CAPE TOWN, South Africa(AP) — Two former apartheid-era police officers in South Africa were found guilty of murder Tuesday in the 1987 killing of activist and student leader Caiphus Nyoka. Nyoka's ...

Under the Taliban's new penal code, women have less legal protection than animals. What's happening in Afghanistan has a name ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — When Nombuyiselo Mhlauli was given her husband's body back for burial, he had more than 25 stab wounds in his chest and seven in his back, with a gash across his throat. His right ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first group of white South African refugees arrived in the U.S. on Monday to be prioritized for resettlement by order of ...

An apartheid-era policeman accused of killing a South African activist 48 years ago lost his battle Monday to have a murder charge dropped, paving the way for a trial. Joao Rodrigues, 80, stands ...

Cardinal Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of the Catholic archdiocese of Johannesburg, has offered a reflection on on the Catholic Church in South Africa.

Nkosi Sikelel' iAzania at Museum Africa runs until 27 February The legacy of apartheid's spatial planning and its continued impact on the lives of millions of South Africans, is explored in a new ...