A South African citizen was trampled and killed by an elephant at the country's largest game park.

A British woman and her South African fiancé were found dead in separate locked rooms of their Vietnamese villa.

A local angler fishing at a shoreline in South Africa saved a woman who had been drowning when his fishing line hooked onto her.

The City of Johannesburg, South Africa, may rename a major street after Leila Khalid, a Palestinian woman who hijacked a plane over 50 years ago.

A South African farmer is on trial for allegedly driving over a young boy who grabbed fallen oranges off the ground, breaking both of his legs.

South African former president Jacob Zuma said Sunday his new party would join an opposition alliance to coordinate resistance to the government, while maintaining its challenge to the general election results.

Supporters of South Africa's embattled former president Jacob Zuma's newly-formed radical left-wing party said Sunday they hope he might soon be the country's leader again, even though he failed to show up at their rally.

Israel will on Friday hit back at what it describes as "atrocious" allegations it is committing "genocide" in Gaza, in a closely watched landmark case before the UN's top court.

Extra police patrolled one of South Africa's most violent townships Sunday after a "mob" tied-up and burned to death seven men accused of a crime wave, police and residents said.

Operalia, the annual contest, which started in Cape Town this week and runs until Sunday, was created by Spanish tenor Placido Domingo 30 years ago.

From restaurant cooks to street workers, Springbok jersey-wearing South Africans are ubiquitous in Johannesburg, as a frenzied mood grips the nation in anticipation of Saturday's Rugby World Cup final.

For South Africa captain Siya Kolisi, however, whose side takes on England at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday, the inner drive comes from another source: the people at home.

Defending champions South Africa edged hosts France 29-28 in a thrilling seven-try encounter on Sunday to reach next weekend's Rugby World Cup semi-finals.

Sbu Nkosi, a rugby star who had recently won the Rugby World Cup in 2019, was announced by his team in South Africa to be missing, with at least three weeks of no contact from the young man since they last saw him.

An elderly British couple was savagely murdered with their bodies thrown to crocodiles in a South African nature reserve four years ago.

A South African official called on Tuesday for Israel to be branded an "apartheid state" due to the many human rights violations over the decades that the country has committed against the Palestinians who live there.

A man reportedly died after he tried to chug down an entire bottle of Jagermeister where he could have won a measly $12.

Another mass shooting has reportedly taken place, this time at a tavern in South Africa that claimed the life of 15 people.

A well-known animal game hunter in South Africa was killed on Wednesday, in an "execution style" killing that happened as he was about to hunt again in a nearby reserve.

South African couple Joseph Modime and Emily Mashaba were arrested on Monday after police officers found them in possession of a severed lion's head in their bag with the intention of selling it off to a witch doctor.

Health care experts have started to report the symptoms commonly seen in Omicron patients.

A South African family found a strange and dangerous surprise in their Christmas tree when they found a venomous boomslang snake hiding inside of it.

The protection given by the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 has allegedly dwindled a bit against the Omicron variant.

Nigeria has reportedly seen millions of COVID-19 vaccines go to waste due to lack of people to administer the vaccine and proper storage facilities.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said cases of Omicron were reported in Queens, Long Island, and Brooklyn but has reassured the public this is no cause for alarm.

Two patients have been diagnosed with the South African Covid-19 variant in India. Government is not prepared to authorize boosters.

A man reportedly decapitated a 6-year-old girl after a heated confrontation with the victim's uncle.

Studies are being conducted to determine if the variant is vaccine-resistant. Travel restrictions are being imposed as WHO has named it a variant of concern along with variants like Delta.

A man who was arrested after human remains were found in his refrigerator reportedly attempted suicide to evade court.

A hungry girlfriend who was searching for food at her boyfriend's apartment reportedly found human remains inside his refrigerator.