The Latest Breaking News from South Africa

In tonight's edition: African demonstrations in support of the Palestinians caught in the Israel-Hamas war continue. In South Africa, members of the Jewish community say they don't feel much local compassion over the mass killings in Israel that triggered the latest escalation in the Middle East. Also, over six months…

The England flanker was subjected to online abuse after the Mbonambi claim as World Rugby investigates an accusation against the South Africa hooker

Bangladesh’s tournament looks likely to soon be over after losing for the fourth time in five games

Letter: Jeanette Serdyn says ‘wit kant’, meaning ‘the white-clothed side’, could have been misinterpreted by Tom Curry

Curry has alleged he was racially abused by the South Africa hooker in England’s semi-final defeat

It may sound odd but arguably the best batter of spin bowling in limited overs’ cricket is a South African. It is not at all odd that he is equally indomitable against pace bowlers. No wonder then that Heinrich Klaasen is one of the most fearsome batters in world cricket,…

Sale flanker has accused South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi of using a racial slur during semi-final defeat

Police in South Africa say a group of gold miners from an unregistered, rival union are holding hundreds of colleagues underground for the second day over a union dispute

Curry has alleged he was racially abused by South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi.

Seahorses are considered fabled creatures by many; something that only exists in old mythical tales of the ocean. But these curious animals really exist – and they’re not the only members of the Syngnathidae family of fishes. Other syngnathids are pipefish, pygmy pipehorses and seadragons, and all are enchanting.

“Race” continues to have much political salience in South Africa, a country where, in the past, perceived differences of skin colour were used to construct a hierarchy of “races”, with whites at the top, to justify their political economic domination.