Sources: BBC
The death toll from the flooding caused by a winter storm in the Eastern Cape of South Africa two weeks earlier increases to 101, with two children still missing. 2025-06-26
At least 260 miners are trapped after a collapse at the KDC gold mine near Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa. 2025-05-23
A tavern owner is killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting during a live music performance at a tavern in Marble Hall, Limpopo, South Africa. No arrests were made. 2025-04-19
South Africa postpones a plan to end COVID-19 contact tracing and suspend some quarantine measures in order to consider additional comments about the policy after the government received many inquiries about the plan. 2021-12-28
Brazil lifts an air travel restriction that prevented travel from the United Kingdom, South Africa and India due to the pandemic. Travellers from these countries can now enter Brazil after showing a negative COVID-19 test result. 2021-10-6
South Africa imposes an adjusted alert Level 4 for the next 14 days that includes a curfew from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., prohibition of alcohol sales and a ban on all social gatherings in order to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant. In addition, schools will also be closed beginning on June 30. 2021-06-28
Three miners are missing but dozens have been rescued following a gold mine collapse in South Africa. 2016-02-5
Justice Minister Michael Masutha paroles South African apartheid-era death squad commander Eugene de Kock, nicknamed "Prime Evil", after having served 20 years for killing activists. 2015-01-30
The Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa sign an accord to develop a mega-hydroelectric plant on the Congo River to address their nations' growing energy needs. 2011-11-12
South Africa is invited to join the BRIC group of emerging markets. 2010-12-24