A series of violent protests, at one of the world's largest platinum-producing mines, led to several deaths and injuries after...

A prototype of a toilet designed by researchers from the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa. The toilet system safely...

In the opening day of the London Olympics, South Africa's best performances were in the pool. Cameron van der Burgh...

South Africa's middle-distance runner Caster Semenya went to London against the backdrop of controversy over her gender during previous competitions.

Although gold medals were slow to come at first, Kenyan athletes were, with the Ethiopians, Africa's long-distance stars at the...

South Africa's Oscar Pistorius, dubbed "the Blade-Runner" by the media, made history when he became the first amputee to take...

Ethiopia's Fekat Circus teaches vulnerable children the artistry of circus performance ...

Rastafarians in the Ivorian town of Port-Bou?t are determined to fight what they consider to be an unjust eviction, after...

Dozens of police vans lined the entrance to Marlboro. They walked in groups past the debris of 110 shacks. The...

Senegal's Ba Abdoulaye fouls Uruguay's Luis Suarez and is sent off at Wembley Stadium, London on July 29. Senegal, down...