The 22-year-old Lamkelo Mtyho had no known health issues when he joined his peers, wrapped in blankets and smeared in clay, ...

Argus / SOWETAN/THE SOWETAN/AFP via Gett JOHANNESBURG, South Africa— “September ’77, Port Elizabeth weather fine. It was business as usual, in police room 619,” go the opening lines of singer Peter ...

The traditional circumcision rites in South Africa have resulted in numerous fatalities, raising concerns about the safety ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa will open a new inquest into the 1977 death in police custody of iconic anti-apartheid figure Steve Biko, state prosecutors said Wednesday. The inquest will be ...

A growing number of deaths among boys and young men during traditional circumcision rites in South Africa raises concerns over unsafe practices and illegal initiation schools.

A South African man named in a major police corruption probe has died after reportedly shooting himself at a petrol station. Police are now investigating the death of Wiandre Pretorius, 41, who last ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African authorities on Tuesday revised the death toll in a school bus crash to 12 children and announced the driver had been arrested and would face criminal charges. The ...

Nathi Mthethwa, South Africa’s ambassador to France, reportedly fell to his death from a room he booked – 10 days before – on the 22nd floor of the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile under unclear ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa— "September '77, Port Elizabeth weather fine. It was business as usual, in police room 619," go the opening lines of singer Peter Gabriel's famous anti-apartheid anthem from ...

FILE PHOTO: Souvenirs with faces of the late anti-apartheid activists and politicians of South Africa JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -A South African court has reopened an inquest into the death of ...