The Okavango River offers birdlife, hippos, and my first shot at a violent, strong fish with razor-sharp teeth.

South Africa has intercepted four Chinese-flagged fishing vessels for unauthorised entry into its territorial waters, ​its ...

United States Ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, says Washington is running out of patience with Pretoria’s lack of action on what he called a ‘list of five asks’ delivered to Pretoria ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This species was once abundant along the coasts of South Africa and Namibia. But the population has fallen by about 78% over the ...

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In November, President Trump announced he would, quote, "permanently pause migration from all third world countries" to the U.S. after a member of the National Guard was killed, and another badly ...

Africa needs to respond to the rapid geopolitical changes with one voice, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on the sidelines of the African Union leaders’ summit, which concluded on Sunday. “What we ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa ordered Israel's deputy ambassador to leave the country within 72 hours on Friday, accusing him of undermining relations between the countries with social ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. The colorful old wooden fishing boats rock gently in this harbor, ...

Russian corvette RFS Stoikiy (545) arrived Jan. 9, 2026, in False Bay, Cape Town, to participate in “Will For Peace 2026.” South Africa National Defense Force photo Warships from China, Russia and ...

South Africa returns to the World Cup for the first time since hosting the tournament in 2010, marking a significant milestone for a program that has spent more than a decade rebuilding through ...

South African authorities raided a U.S. refugee facility in Johannesburg, briefly detaining U.S. staff who have been processing white Afrikaner refugees. The episode is sure to be a source of further ...