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South Africa has played a historic, global role in scientific research, from COVID-19 vaccines to HIV

Three Australian women are through to the quarter-finals of the WSL event in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, with two Aussies in the men's round of 16.

The Springboks stood firm despite going down a man to lead the Azzurri in the second match of the series in Gqeberha at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

South Africa 45-0 Italy: Springboks seal series win with dominant performance in Gqeberha

Everything you need to know ahead of the second Test

A dominant first-round win in South Africa has assured Australia's series leader Molly Picklum a spot in the season-ending, five-woman World Surf League final.

Winter in some parts of South Africa is a time of low (or no) rainfall and high fire danger. Sheldon Strydom studies the relationship between weather and fire, in particular how Berg winds, also known as mountain flow events, are linked to periods of enhanced fire danger. Mid-July is typically…

Gang-related crime in South Africa is widespread, but is under-reported outside hotspots such as the Cape Flats in Cape Town or Westbury in Johannesburg. In these areas gangs are deeply rooted and contribute to ongoing violence, drug trafficking and territorial conflict.

Molly Picklum will wear the rankings leader's yellow jersey at J-Bay, but a number of Australians need to go deep in South Africa ahead of the WSL Finals.

For nearly a century, scientists have been puzzling over fossils from a strange and robust-looking distant relative of early humans: Paranthropus robustus. It walked upright, and was built for heavy chewing with relatively massive jaws, and huge teeth with thick dental enamel. It’s thought to have lived between 2.25 million…