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Scientists say Africa is slowly splitting in two due to molten rock pulses beneath Ethiopia, potentially forming a new ocean ...

South Africa tasted long-awaited success with victory in the World Test Championship final against Australia earlier this ...

The Zambian government has won a last-minute court order stopping the private burial of former President Edgar Lungu in South ...

On Africa's dry western tip, Mauritania has become an unlikely staging post for Ukraine's increasingly global struggle with ...

With several senior players rested, and Maharaj to lead, rising stars like Brevis, Breetzke and Pretorius eye key roles in ...

Rhythmic pulsing deep beneath landlocked east Africa is literally tearing the continent apart. But while the effects won’t ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has come out in defence of the country's transformation laws, but many South Africans argued that ...

South Africa achieved its first back-to-back primary budget surplus in 16 years, signaling its commitment to fiscal ...

The NBA wants Duke's Khaman Maluach to be a model for African prospects. But his home country is having visas revoked by ...

Nelson Mandela not only put his reputation on the line but spent significant political capital actively supporting the ...

The US didn’t send a representative to a Group of 20 preparatory meeting in South Africa for the first time since Pretoria ...