NORTON, Zimbabwe (AP) — Lesotho’s Lishoeshoe soccer club was trailing by four goals at halftime against South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns in the final of a regional under-17 girls’ tournament in Zimbabwe to promote cervical cancer vaccination. By full time, the gap had stretched to 5-0. However for Lishoeshoe Nteboheleng winger Leticia Sooane, the result was … Read more
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 41 young men have died as a result of circumcision procedures as part of traditional initiation activities in South Africa in November and December, authorities said Tuesday. The traditional initiation is a rite of passage for young men that is practiced annually by various ethnic groups in Africa, including parts … Read more
There is a disturbing contrast along South Africa’s remote west coast. The 800km (500 mile) journey north from Cape Town begins with views of outstanding natural beauty which, as the long stretch of road runs, and the northern border approaches, dissolves into a stark lunar landscape. And the scars left by a lucrative diamond mining … Read more
A South African radio presenter appeared in court on Monday accused of recruiting men to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine. Nonkululeko Mantula, 39, was arrested along with four men after a tip-off, South African police said. She is accused of recruiting the four men and organizing them to join the Russian army. … Read more