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The four men were pulled over by three white security police officers, handcuffed, and driven back towards Gqeberha. Mkonto was shot after a struggle, while the others were attacked from behind.

Roelf Meyer, who played a crucial role in ending white minority rule in South Africa, has been appointed as the new ambassador to the United States, indicating a shift in diplomatic strategy.

Singita Ebony Lodge remains one of Africa's most influential pioneers of conservation-led luxury. Positioned along the banks of the Sand River, this lodge sits among enormous trees and provides guests with access to 45,000 acres of private reserve.

Supporters of renaming Graaff-Reinet to Robert Sobukwe argue that it is a necessary step in transforming South Africa away from its colonial past and white-minority rule.

South Africa faces one of the world's worst rates of violent crime. In 2024, 26,232 murders were recorded around 72 each day for a homicide rate of nearly 42 per 100,000 people. Data derived from early 2025 numbers show a 12.4% drop in murders (5,727 cases) and fewer serious assaults, but these gains haven't changed the big picture: Violence is still widespread, and many South Africans feel unsafe.

"These violations include the repeated use of official Israeli social media platforms to launch insulting attacks against His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa," the ministry said. The foreign ministry also accused Seidman of failing to inform South African authorities of "purported visits by senior Israeli officials." DIRCO went on to say that this constituted a "gross abuse of diplomatic privilege" and said it was in violation of the Vienna Convention. Israel's diplomatic mission in South Africa has not yet responded to the latest development.

The drills have caused controversy in the country and drawn the ire of the United States. Although South Africa regularly holds drills with Russia and China, the latest maritime training comes amid heightened tensions between the US and many of the group's members, particularly Iran, which until last week was grappling with mass protests at home that turned deadly. Pretoria said the exercise, named Will for Peace 2026, was essential for ensuring maritime safety and international cooperation.

Chinese, Russian and Iranian ships were seen moving into and out of the harbour that serves South Africa's top naval base in Simon's Town, south of Cape Town, where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean. It was not immediately clear if other countries from the BRICS group which also includes Brazil, India and the United Arab Emirates, among others would take part in the drills.

Researchers have found traces of what appears to be plant-derived poison on tiny stone arrowheads from South Africa dated to 60,000 years ago. The finding pushes back the origin of this revolutionary hunting technology by tens of thousands of years. Scientists have long been fascinated by the development of poisoned hunting weapons. For one thing, they would have seriously leveled up our ancestors' foraging game.

Chirwa was in too much pain to speak she was in active labour. But she remembers feeling surprised. Why, Chirwa recalls, is she asking us not to mention that we were trying to have a home birth? This was the first pregnancy for Chirwa and her husband, Chifundo Bingala. Both are originally from Malawi, but moved to Cape Town, South Africa, for work: Chirwa found employment as a cleaner, and Bingala as a tailor.

South Africa (Image credit: Charle Lombard/Gallo Images/Getty Images) The South Africa World Cup 2026 squad is shaping up ahead of their big return. They topped their World Cup 2026 qualification group after beating Rwanda in their final game of qualifying in October 2025. Thousands of their fans are sure to descend on America, much like the fans of the Mamelodi Sundowns in the 2025 Club World Cup.

The host nation Australia will face their traditional rivals New Zealand at the men's Rugby World Cup in 2027 after the draw was made in Sydney on Wednesday. The Wallabies, hosting a second men's tournament, were guaranteed to face a top-ranked nation in Pool A due to a current world ranking of seventh, and the renewal of their fierce rivalry with the All Blacks is perhaps the most appetising possible outcome from the draw.

Police said Nonkululeko Mantula was arrested after a tip off, police said. She is accused of recruiting four men who were arrested with her and making arrangements for them to join the Russian military currently involved in a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Police said the matter has been postponed to December 8 for a formal bail application and that the five accused have been remanded in custody.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa This weekend's G20 Leaders' Summit in South Africa was unusual for several reasons. The first summit on the African continent was also the first time the U.S. had boycotted the summit of the world's largest economies. It was also unprecedented in that the group of disparate nations agreed to a declaration at the meeting's start rather than its conclusion, and that there was no ceremonial handover between the outgoing and incoming G20 chairs.