In South Africa, copper is such a hot commodity it's been called "red gold" – and the rush is on. 'I just whip them a little bit' On a good week, Ms Nkosi can easily make several busts.

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 ...

BBC Africa editor Fergal Keane visits South Africa's conservative rural areas ... The child was ill, coughing and its face covered in red blotches. I saw the man relax as I got out of the car ...

The regional delegation in Pretoria provides and advocates for innovative and sustainable solutions to address the humanitarian consequences of armed violence, migration and other emergencies in ...

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South Africa’s two-pot retirement system has seen billions fly out of retirement funds, and data from Momentum shows that the most financially vulnerable could be at risk. Since 1 September ...

In 2023, South Africa’s exports of still packaged wines dropped by 17.3%, reaching 113 million litres. Total still red wine exports fell by 9.4%, making up 32.3% of all natural wine exports.

After a surge in the number of abductions in recent years, South Africa has one of the highest ... the kidnappers ordered Ms Tau to stop. A red car then arrived at the scene and someone got ...

Former Proteas skipper Graeme Smith insists that the powers that be in the game have to do more to safeguard the future of ...

Donate to the Africa Food Crisis Appeal But there is hope and together we can get help where it's needed. The Red Cross and our partners the Red Crescent, and other charity organisations, are working ...

The French rugby authorities and players have opposed the 20-minute red card proposal from World ... absolute priority," they added, However, South Africa has not followed suit, as it has backed ...