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Following a damning report by the South African Office of the Public Protector, authorities have reassigned two officials and issued them final written warnings for taking six months to report the escape of a convicted murderer and rapist from prison.

A British SAS soldier who worked on top secret operations has died in a parachute accident in South Africa.

A 30-year-old woman, described as a "drug mule" by South African police, was carrying 68 "cocaine bullets" in her stomach with an estimated weight of 850g when she was detained at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo airport, according to police.

Investigators in South Africa are finalising a second report on the multinational holding company Steinhoff, which was embroiled in an accounting scandal that led to criminal charges against former executive Markus Jooste and ultimately resulted in the company’s liquidation.

The suspects, Jude Oka and Evans Tiku, appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court last week on counterfeiting charges under the Currency Act and the Reserve Bank Act.

The Police Minister of the South African Republic has said that poor economic conditions in the country have led to a “wave of extortions” but that police are “hard at work” and will introduce new measures to combat crime.

The 2024 African Youth Survey shows that 80% of young people in Africa see corruption as an obstacle to progress, pushing three-in-five to consider emigration to the Global North, according to a survey conducted by a non-government organization.

Amid growing calls for her removal, South Africa’s Justice and Constitutional Development Minister, Thembi Simelane, faces scrutiny over a controversial VBS Mutual Bank “loan” and alleged kickbacks.

A 40-year-old Zambian national, who was apprehended on Sunday after landing at South Africa’s OR Tambo International Airport, has been identified as a key player in a transnational organized crime syndicate involved in kidnapping, ransom, and crystal meth distribution in the country.

Following a court order, law enforcement agencies detained dozens of public servants and businesspeople on Tuesday, who are believed to have exploited the COVID-19 pandemic for personal gain.

Police in South Africa arrested two illegal miners on Thursday, adding them to the half a million people detained over the past year in an operation designed to decrease crime in one of the world’s most crime-ridden countries.

South Africa’s parliament has re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country’s president following a landmark coalition deal between the governing African National Congress (ANC) and opposition parties.

The 20 balaclava-clad gangsters carrying AK47 assault rifles and revolvers blew off the roof and both sides - instead of the door of the cash van in Mhala, South Africa

UK mining company reveals breakup plan in bid to avoid takeover by Australia-based BHP

Disgraced Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been pictured by South African news site Netwerk24 out and about in his home country, after his release from prison this year

Dozens of worshipers died after a bus headed to an Easter conference crashed in South Africa’s Limpopo province on Thursday, the latest tragedy in a country where recent road accidents have led to multiple casualties.

Dennis Stewart has no memory of a horror accident in Durban, South Africa which has left him with severe brain injuries and a cracked skull - now his sister is fundraising to help him recover

Even out of work students are killing for cash - as journalist Mariana van Zeller reveals in our exclusive video

A 60-year-old killer whale named Sophie was filmed killing a great white shark in South Africa - and scientists believe it is the first time such an encounter is caught on camera

The staggering moment - captured on camera off the coast of Mossel Bay in South Africa - is thought to be first known time a lone orca has hunted down a great white

SOUTH AFRICA 0-0 CAPE VERDE (2-1 PENS): South Africa booked their place in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations in dramatic fashion to keep their unlikely run going

South Africa brought a landmark case against the state of Israel accusing them of breaking internationally upheld conventions against genocide to the UN's top court

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The unnamed BA pilot was subjected to hours of torture after being kidnapped on a shopping trip during a stopover between flights in Johannesburg, South Africa