Johannesburg

Death toll in South Africa building fire rises to 74

A fire that tore through a five-storey building taken over for illegal housing killed 74 people including 12 children in central Johannesburg overnight, South African authorities said Thursday

Bavuma makes long-awaited century

It is a second Test century for middle-order batter Bavuma in his 56th match. His maiden ton came against England at Newlands in 2016, and this one followed a pair of ducks in the first Test against a West Indies team he idolised growing up.

Cricket: Banned Petersen 'feared for safety'

Banned former South Africa Test batsman Alviro Petersen said Thursday he hired a bodyguard because he feared for the safety of himself and his family during investigations into cricket match-fixing.

South Africa gold miners to sue over lung disease

Former gold miners in South Africa can go ahead with a class action against mining companies over health damage allegedly caused by their work, a court in Johannesburg rules.

A hunter has shot the biggest elephant killed in Africa for almost 30 years

A hunter has shot dead the largest elephant killed in Africa for almost three decades.

7 Bangladeshis injured in SA attack

At least seven Bangladeshi expatriates are injured and some four of their shops burnt in an attack by local miscreants at Thokoza of Johannesburg.