South Africa suffered two batting collapses in the second innings against Pakistan. Both times a senior pair steadied the ship. The Proteas secured a memorable two-wicket victory over Pakistan to seal ...

The young daughter of a staff member at one of the privately owned safari lodges at Timbavati Private Nature Reserve was killed by a spotted hyena on Friday, 27 December.

Groundup has previously reported that the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant system is being defrauded but now a deeper investigation shows that weak computer systems at the South African Social ...

From angry spirits and parallel universes to alien abductions and epic folklore, African writers are offering fresh new horizons for the world’s science fiction landscape.

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The year’s Artist of the Year runners-up have each pushed the limit in their chosen medium, bridging beauty and activism to produce something fresh and evocative.

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An Eastern Cape tavern owner is set to appear in court on Friday for allegedly trying to pay police officers not to close his establishment after midnight.

Pakistan 211 and 88 for 3 (Babar 16*, Jansen 2-17) trail South Africa 301 (Markram 89, Bosch 81*, Shahzad 3-75, Naseem 3-92) by two runs.

This year has seen the young, talented and pretty girl from Joburg scale the heights of a global pop odyssey – and she’s only just begun.