Cape Town ‘bicycle mayor’ helps township girls embrace bikes
As Sindile Mavundla guides young girls on their bikes through a street in Cape Town's Khayelitsha township, he says he had one goal: to get more of them into cycling…
South Africa quarantines 1,700 on cruise ship
A cruise liner and a cargo vessel are being held in Cape Town after a crew member on one of the ships showed signs of coronavirus.…
‘Mother City’ fails residents living in abandoned South African hospital
Cape Town is widely regarded as one of the world's top tourist destinations, but not all of its residents are sharing in its success. Rising rents are pricing multiple generations out of…
Yes, there are penguins in Africa, but for how long?
It is believed that more than two million penguins once lived along the coast of Namibia and South Africa. Now only a tiny fraction remains. An organization in Cape Town is trying…
Refugee anger boiling over in South Africa
Refugees in Cape Town are protesting increased xenophobia. But demonstrations have been violently broken up and now migrants are seeking shelter in an overcrowded church, reports Adrian Kriesch.…
South Africa: Police evict migrants camped at UN office
Police in Cape Town using water cannon have dispersed scores of migrants who'd camped for weeks outside a UN refugee office after deadly riots. South African media showed small children among those…
Angola confident IMF will pay out
Angola’s government is confident that the International Monetary Fund will disburse the next tranche of money from its $3.7 billion program. Aia-Eza Nacilia Gomes Da Silva, budget state secretary in the Finance…
South Africans: get the bug Cape Town diner serves insect-only meals
Tasting grilled scorpion and a bowl of crunchy insects mixed with garlic and spices on a trip to Thailand four years ago "grossed out" chef Mario Barnard but also helped inspire him…
South African soldiers deployed in Cape Town to help fight gangs
South African soldiers deployed to gang-ridden Cape Town suburbs on Thursday in a bid to help quell escalating gang violence that has killed hundreds since January and which officials have likened to…
Boy, 13, hacks drone to show cyber threat
A 13-year-old boy successfully hacked a drone on Monday in a stunt aimed at showing how vulnerable web-connected devices are to attacks. Reuben Paul, who calls himself "Cyber Ninja", took control of…
Foreign buyers flock to Cape Town’s booming art scene
Collectors from America and Europe are scouring Cape Town's booming art market in search of deals as diverse as a traditional oil portrait by South Africa's Irma Stern or a sculpture assembled…