South Africa

In January 2018, after a historic 3 year drought, Cape Town officials announced that the South African capital was just 90 days from “Day Zero,” at which point it would run out of water. The city was spared from disaster, in part thanks to a massive water conservation campaign. What can the U.S., which is now facing its own historic...

The toxic chemical methanol has been identified as a possible cause of the deaths of 21 teenagers at a bar in the South African city of East London last month.

South African former track star Oscar Pistorius has met with the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he shot to death in 2013, as part of his parole process. Steenkamp family lawyer Tania Koen says in a text message to the AP that Pistorius and Barry Steenkamp met face-to-face on June 22 as part of what’s known in South Africa...

South African police are investigating the deaths of at least 21 people at a nightclub in the coastal town of East London Sunday and authorities say most of the victims were minors as young as 13-year-old. It is unclear what led to the deaths of the young people, who were reportedly attending a party to celebrate the end of winter...

Afrikaans is a Dutch-based language developed by the country’s white settlers and is associated with South Africa’s apartheid regime of white minority rule that ended in 1994.

Employers are rethinking workplace culture as millions quit their jobs. These companies already have perks in place they think gives them an edge.

France and Mexico are pressing U.N. members to mention Russia’s invasion in a resolution on the worsening humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

After two years of vacation plans being halted by Covid-19, travelers are beginning to regain their confidence and are booking holidays up to a year in advance.

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine escalates, Moscow’s growing influence in Africa has led to divergent responses among the continent’s leaders.

Calls to waive the patents on mRNA Covid vaccines have gained traction globally, but experts seriously doubt that they will ever come to be.

There are early, tentative signs that the omicron wave has peaked, or is plateauing, in the places that were among the first to be hit hard by the variant.

Firefighters are battling a major blaze at South Africa’s national Parliament complex in the southern city of Cape Town

Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been remembered at his funeral for his Nobel Peace Prize-earning role in ending South Africa’s apartheid regime of racial oppression and for championing the rights of LGBTQ people

The U.S. 10-year Treasury note closed on 2021 above the 1.5% threshold in a year marked by the Covid pandemic and Federal Reserve policy.

European indexes fell on Friday, the last trading session of 2021, but logged gains of over 22% for the year.

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield moved marginally lower Thursday but held above the 1.5% threshold.

European indexes ended higher on Thursday as holiday-thinned trading continued in the region.

U.S. Treasury yields rose Wednesday as investors continue to monitor developments on the omicron Covid variant.

European stocks closed mostly lower Wednesday as holiday-thinned trading continued in the region.

U.S. Treasury yields dipped Tuesday after the long holiday weekend as investors assessed the omicron threat.