Africa South Africa The death toll from an explosion of a tanker truck in the town of Boksburg has risen to 34, including 10 health workers at a nearby hospital; the truck was carrying gas when it got stuck under a low-lying bridge
Africa South Africa Water providers in Johannesburg have advised two-minute shower, in call to action for the city's residents and suburban communities to join hands in conserving water resources amidst an increasingly dire shortage
Africa South Africa Pioneering entrepreneur Ntsiki Biyela is inspiring a talented generation of black women wine producers in the country, the seventh largest wine producer in the world, still predominated by white male-run wineries
Africa South Africa Questions have been raised about the dilapidated and dangerous state of informal housing accommodating asylum seekers in Johannesburg, after a fire led to the deaths of over 70 people, forcing many to jump out of windows
Africa South Africa The 15th Brics summit involving Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa closed in Johannesburg; Brics members make up a quarter of the global economy, account for a fifth of global trade and are home to more than 40% of the world's population