Cape Town, South Africa

Governments across the world grapple with the question of how best to deal with sex work: should it be decriminalised, or should existing legislation...

South African National Parks (SANParks) controversially auctioned off 47 metric tonnes (mt) of stockpiled ivory on 6 November, earning the government...

About 200 Somali businessmen in South Africa's Western Cape Province are being threatened with violence if they continue doing business in the...

Nelson Mandela on Monday urged South Africans to put aside racial differences in a video address for the country's Youth Day, a rare appearance for...

More than 400,000 HIV-positive South Africans have begun antiretroviral treatment (ART) since the government launched its programme in 2004. But this...

Some 2,000 people fleeing violence against foreigners in Cape Town boarded a special train on Saturday to take them to Johannesburg, from where they...

World’s health leaders and parliamentarians convene to address accelerated action to reduce maternal and child deaths Leading global health...

UNICEF today welcomed the signing of the Children’s Amendment Act by the President of the Republic of South Africa, calling it a major step in...

The 38th World Conference on Lung Health started in Cape Town on 9 November, bringing together more than 3,000 scientists in the ongoing battle...

A new study shows that inadequate regulatory controls and increased targeting of sharks in South African waters could make certain species...