South Africa is facing a wave of extortion syndicates that have infiltrated nearly every sector of its economy.

Many zama zamas are also thought to be associated with Famo gangs. Along Lesotho’s border with South Africa, it is generally peaceful – populated with friendly roadside vendors and makeshift ...

Police in the Western Cape are investigating separate shootings in Ravensmead, Belhar, and Mitchells Plain that resulted in ...

Johannesburg was seen as being one of the most dangerous cities in the world. But the building turned itself around 15 years ago in the wake of the Fifa World Cup hosted in South Africa, and people ...

Afrikaans organisation AfriForum has allegedly lobbied the US government over their fear of the Expropriation Bill resulting ...

The Taiwanese foreign ministry says it has been given an end of March deadline to move its office out of the administrative ...

South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...

A 25-year-old gay man was assaulted in what he believes was a homophobic attack by members of the Junky Funky Kids (JFK) gang ...

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 3 (Reuters) - South Africa's foreign ministry said on Monday that its expropriation act was not exceptional, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would cut off funding to ...

Thousands of people are believed to be mining gold illegally in abandoned industrial mines in South Africa. The operations are thought to be run by Lesotho-based gangs, and police say some of the ...