The record-breaking team were met at the airport in Johannesburg by a huge, rapturous crowd.
A rival presidential hopeful said Moïse Katumbi was not eligible to run on the grounds of nationality.
Uganda, Gabon, Niger and the CAR are accused of violating rights or not making democratic progress.
The British Empire brutally suppressed an uprising in Kenya in the 1950s. Its victims cannot forget.
The President said the rugby win should be seen as a sign of hope for the country.
The Springboks and inspirational captain Siya Kolisi have an impact far beyond sport, say fans and politicians in their homeland.
Matthew Lani garnered thousands of followers by sharing medical advice and selling medication online.
The two students were taken from a kibbutz where they were on an agriculture internship.
BBC Africa Eye investigates an increase in severe and sometimes deadly beatings at Kenyan schools.
President William Ruto decries travel restrictions on the continent saying they inhibit commerce.
Edgar Lungu is aiming to capitalise on growing discontent with his successor, Hakainde Hichilema.
As South Africa faces economic troubles the Rugby World Cup success is a welcome distraction.
For South Africa, a country short on good news stories, losing the Rugby World Cup final and letting down 62m people was unthinkable.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury claims a controversial split decision victory against former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
Descendants of 19 men hanged 123 years ago have spent decades searching for their remains.
South Africa clinch a record fourth Rugby World Cup title by doing just enough to deny 14-man New Zealand and retain their crown in a helter-skelter final in Paris.
Multiple vehicles collided on a road north of Cairo, with several cars catching fire, state media say.
South Africa are deploying a high-risk strategy in the highest-stakes game as New Zealand await in the Rugby World Cup final.
The Ghanaian star says he has "graduated" from the Jamaican genre that earned him legions of fans.
After 11 months in action, the force set up to to curb violence in the DR Congo has been told to withdraw.
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