Mob justice is on the rise in some African countries, particularly in South Africa. Violent killings are connected to poverty, while a lack of trust in the judicial system propels the problem. When ...

And even now, 22 years later, the pain and anger linger. A movement is under way to have the Vatican declare Daswa South Africa's first saint, but it has stirred concerns that old grudges which should ...

NWELI, South Africa (AP) – Everyone in this poor northern corner of South Africa has a story about Benedict Daswa’s kindness to his neighbors, his schoolteacher colleagues, the young villagers he ...

KHAYELITSHA, South Africa (Reuters) - Beaten and set alight, Ncedile Gigi's unrecognisable remains have not been buried since March, when a mob fed up with poor policing took the law into their own ...

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Five alleged criminals including a witch doctor were killed by an enraged South African mob in a township on Sunday, police said, the latest act of vigilantism in a ...

African migrants in South Africa are increasingly navigating the nightmare of anti-African xenophobia now prevailing in the country.

Police in Arua City are investigating the killing of two men by a mob over suspected motorcycle theft, authorities said Tuesday. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on March 23 at Buniababa ...