SOUTH-AFRICA

South African health ministry says there is no need to impose any new COVID-19 restrictions either at home or for arrivals over an infection surge in China and the detection of the first case of Omicron sub variant. Speaking to…

Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, Lagos, and South Africa’s coastal city, Durban have been listed among the cities that will host the World Table Tennis (WTT) Series in 2023. The two cities are set to host WTT events in 2023 after the…

South African police has announced the arrest of an Israeli suspected of belonging to a mafia gang and wanted for attempted homicide. The 46-year-old man is associated with a major crime organization called Abergil, named after brothers…

The Nobel Peace Prize medal awarded nearly 30 years ago to South Africa's last white president, Frederik de Klerk, was stolen from his Cape Town home in April, his foundation said Wednesday. "The Nobel belonging to FW de Klerk was stolen…

The presidents of South Africa and Kenya said Wednesday they have resolved a long-standing visa dispute and Kenyans will be able to visit South Africa visa-free for up to 90 days in a calendar year. South Africans already get free visas…

Tens of thousands of South Africans participated in a ceremony to formally recognise King Misuzulu kaZwelithini as head of South Africa's most influential traditional monarchy. The event took place in a football stadium in the coastal…

The rebel authorities in Ethiopia's Tigray region have confirmed their participation in talks scheduled for Monday in South Africa, under the aegis of the African Union (AU), aimed at ending the two-year conflict in the north of the…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday that his government supports "without hesitation" the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Republic (SADR) in Western Sahara. The Polisario Front (pro-independence), supported by Algeria,…

Global streaming giant Spotify has selected South African singer Elaine to join the EQUAL Africa programme aimed at spotlighting female artists across the continent. “RADAR Africa Alumni Elaine is one of the…

An art project in South African village of Hamburg, created by people affected by HIV, is now being exhibited in Johannesburg more than 15 years after it was completed. The Keiskamma art project gathered together over 130 women to weave…