South Africa is a middle-income emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; and a stock exchange ...

Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history, particularly in Europe and Asia, where researchers have reconstructed the genomes of thousands of people. However, fewer than two ...

Unsure exactly where we’re talking about? Check the map and you’ll find Eswatini towards the top right-hand corner of South Africa, surrounded on three sides by its huge neighbour and to the ...

As a result of a law dating back to apartheid, in some cases only a man, considered the head of the family, may inherit a house [File: Sebabatso Mosamo/AP] Johannesburg, South Africa – For more ...

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Ratings agency Fitch says that South Africa’s government debt/GDP will likely grow, while the introduction of the National Health Insurance (NHI) poses serious risks to public finances.

South-South cooperation is a manifestation of solidarity among peoples and countries of the South that contributes to their national well-being, their national and collective self-reliance and the ...

The DMZ divides the peninsula by separating North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) from South Korea (Republic of Korea). The DMZ is 2.4 miles wide and centers on a demarcation line that ...

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 30 (Reuters) - South Africa's phase-out of breeding captive big game and ban on the use of lions for commercial gain have left some big-cat breeders worried about their business ...

Some foolish South Africans have started a troubling trend that could hurt e-hailing drivers in both Nigeria and South Africa. Recently, sections of Mzansi netizens have been ordering Bolt rides ...

Asheville's Fourth of July celebration is moving from Pack Square Park to the South Slope this year, and possibly permanently. This change was prompted by the installation of solar panels on top ...

Summer break ended on a speedy note for young racers who participated in the 17th annual Soap Box Derby on 17th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues in South Slope on Aug. 24. The racing action, ...