For years, these amphibians and reptiles were mainly known by their scientific or English names which meant little to the communities where many of them were found. Now, thanks to a multilingual ...

In a river of South Africa, a patterned creature with a “sickle shaped” mouth swam through the “dark peat-stained” waters.

A sperm whale recently washed up on a beach in South Africa, a strikingly rare occurrence that hasn’t happened in recent ...

Lesser flamingos are currently considered near-threatened, rather than endangered, by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

The United States will begin admitting the first group of White South African refugees next week, whom President Trump’s administration has argued have been victims of “racial discrimination.” ...

Chrispin Phiri, a spokesperson for South Africa’s foreign ministry, said in a statement provided to the New York Times that Afrikaners should not be considered refugees under international law.

Joshlin Smith has not been found more than a year after she went missing [Executive Mayor Andrè Truter/ Facebook] The mother of a South African girl, who disappeared aged six more than a year ago ...

President Donald Trump’s decision earlier this year to cut off aid to South Africa is endangering U.S. involvement in a rare earths project seen as crucial to U.S. hopes of gaining ground in the ...

In many ways, South Africa is a country of abundance. Nicknamed the “Rainbow Nation” by Archbishop Desmond Tutu after its first democratic election in 1994, South Africa is overflowing with ...

South Africa has been at the forefront of many industries, including globally renowned inventions used worldwide. For over 100 years, South Africa has punched above its weight in the global era ...

South African taxpayers have forked out an estimated R521 billion over the last 15 years to keep State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) alive, and have received nothing in return. Despite the bailouts ...

Josh Sullivan was kidnapped during a church service last Thursday. LONDON and PRETORIA -- An American missionary allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint during a church service in South Africa last ...