Zulu leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi dies aged 95
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pays tribute to him as a "formidable leader".
2023-09-09 14:29
Love Island All Stars: ITV confirms series for 2024
After months of rumours, ITV says familiar faces from the show will head back to find love again.
2023-09-05 17:58
Johannesburg fire: Hijacks and death traps in a crumbling South African city centre
Criminal gangs 'hijack' buildings in South Africa, and then they burn down. And no-one seems able to stop them.
2023-09-03 07:48
Johannesburg fire: Fresh search for victims in South Africa
The fire service wants to be sure that no bodies are left behind from the blaze that killed 74 people.
2023-09-01 18:53
Johannesburg fire: 'Others jumped too, but they didn't make it'
One survivor tells of his escape, another says she was powerless with her children trapped inside.
2023-08-31 22:59
South Africa fire: What are Johannesburg's hijacked buildings?
Many blocks in inner-city Johannesburg, the scene of a deadly fire, are deemed unfit to live in.
2023-08-31 22:49
52 dead in central Johannesburg apartment block fire
South African authorities say it is unclear what sparked the blaze at the five-storey building.
2023-08-31 14:16
Andrew Harding: A fond farewell to an uneasy South Africa
The BBC's Andrew Harding reflects on his years in a country of increasingly stark contrasts.
2023-08-27 07:59
How South Africa's oldest Quran was saved by Cape Town Muslims
Written by a political prisoner, it is now kept in a bullet-proof casing in a Cape Town mosque.
2023-08-23 10:46
Brics summit: How China's and Russia's clout is growing in Africa
China's and Russia's clout is increasing in Africa, as resentment builds towards Western nations.
2023-08-22 07:57
South Africa mass shooting: Manhunt launched in KwaZulu-Natal
The incident is thought to have happened after a suspect demanded his ID back, a police statement says.
2023-08-13 00:19
South Africa's ex-President Jacob Zuma won't return to prison due to overcrowding
President Cyril Ramaphosa approved his release, extending the same to more than 9,000 low-risk prisoners.
2023-08-11 17:50