As South Africa faces economic troubles the Rugby World Cup success is a welcome distraction.
For South Africa, a country short on good news stories, losing the Rugby World Cup final and letting down 62m people was unthinkable.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury claims a controversial split decision victory against former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
Descendants of 19 men hanged 123 years ago have spent decades searching for their remains.
South Africa clinch a record fourth Rugby World Cup title by doing just enough to deny 14-man New Zealand and retain their crown in a helter-skelter final in Paris.
Multiple vehicles collided on a road north of Cairo, with several cars catching fire, state media say.
South Africa are deploying a high-risk strategy in the highest-stakes game as New Zealand await in the Rugby World Cup final.
The Ghanaian star says he has "graduated" from the Jamaican genre that earned him legions of fans.
After 11 months in action, the force set up to to curb violence in the DR Congo has been told to withdraw.
A brash Tyson Fury leans on and prods Francis Ngannou as the pair weigh in for their heavyweight fight in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
Former South Africa World Cup winning head coach Jake White says the Springboks "know how to handle the pressure" ahead of Saturday's final with New Zealand.
The education reform bill has come under fire as opposing parties say it is a "school capture".
Some people are unhappy there is no plan to have a memorial to the Ugandan guide killed in the attack.
The power operator says electricity supplies have been curtailed as a result of "limited gas supply".
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South Africa captain Siya Kolisi says a game of the magnitude of Saturday's Rugby World Cup final will not been seen again in "our lifetime".
The paramilitary RSF seizes key trade hub Nyala from the army, despite the start of peace talks.
Niger's PM says that Ecowas sanctions, including cutting off electricity supply, medicines and food, after a military coup are injustice unlike any other.
Lesotho has banned poultry imports from South Africa, leaving the fast food chain short of chicken.
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