(Reuters) -South African state ports and freight rail company Transnet said on Thursday that it had reached a wage agreement with its recognised labour unions. The deal is for a 18% salary increase over three years and averts the risk of a strike,

At least 49 people are confirmed dead after flooding hit South Africa, including children whose school bus was swept away during the extreme weather, officials said.

Provincial government officials say at least seven people have died in flooding in South Africa after a weather front bringing heavy rain and snow hit eastern and southern provinces.

Known in Africa as “the mother of palliative care,” she established a model for pain management and end-of-life care.

A teenager who was tricked into going to boarding school in Africa has won a significant legal victory against his own parents. The 14-year-old boy, who cannot be identified, was taken from London to Ghana in March 2024 after being told a relative was ill.

South Africa insist they are confident of chasing down a tough target to win the World Test Championship at Lord’s even if the contest against Australia has been dominated by the bowlers.

South Africa, struggling to reset relations with the US, is willing to give way on so-called phytosanitary requirements for poultry-meat imports, but fears an impasse with its second-biggest trading partner over pork shipments.

South Africa's players have the "belief" they can pull off a sensational victory in the World Test Championship final, according to batter David Bedingham.

HONG KONG (Reuters) -China and 53 African countries called on nations, especially the United States, to return to the "right track" of resolving trade differences, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.