South Africa

When asked whether Afrikaners are victims of "white genocide," a claim promoted by President Trump, 40% of respondents said no

The White House defended the use of a misleading video in order to support claims that white South Africans are being oppressed and murdered in the country.

Donald Trump confronted South Africa's president with misleading video from protest footage from 2020 as evidence on ongoing "genocide," despite debunked claims.

South Africans are roasting white "refugees" in viral TikToks, mocking U.S.-approved asylum claims they see as exaggerated attempts to escape accountability.

South African politician Julius Malema responded to criticism from Trump, who played video footage of Malema as evidence of "white genocide" in South Africa.

Donald Trump was mocked online after South Africa's president insisted that "listening" will convince him that there is no genocide happening in their country.

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa jokingly apologized to US President Donald Trump for not offering a bribe during their Oval Office meeting on Wednesday.

Elon Musk sparked backlash online after sharing a message from a friend claiming that every traffic light in Johannesburg, South Africa is broken and a loaf of bread costs $50—claims that were quickly debunked by Grok and South African social media users.

A South African refugee is drawing accusations online of fleeing financial obligations rather than political persecution "left behind" a five-bedroom house.

Grok, Elon Musk's xAI chatbot, glitched on Wednesday, spouting incoherent claims about white genocide in South Africa and later blaming its creator.

South Africa's president pushed back against Donald Trump's claims that white South Africans are facing a "genocide" after labeling them as refugees.

Deputy Secretary of State Chris Landau said one criteria to allow white South Africans as refugees in the U.S. is "making sure they can be assimilated easily into our country"

Donald Trump stood by the decision to receive white South Africans as refugees while ending such programs elsewhere, saying they are being subjected to genocide

Elon Musk took to social media to claim that Starlink, his international telecommunications provider, cannot obtain a license to operate in South Africa because he, as the CEO of SpaceX, is not black.

A British pilot who was fired after snorting cocaine off a woman's chest before attempting to fly has been rehired by another airline.

The U.S. Secretary of State expelled South Africa's ambassador for claiming President Donald Trump is leading a white supremacist movement around the globe.

On Feb. 5, Rubio said he would also be skipping the main G20 summit in Johannesburg later this year due to South Africa's "DEI and climate change" frameworks

The Trump administration is prioritizing relocating White South Africans affected by the law despite the South African government denying any wrongdoing.

A South African citizen was trampled and killed by an elephant at the country's largest game park.

A British woman and her South African fiancé were found dead in separate locked rooms of their Vietnamese villa.

A local angler fishing at a shoreline in South Africa saved a woman who had been drowning when his fishing line hooked onto her.

The City of Johannesburg, South Africa, may rename a major street after Leila Khalid, a Palestinian woman who hijacked a plane over 50 years ago.

A South African farmer is on trial for allegedly driving over a young boy who grabbed fallen oranges off the ground, breaking both of his legs.

South African former president Jacob Zuma said Sunday his new party would join an opposition alliance to coordinate resistance to the government, while maintaining its challenge to the general election results.

Supporters of South Africa's embattled former president Jacob Zuma's newly-formed radical left-wing party said Sunday they hope he might soon be the country's leader again, even though he failed to show up at their rally.

Israel will on Friday hit back at what it describes as "atrocious" allegations it is committing "genocide" in Gaza, in a closely watched landmark case before the UN's top court.

Extra police patrolled one of South Africa's most violent townships Sunday after a "mob" tied-up and burned to death seven men accused of a crime wave, police and residents said.

Operalia, the annual contest, which started in Cape Town this week and runs until Sunday, was created by Spanish tenor Placido Domingo 30 years ago.

From restaurant cooks to street workers, Springbok jersey-wearing South Africans are ubiquitous in Johannesburg, as a frenzied mood grips the nation in anticipation of Saturday's Rugby World Cup final.

For South Africa captain Siya Kolisi, however, whose side takes on England at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday, the inner drive comes from another source: the people at home.