The Latest Breaking News from South Africa

New Zealand run in 11 tries during 67-19 rout of Australia, as Jo Yapp’s side are relegated to the WXV2 to be played in South Africa

Gloucester 22-36 Sharks: The Sharks became the first South African side to lift the Challenge Cup, beating Gloucester at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to leave George Skivington’s future in doubt

The International Court of Justice has issued a legally binding order for Israel to halt its invasion of Rafah.

Israeli politicians rejected the ruling, which came as part of South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide

Israel insists it has the right to defend itself from Hamas militants and is not expected to comply with the ruling

Israel says it has a right to defend itself against Hamas and vehemently denies allegations from South Africa – who have brought the case – of genocide inside Gaza

The shifting relationship between state and religion has historically been a contested space, and the focus of much scholarship. It is important for observers to understand this unstable boundary, so that neither political nor religious actors undermine democratic freedoms. Calvin D. Ullrich, a theologian and philosopher of religion, examines the…

Explore the implications of South Africa's upcoming election on government and presidential changes. Will there be a new leadership in power?

Elections in the country are won based on party popularity but some personalities are driving the discourse.

Propagandists and scammers are exploiting xenophobia and anger over failing infrastructure to unleash a wave of disinformation ahead of South Africa's most contested polls since 1994, experts warn.

Eugen Sandow was an internationally famous strongman. The German-born British showman (1867-1925) toured the world challenging other strongmen and staging displays of strength. He declared himself to be a physical culturist and became the face of the physical culture movement and a pioneer of bodybuilding. Historically, the term “physical culture”…