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October 7, 2022

Tiny mountain kingdom in southern Africa, Lesotho, to begin vote counting

Lesotho in southern Africa will begin vote counting for the country's election. The Independent Electoral Commission will announce the election's official results, expected by Tuesday.

September 28, 2022

Kentucky CBP intercept 'lethal' fentanyl shipment from South Africa labeled as ‘water purification’

A package arriving in Louisville, Kentucky, from South Africa was labeled as "water purification," but contained enough fentanyl to kill 220,700 people, authorities said.

August 5, 2022

Blinken flies into 'superpower' battleground in Africa

Secretary of State Antony Blinken flies to Africa this weekend, days after his Russian counterpart swept through the continent. Both are vying for support over the war in Ukraine.

July 29, 2022

Killer whales hunt 9-foot great white shark in drone video

Drone footage shared during the Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" captures the moment three killer whales in South Africa hunt a 9-foot-long great white shark.

July 21, 2022

Caster Semenya finishes in 13th place in the 5,000 meters at world championships, does not advance

Semenya cannot compete in her best race (800 meters) becase Semenya is intersex condition that makers her ineligible to compete in any competition between 400 meters and a mile.

July 14, 2022

Countries with strict gun control hit by recent mass shootings and gun violence

Three countries have seen rising gun violence, despite the countries having strict gun regulations, a policy some in the U.S. have called for after mass shootings.

July 10, 2022

At least 19 dead in pair of mass shootings in South Africa, police confirm

Two mass shootings in South Africa left at least 19 people killed and an unknown number of people injured late Saturday. Police say the shooters were "firing randomly."

July 10, 2022

South Africa police say 14 dead in bar shooting in Soweto

Authorities in Johannesburg's Soweto township say 14 people were killed and three others were wounded during a mass shooting at a bar Saturday night.

July 8, 2022

Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius: A look back at the Olympian's meteoric rise and fall

Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius, nicknamed Blade Runner for his prosthetic legs, is up for parole for the murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

June 27, 2022

Authorities turn to toxicology lab in mysterious deaths of 22 teens at South Africa nightclub

South African authorities are turning to a toxicology analysis to determine the cause of death for 21 minors found dead at a nightclub early Sunday morning.