Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by Moscow to lessen Western influence on the continent.

By Siyabonga Sishi and Nellie Peyton STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - South African rescuers were making final efforts on Thursday to ascertain whether anyone was left in an illegal gold mine deep underground where at least 78 people died during a police siege,

South African authorities have come under intense scrutiny for their response after civic groups said hundreds of miners have been trapped deep in an abandoned gold mine for months.

Illegal mining is common in parts of gold-rich South Africa. Typically, undocumented miners known as zama zamas - from an isiZulu expression for "taking a chance" - move into mines abandoned by commercial miners and seek to extract whatever is left. Some are under the control of violent criminal gangs.

South Africa is making significant progress in its journey to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix by 2026, by inviting potential host venues to showcase their suitabili

At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies for months, in what trade unions called a "horrific" crackdown on desperate people trying to eke out a living.

Carmakers in South Africa are imploring the local unit of ArcelorMittal SA and the country’s trade minister to work together to delay the planned closure of steel mills this month.

South Africa can learn from El Salvador, which changed from the “murder capital of the world” to having one of the lowest murder rates globally.

The first match of the third edition of SA20 was played between Sunrisers Eastern Cape and MI Cape Town at St George's Park in Gqeberha on January 9.

When one thinks of Cold War-era main battle tanks that remain in service in the present day, chances are the American-made M1 Abrams comes immediately to mind, along with the Russian-made T-72, the British-built Challenger,

The mayor, first elected to the city council in 2017, claimed to WSB-TV the criticism is “a smear campaign” motivated by politics.