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‘The patients scattered’: how gun crime cuts off healthcare for South Africa’s poorest
Cities see surge in attacks and extortion demands at clinics in townships, leaving patients and staff vulnerableThe three gunmen showed up just 10 minutes after the security guards had arrived for the early morning shift. Tshiamo Nere* admits he was “frozen” with shock and could only stare as the men aimed their weapons at him and two colleagues at Khayelitsha’s Town Two clinic in Cape Town, as screaming nurses and patients fled. They had a message, the men told the unarmed guards.
Better sleep, improved health, happier people: how ‘cool roofs’ could help millions avoid deadly heat
A project to measure how reflective paint reduces indoor temperatures is delivering tangible benefits across AfricaThe brick house Sylvia shares in a Western Cape township on the outskirts of Cape Town with her three children gets unbearably hot every summer, causing the youngest to cry and her two older children to struggle to concentrate on their homework. Sylvia is not alone, according to a recent report in the Lancet: “In 2024, people in South Africa were exposed to 13 heatwave days, on...
Better sleep, improved health, happier people: how ‘cool roofs’ could help millions avoid deadly heat
A project to measure how reflective paint reduces indoor temperatures is delivering tangible benefits across AfricaThe brick house Sylvia shares in a Western Cape township on the outskirts of Cape Town with her three children gets unbearably hot every summer, causing the youngest to cry and her two older children to struggle to concentrate on their homework. Sylvia is not alone, according to a recent report in the Lancet: “In 2024, people in South Africa were exposed to 13 heatwave days, on...
South Africa hope for World Cup boost after failing to capitalise on 2010
South Africa hope for World Cup boost after failing to capitalise on 2010 CAPE TOWN, June 1 : South Africa failed to generate momentum after hosting the World Cup in 2010 but following a long period of stagnation they have a chance to become consistent competitors on the global stage. Hopes that the first World Cup on the African continent would help to turn South Africa into a continental powerhouse fizzled out due to a succession of mediocre coaches and a steady stream of administrative...
South Africa flyhalf Feinberg-Mngomezulu set for spell on sidelines
South Africa flyhalf Feinberg-Mngomezulu set for spell on sidelines CAPE TOWN, June 1 : South Africa flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu looks set to miss the first three rounds of the new-look Rugby Nations Championship, in which the Springboks host England, Scotland, and Wales, after suffering an injury at the weekend. The 24-year-old Feinberg-Mngomezulu hurt his ankle scoring a try for the Stormers in Saturday’s 44-21 home victory over Cardiff in the United Rugby Championship quarter-final...
Cardiff 'easiest' play-off opponents - Stormers boss
Cardiff believe pressure is all on Stormers in Saturday's United Rugby Championship quarter-final in Cape Town.
Ultra-Rich Africans Piling into Property to Preserve Wealth, Standard Bank Says
Skyscrapers and construction cranes in Cape Town, South Africa, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. South Africa’s latest budget painted an encouraging picture of improving public finances, according to Moody’s Ratings, while cautioning that “meaningful” debt reduction will require stronger economic growth.
KLM apologises after Paralympian denied onboard wheelchair on 11-hour flight
Athlete Hannah Babalola says she was told to use the toilet without an aisle chair or leave Cape Town to Amsterdam flightThe Dutch airline KLM has offered “sincere apologies” to a Paralympic athlete who was denied access to an onboard wheelchair during a long-haul flight so she could go to the toilet. The cabin crew on the flight later called the police after the request from Hannah Babalola, 37, who is paraplegic and competes in track events, for the wheelchair, known as an aisle chair as...
World Cup-bound South Africa grounded over visa delay
World Cup-bound South Africa grounded over visa delay CAPE TOWN, May 31 : South Africa’s departure for the 2026 World Cup was delayed on Sunday after some players were yet to receive their visas. The team was due to leave on a charter flight for their training base in the Mexican city of Pachuca, but that has been delayed “indefinitely”, according to the South African Broadcasting Corporation.
South Africa rolls out new preventive HIV shot in 'major turning point'
In a potentially major advancement in the fight against HIV and AIDS, a South African laboratory is set to produce a generic version of a new preventive treatment that is injectable, and only needs to be administered twice a year. Initial studies show it reduces the risk of transmission by around 99.9%. FRANCE 24's Eunice Masson tells us more from Cape Town.