Sources: BBC
In South Africa, Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema is sentenced to five years imprisonment for the unlawful discharge of a firearm at a 2018 rally. 2026-04-16
Germany withdraws from defending Israel in South Africa's International Court of Justice genocide case against Israel, citing their need to defend themselves in a separate case launched against them by Nicaragua. 2026-03-19
Nine people are killed and 17 others are injured in a bus crash near Paulpietersburg, South Africa. 2024-02-25
In the fourth day of a siege in Palma, Mozambique, several people are killed by ISIL-linked militants. Local civilians are killed in streets and buildings, with reports of beheadings. A South African man and a British citizen are murdered after a hotel and an evacuation convoy are attacked; other foreigners are also suspected to have been killed. At least 21 soldiers are shot dead while responding to the hotel attack. 2021-03-27
Michigan reports their first case of the 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa in a child from Jackson County. 2021-03-8
British Columbia reports their first case of a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 from South Africa. 2021-01-14
Ace Magashule, a top official of the African National Congress, is expected to face 21 charges of corruption in Bloemfontein, South Africa. 2020-11-13
South Africa plans to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the government faces criticism for, earlier this year, ignoring a court order to arrest Sudan's president. 2015-10-11
Voters in South Africa go to the polls for municipal elections. 2011-05-18