last financial year
October 04, 2023South African authorities say they have conducted raids across five provinces to break up a coal-smuggling syndicate blamed for stealing more than $26 million in coal, degrading state-owned power plants and contributing to an electricity crisis
October 12, 2023U.S. ecommerce firm Amazon said on Tuesday it would launch its online shopping service in South Africa in 2024, entering a market dominated by Naspers' TakeAlot.
April 26, 2024New Zealand and South Africa will contest Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final and bring one of sport’s most intense rivalries to the ultimate stage for the first time in nearly 30 years
October 23, 2023Hundreds of miners who spent three days underground because of a union dispute have left a gold mine in South Africa
October 25, 2023An inquiry has opened into an apartment building fire that killed at least 76 people in South Africa in August and laid bare the deep problems of poverty and neglect in parts of Africa’s richest city
October 26, 2023South Africa will host the annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum in Johannesburg from Nov 2-4 to discuss the United States' flagship trade programme for
April 26, 2024Charlize Theron remembers the moment her role in philanthropy clicked into place
November 02, 2023Thousands of children in South Africa's poorest and most remote rural communities still face a miles-long walk to school, nearly 30 years after the country ushered in democratic change
November 12, 2023South African abalone, a curious fist-sized sea snail, is a highly prized morsel in East Asia and the unwitting instigator of 30 years of trouble for fishing communities along Africa’s southern coast
November 20, 2023Oscar Pistorius will have a second chance at parole at a hearing on Friday after he was wrongly ruled ineligible for early release from prison in March
November 20, 2023A majority of South African lawmakers have voted in favor of a motion calling for the closure of the Israeli embassy and the cutting of diplomatic ties until Israel agrees to a cease-fire in Gaza
November 21, 2023A South African company will make vaginal rings that protect against HIV, which AIDS experts say should eventually make them cheaper and more readily available
November 29, 2023