A South African monarch, the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has expressed outrage at the scrapping of caning in schools claiming that using the rod on children would "make learners perform well".
More than two million birds have died or have been culled since an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza - or bird flu - was confirmed in the Western Cape in August, Economic Opportunities MEC Alan Winde said on Monday.
South Africa’s Statistics institution (StatsSA) has released its latest victims of crime survey which revealed that sexual offences, including rape, increased by 117% over the past 12 months.
South Africa’s rand firmed against the dollar in early trade on Friday as data showed private sector credit demand growth rose in August, with focus on more economic data due later in the day that could provide further clues on the health of the economy.
Thousands of South Africans from the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Wednesday marched across various cities as part of a nationwide strike against corruption and President Jacob Zuma.
Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers.
The apartments have been constructed to...
Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered.
The significant number of recoveries means the country now...
Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million.
Moyo is accused of illegally...
