Prominent Zimbabwean opposition leader Job Sikhala has claimed that his arrest in South Africa for allegedly travelling with explosives was a setup orchestrated by Zanu PF.

Sikhala was detained after police searched his vehicle and reportedly found 26 blasting cartridges and 15 capped fuse connectors. His lawyer, Eric Mabuza, said

Seventeen South African men, sixteen from KwaZulu-Natal and one from the Eastern Cape, have been reportedly trapped in the war-torn Donbas region of Ukraine after being lured into joining mercenary forces under the guise of lucrative employment. 

The South African government received a distress call from the group. The government said the men were apparently lured to join mercenary forces involved in the Russia-Ukraine war under the pretext of lucrative employment contracts. The South

President Trump's nominee to be ambassador to South Africa faced largely favorable questioning from Republicans and vigorous grilling from Democrats during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 

"I come before you at a challenging moment for U.S.-South Africa relations," Leo Brent Bozell III, a conservative writer and activist, told Senators. "The President has

A gold rush in northwestern Zambia has led to violence after posts on social media claimed that the mineral is buried just beneath the surface in the region.

Hundreds of police officers sent to remove illegal miners met with resistance, and some were accused of taking bribes. Reports of easily accessible gold in the area made rounds earlier this year and led to an influx of tens of thousands of people from across

The South African activists detained by Israel for taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which sought to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip, have landed at OR Tambo International Airport from Jordan after their detention in international waters by Israeli forces.

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has announced an 18-month extension to the Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEPs), extending their validity to 28 May 2027.

The ZEP was first introduced in 2017 and was designed to regularize the status of Zimbabwean nationals residing in South Africa under the previous Zimbabwean Dispensation Permit. In December 2021, the Department of Home Affairs announced that ZEP would be

The Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation welcomed the planned investment of R22 billion by uMngeni-Uthukela Water over the next five years, but stressed that the utility must have the appropriate skills to carry out the project effectively.

During a three-day oversight visit to KwaZulu-Natal, the committee addressed South Africa's broader water crisis, saying that inadequate execution often hinders

"It left us with pain and confusion. How could his phone be found so far from his body? Was it suicide or something else? We need answers," an anonymous family member is reported to have said.

South Africa's ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, was found dead outside a Paris hotel on September 30, 2025, about

The U.S. has deported 10 people to Eswatini, the government announced. This is the second batch of deportees that the Trump administration has sent to Eswatini as part of its hard-line approach towards immigration. Officials declined to release details about the individuals but confirmed they were being held at Matsapha Maximum

African leaders have called on the Israeli government to release their citizens who were part of hundreds of activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying humanitarian supplies to the Palestinian city of Gaza. The flotilla, comprising about 40 boats, was intercepted on Wednesday after weeks of sailing.

Among those detained is the grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela, Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela. President Cyril Ramaphosa