Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A former gold mine worker smokes heroin on the street in the Hillbrow neighbourhood of Johannesburg, South Africa When Nelson ...

The death toll from a building collapse in the South African city of Johannesburg has risen to nine, as the city says it plans to demolish the structure because it was erected illegally.

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Colorful buildings on Cape Town's rocky landscape. Cape Town is South Africa's crown jewel. Founded by the Dutch East India Company in 1652, it was South Africa's first attempt at a modern metropolis, ...

South Africa has broken ground on an ambitious smart city project named Westown, a multi-million-dollar development aimed at reshaping urban life in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, according to a ...

The decline of South African cities, the rise of Nigerian cities and the breakthrough of Benin’s economic capital: the latest edition of our ranking on the continent’s metropolitan attractiveness ...

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, November 7 (UNHCR) - For several years Port Elizabeth hosted hundreds of refugees without apparent difficulty; refugees largely went about their business, creating ...

Here's what you need to know before visiting Cape Town. Cape Town is South Africa's crown jewel. Founded by the Dutch East India Company in 1652, it was South Africa's first attempt at a modern ...

Here's what you need to know before visiting Cape Town, from where to stay to what to do. Sit beneath the swaying palms and watch the Atlantic swallow the African sun at Ellerman House, one of ...