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A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen galumphing along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early Tuesday, surprising residents and inspiring a rescue effort to get him back to sea. The two-ton seal, which an animal welfare group said was a young male, …

Eight people were killed and 16 injured on Sunday in a road accident involving a truck and a vehicle carrying passengers in South Africa, according to reports. The KwaZulu Private Ambulance Service responded to the collision on the N2 highway near Empangeni, a town in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal, …

In South Africa, poachers killed over 100 rhinos in the first three months of the year, most of them inside national parks, highlighting the ongoing battle to protect one of the best-known endangered species. South African Environment Minister Dion George announced the figures Monday and said that of the 103 …

After spending eight years in jail, a Nigerian televangelist accused of raping young women from his South African church has been found not guilty of all charges. The accused had denied the 32 charges in a trial that was broadcast live and gained huge interest across the country. In 2018, …

On Saturday March 1, hundreds of South Africans paid tribute to Muhsin Hendricks, the first openly gay imam murdered two weeks ago in Cape Town. On the occasion of the Pride March, the LGBTQIA+ community called for justice for the imam, who was shot dead in his car. The LGBTQIA+ …

A 20 year-old student from North Carolina has died while on a hike on table Mountain in Cape town, South Africa. The body of the woman, Brook Chevront, has been found, according to the authorities. “The deceased was reported missing after a tracking app she was using stopped updating and …

Like the Moon, a new satellite will orbit our planet from this Sunday, September 29 as the earth will literally have two moons for almost two months. However, the new star will not be visible, with its phases, craters and gradations of color on the horizon. Named 2024 PT5, the …

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Mandisa Maya, currently Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Appeal, to the Constitutional Court, a position that has always been held by men in South Africa. September 1, 2024 marks the start of the first woman to head the judiciary. Judge Mandisa Maya, 60, …

South Africa, which has one of the world’s highest crime rates, recorded nearly 6,200 murders between April and June, down 0.5 percent from the same period last year, according to police statistics released Friday. Crime is one of the main challenges facing the unity government formed after President Cyril Ramaphosa …

Fighting resumed on Sunday August 25 between M23 rebels and the Congolese army in eastern DRC, Lubero, a townclose to the border with Uganda. In a statement issued on Monday August 26, the Congolese army claimed that rebels had attacked its positions in the village of Kikubo, violating a ceasefire …