The fight against rhino poachers in South Africa has become a war - and it is a war which requires the latest defence and security solutions.
Safari, for me, was by equal measures amazing and surreal. But there was nothing out of the ordinary safari story - until our last night. We went on a night drive in the hopes of seeing some of the night cats out hunting, but to no avail.
Nelson Mandela, the former South African president, is suffering from a recurring lung infection but is responding to treatment, officials said on Tue...
This week saw the opening of the 6th Africities Summit in Dakar, Senegal with the aspiration of contributing "to the emergence of Africa of the people". Yet it is the people themselves who are all too often absent from such gatherings of the great and the good.
England will have to get past Australia and Wales if they are to have any chance of winning the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The hosts avoided being drawn...
When it comes to poetry and music combining together, it either turns out to be a great exploration resulting in a beautiful sound or just something y...
Ricky Pointing has finally retired from test cricket after playing his final game in the match between Australia and South Africa at the WACA in Perth...
This weekend we face a huge test against the All Blacks. They're the best team in the world, but we have analysed their game and pinpointed areas that we think we can exploit.
A hitman accused of pulling the trigger in the murder of newlywed Anni Dewani during her South African honeymoon has been convicted of murder. Pros...
South Africa is now focusing on responsible and sustainable tourism, particularly for its safaris. It's the first destination in the world to offer "Fair Trade for Tourism".
Want to track Great White sharks? There’s an app for that. Well, an online GPS tool, anyway. The Ocearch Global Shark Tracker allows you to f...
It's a tough job working for the post office. If you're not dodging dodgy dogs while out delivering the mail, you run the risk of being surrounded by ...
A British man has died after a sightseeing boat capsized near Cape Town, South Africa, throwing 38 people into shark-infested waters. Peter Hyett,...
Every teacher dreads school trips, especially when the outing involves transporting almost 20 toddlers from one place to another. But this teacher ...
The Australia Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP), the world's fastest telescope, was officially launched in the wilderness of Western Australia...
I've always been a firm believer in the value of providing children with the opportunity to better themselves. It is an issue that is very close to my heart, having experienced a troubled childhood myself.
An Edinburgh woman killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan sent a poignant tweet on the day she returned to the country's capital, wondering what wa...
The cracks in the dusty earth at the Marikana mine have come to represent so much more. They have come to symbolise not only the cracks in the ANC, bu...
Thousands of striking miners took to the streets in South Africa as tension continues to rise following the shooting of 34 by police, the worst incide...
Murder charges against 270 South African miners whose striking colleagues were shot and killed by police have been provisionally dropped. The count...
In more than a quarter of a century since his violent death, Olof Palme has retained the ability to command headlines and divide opinion just as he did during his lifetime.
As the first generation of children born free of segregation come of age, the August edition of BBC Africa Debate will explore race relations and inequality in South Africa over the last 18 years. A panel of 18 year olds - part of the 'born-free' generation will discuss their experiences growing up in modern South Africa.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has pulled out of a leadership event in South Africa - because he refuses to share a platform with former British prime minist...
Police are working to identify a body that was found inside a British Airways passenger aircraft which landed at Heathrow on Thursday. British Airw...
South Africa's president Jacob Zuma will open an inquiry into a "tragic" incident where police opened fire on miners, killing 34. Speaking on Frida...
