All news on the topic: South Africa

Investigators in South Africa are finalising a second report on the multinational holding company Steinhoff, which was embroiled in an accounting scandal that led to criminal charges against former executive Markus Jooste and ultimately resulted in the company’s liquidation.

South African investigators arrested two Cameroonian nationals for allegedly manufacturing fake South African rand and U.S. dollars. Officials say the two may be part of a larger operation, as money counterfeiting is on the rise.

The Police Minister of the South African Republic has said that poor economic conditions in the country have led to a “wave of extortions” but that police are “hard at work” and will introduce new measures to combat crime.

The 2024 African Youth Survey shows that 80% of young people in Africa see corruption as an obstacle to progress, pushing three-in-five to consider emigration to the Global North, according to a survey conducted by a non-government organization.

Amid growing calls for her removal, South Africa’s Justice and Constitutional Development Minister, Thembi Simelane, faces scrutiny over a controversial VBS Mutual Bank “loan” and alleged kickbacks.

A 40-year-old Zambian national, who was apprehended on Sunday after landing at South Africa’s OR Tambo International Airport, has been identified as a key player in a transnational organized crime syndicate involved in kidnapping, ransom, and crystal meth distribution in the country.

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A BRITISH couple who were kidnapped in South Africa had their bodies dismembered and the bloodied parts sold to a witch doctor, it has been claimed.De

ENGLAND'S first and only major tournament win against Slovenia came at the courtesy of the so-called Golden Generation.Jermain Defoe grabbed the only

ENGLAND’S self-styled Hardest Geezer issued a rallying cry to the Three Lions stars while he jogged to tonight’s match: “Keep going boys and you

The 20 balaclava-clad gangsters carrying AK47 assault rifles and revolvers blew off the roof and both sides - instead of the door of the cash van in Mhala, South Africa

BUNGLING armed robbers got their explosive sums wrong after botching their raid on a cash van by blowing up the entire haul.Instead of blasting the do

MALAWI'S vice president and nine others have been killed after their military aircraft crashed into a mountainous forest.A huge search operation was l

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SPINE-CHILLING photos reveal how a giant 15ft great white shark was mauled to death by an even bigger beast.The largest predatory fish in the world ha

ENGLAND fast bowler Brydon Carse has been banned for three months for placing 303 bets on cricket matches.Carse is one of one of the men England

WITH half the acts so far through to the Britain’s Got Talent final coming from outside the UK, fans are scratching their heads over the lack of hom

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Guards apprehended Bandile Shabalala, 33, as he left the shop in Ratanda township in Gauteng, South Africa and locked him in a freezer for 11 hours

THESE are the five dog breeds that top veterinarian and social media star Dr Amir Anwary would never own.The South African animal expert warned his ne

A 33-year-old man has been pulled out of the wreckage of a collapsed building in South Africa after being trapped for five days- something which has been described as a "miracle"

The crisis is so severe the species could disappear in the wild as soon as 2035 if severe measures are not taken to ensure their survival - and the Springwatch presenter says she 'can’t imagine them not being here'

African penguins could disappear in the wild as soon as 2035 - as numbers have dropped from over one million breeding pairs in the 1900s to less than 10,000 today - a decline of 95%

THIS is the heart-wrenching moment rescuers applaud as a survivor is carried out from underneath rubble after being trapped for five days.Tiler, Gabri