The Weekend Wrap highlights how the escalating Iranian conflict is driving fuel shortages and threatening South African food ...

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Adam Berg, a senior at Mayo High School, will compete in Ironman South Africa on Apr. 19 in Port Elizabeth, more than 450 ...

The 22-year-old Lamkelo Mtyho had no known health issues when he joined his peers, wrapped in blankets and smeared in clay, ...

Morocco was stunningly awarded the Africa Cup of Nations title on Tuesday by governing body judges who overturned Senegal’s victory in a chaotic final in January. The Confederation of African Football ...

Even in the troubled financial times currently facing the U.S., Europe and Asia, where we all have had to cut back, nothing compares to the poverty in many African nations.

Following an accident that severed both her legs, Mandy Horvath had fallen into a dark headspace. Then she climbed her way out of it. The bilateral amputee and history-making clim ...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal will be affected in the FIFA Ranking by Morocco’s AFCON title. This week, the soccer world was shaken by CAF’s decision to award the Africa Cup of Nations final to Morocco ...

Nigeria stands at 106 in the 2026 World Happiness Report, indicating a steady slip from 105 in 2025 and 102 in 2024. The report, unveiled on Thursday, ...

The war in Iran is exposing the world’s reliance on fragile fossil fuel routes, lending urgency to calls for hastening the ...

New Zealand plays a five-match T20 Cricket series against South Africa in March 2026, here is the schedule for the event.