south africa

Pelican Island: 12-year-old girl hospitalised after saving sister from drowning

The girl has been described as a hero.

115 “trapped” as gold mine collapses in South Africa

About 47 miners have been rescued already.

Scholarships for virgins will reduce HIV, unwanted pregnancy – South African Mayor

Beneficiaries are required to submit to frequent virginity tests.

61-year-old woman cut in half, kidneys, intestines removed

Her lips, tongue and nose were also cut but left behind.

17-year-old boy arrested for “sleeping with a dog”

The dog has been taken to a veterinary clinic for tests and a post-mortem.

Girl, 7, and 6-month-old brother escapes death in three-car collision

One persons had to be removed from one of the cars using hydraulic equipment.

2 toddlers die, 2 others in critical condition after being trapped in abandoned car

The two survivors are in critical condition.

Woman dies in wall collapse

The reason for the collapse remains unknown.

9-year-old caught stealing stationery for school resumption

The boys’ parents had given up on trying to talk their sons out of committing crime.

Bus crashes into wall, kills 1, injures 43

The driver apparently lost control of the bus.

Malawian prophet purchases third jet in two years

He says he’s exemplifying that God can do all things.

Bus crashes into embankment, kills 4, injures 30

The cause of the accident is still unknown.

Sunday Night Tragedy: Car runs into truck, kills 6, injures 3

Sad! All six people travelling in the car died on impact.

Drought: Farmer commits suicide 24 hours before it rained

If only he waited for one more day.

Convicted South African king begins 12-year-jail sentence

The king turned himself in after exhausting all legal options.

TRAGIC: Boys survive as parents, sisters die in Christmas morning crash

The little boys escaped with their lives, and with injuries.

Baptism turns awry as man drowns

Lifeguards got him back to the shore but failed to revive him.

Group seeks clemency or “personal prison cell” for convicted South African king

The king has been proven guilty, but his peers want special treatment for him