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The Pumas’ dramatic win over the Springboks on the penultimate weekend kept them in the hunt

The Wallabies have returned to Wellington for the first time since a pulsating 16-16 draw against the All Blacks in 2020.

Late snowstorms hit South Africa’s coastal areas over the weekend, killing two people and closing major highways

Land dispossession among South Africa’s majority black population remains a thorny issue 30 years into democracy. Labour law scholar Marthinus van Staden’s new research examines the historical relationship between land dispossession and labour control in South Africa. It explores how the systematic seizure of indigenous people’s land during colonisation and…

Africa reports 586 rhino killings in 2023, up from 551 in 2022, with poaching the main threat.

A motley crew of surfers, academics and fishers fight back against mining companies pillaging the country’s West Coast.

Lesotho, a small country landlocked by South Africa, has been struggling to make constitutional reforms since the advent of coalition politics in 2012. It needs the reforms to address political instability which has been a feature of the country for more than five decades.

The rhino population across the world has increased slightly but so have the killings, mostly in South Africa, as poaching fed by huge demand for rhino horns remains a top threat

Argentina 29-28 South Africa: The defeat means the Springboks must win their last match to lift the trophy