The solar energy system installed two years ago by one of the country's largest citrus farms, Joubert en Seuns, is proving crucial as the country battles inconsistent energy supplies

Scheduled blackouts due to the inability of the state-owned energy company Eskom to ensure a sufficient supply of energy resulted in the death of 40.000 chickens on an industrial farm in the country

Mermaiding, swimming with legs wrapped in a monofin, is all the rage in South Africa, with the sport becoming very popular between Johannesburg and Cape Town

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

Eskom's CEO has promised a Christmas Day respite from the prolonged and unprecedented power cuts the country has been experiencing for months, though the state-owned company warned that people must prepare for a prolonged electricity crisis