South Africa's struggling Eskom cuts power yet again

Exiled politicians living in South Africa have told DW that the new refugee laws are meant to silence them. They fear that governments back home could use these laws to go after them and further stifle free speech.

Some local farmers in South Africa's Eastern Cape switched to producing indigenous flowers to extract essential oils as an alternative source of income. The herbs require little water and help prevent desertification.

Gin made a comeback some years ago with small distilleries springing up everywhere. Not least in South Africa, which is increasingly becoming the place to go for gin-lovers. Amongst the new versions constantly coming onto the market, one stands out.

In South Africa's Eastern Cape province, no one can remember the last proper downpour. Some say it was five years ago, others six. Residents are relying on water distributions, with dramatic consequences for farmers, schoolchildren and traders. In Southern Africa as a whole, where temperatures are rising twice as fast as the rest of the world, people are experiencing the worst drought in thirty-five years, according to the UN.

Fresh off being crowned "Miss Universe," South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi took her victory lap to the observation deck of the Empire State Building Tuesday in New York.

South Africa is facing severe electricity crisis, causing power cuts and mine closures. President Cyril Ramaphosa has had to cut short his official visit to Egypt and come home to deal with the problem.

"Bring us some oxygen," were the final words heard when contact was lost. The bodies of four miners in the Tau Lekoa Mine in northeastern South Africa were recovered after they were trapped by fallen boulders.

Four members of a white supremacist group appeared in court in South Africa today, accused of planning terrorist acts against black people. The police say they were planning deadly attacks against black people.

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is in South Africa for a 3-day state visit where he will be hosted by South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa. The visit will feature among others a Joint Business Forum with a focus on trade and investment. To discuss the significance of this visit, Tilewa Adebajo, CEO of CGF Advisory and Pabina Yinkere, Chief Investment Officer at Sigma Pensions joins CNBC Africa for more.

Across Africa: South Africa's cartoonist Zapiro honoured with the top award in France

South African Airways (SAA) workers have been on strike for a week. While some unions have accepted SAA's offer, economists believe the state-owned airline’s crisis is only the tip of South Africa’s problems.