Makhosazana Dlomo is South Africa's only black participant in the traditional cavalry sport of tent pegging.

All political meetings have also been banned as the junta intensifies its grip on power.

South Africans are resilient and don't run away from their problems, President Ramaphosa says.

The research builds on the discovery that chimps seek out and eat certain plants to self-medicate.

William Ruto has the uncanny ability to attract numerous alternative handles, most are unflattering.

An ex-MP was ordered to pay $18m, but a judge rules that the amount was "disproportionate".

The foreign minister says raising concerns publicly amounts to interference in domestic affairs.

Trade wars and volatile markets have contributed to a gold rush, but investors shouldn't put all their eggs in this one basket, warn experts

Tributes are paid to Cricket Malawi operations manager Arjun Menon, who died aged 48 in Blantyre on Saturday.

More jihadist attacks were reported over the weekend, said to have led to dozens of casualties.

Donald Trump says they are victims of "racial discrimination", which is strongly denied by South Africa.

South Africa become the final team to qualify for the 2024 African Nations Championship after beating Malawi 2-0 on Sunday to progress 2-1 on aggregate.

Capt Ibrahim Traoré, 37, is portraying himself as a champion of pan-Africanism.

A fierce advocate of African art, she was due to become the first African woman to lead the Venice Biennale.

Lesego Chombo tells the BBC she was appointed by the president before he had even met her.

The Doctor will be transported to Lagos in the first ever episode set primarily in an African country.

The city, which has escaped the worst of the civil war, has been targeted in a series of bombardments.

He was arrested in 2004 after being part of a failed coup to overthrow Equatorial Guinea's ruler.

There are reports that the first set of South Africans could arrive as refugees in the US next week.

The head of Liberia's doctors' association has not provided proof of his medical degree, the regulatory body says.