An accident at a platinum mine in South Africa has killed 11 workers and injured 75, the mine's operator says.
Impala Platinum chief executive Nico Muller described it as the "darkest day" in the the company's history.
The mining firm said...
Ghana's High Commissioner to South Africa, Charles Owiredu, has announced the safe release of the Church of Pentecost Deacon who was kidnapped in Johannesburg.
The news of the deacon's freedom brings relief to the Ghanaian community in South Africa and...
The governments of Ghana and South Africa have signed a visa waiver agreement for holders of ordinary passports, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana announced in a press release today.
The agreement takes effect on November...
A mass shooting in South Africa left six people dead and four wounded when three men entered the yard of a home and opened fire, police said Wednesday.
The shootings happened Tuesday night in the township of Kwanobuhle near the...
South African athlete Caster Semenya won her legal battle against Switzerland on Tuesday when the European Court of Human Rights ruled that she had been the victim of discrimination.
The 32-year-old runner brought her case against Switzerland's supreme court after...
MTN South Africa is set to deploy a 4.5MW multi-technology energy production facility at its head office in Johannesburg that will keep the facility running during load shedding.
The company said it is in the process of becoming a “standalone independent...
Pistorius, a multiple Paralympic champion who made history by running against able-bodied athletes at the 2012 Olympics, was convicted of murder for the Valentine’s Day 2013 shooting of Ms Steenkamp, 29, at his home.
The 36-year-old claims he shot Ms...
South Africa's economic activity as measured by GDP growth fell 1.3% in the last quarter of 2022, dropping below its pre-pandemic level due to record power cuts, official figures showed Tuesday.
"After recovering in the third quarter of 2022, South...
A group of US senators, accompanied by 75-year-old star British singer Elton John, were visiting South Africa to mark 20 years since the launch of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR.
PEPFAR was launched in February 2003...
South Africa is facing a major electricity crisis, sometimes with no power for almost six hours a day. It is also affecting small business owners struggling to survive and forced to make hard choices.
"We can run the store which...
