South Sudan is at a "dangerous point" as a surge in killings threatens a fragile peace deal, the U.N. human rights chief said ...

In a statement Tuesday, Human Right Watch (HRW) called on South Africa to adequately protect the country's whistleblowers, and pressured authorities to conduct effective and impartial investigations ...

South African authorities have failed to protect whistleblowers, who expose corruption and criminal activities in government and state-owned enterprises, from attacks and killings.

On the day the UN officially named the evidence, South Africa’s government released a condolence statement about an entirely ...

President Trump claims White farmers in South Africa are victims of a genocide. South Africans dispute his claim.

From opposing apartheid in South Africa to supporting Palestinian rights, the US civil rights leader left his mark across the globe ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — They are hunted for their unique scales, and the demand makes them the most trafficked mammal in the world. Wildlife conservationists are again raising the plight of ...

The European Union (EU) put on a strong show of support for South Africa at a State of the Nation Address (Sona) reception hosted by the EU, Germany, Italy and France at the Cape Town residence of ...

Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s (hereafter “HRC” or “Council”) 61st regular session (23 February – 31 March 2026), we, ...

Pensioner Margaret* has lived without a reliable supply of running water for more than a decade, in Ward 5 of the Lekwa Local Municipality in Standerton, Mpumalanga.

When people in 25 countries were asked what makes them proud of their country, at least some cited their political system and economy.