Study says African penguins starved en masse off South Africa
World 16:08 05/12/2025Endangered penguins living off South Africa's coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, a study said Friday, with some populations dropping by 95 percent in just eight years.
South Africa seeks fresh momentum in Ho Chi Minh City-Johannesburg ties
Ho Chi Minh City 15:47 04/12/2025South Africa wants to revive cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City and Johannesburg following the elevation of Vietnam-South Africa relations to a strategic partnership, the South African ambassador said during a meeting with city leaders on Wednesday.
Vietnam's state president hosts welcome ceremony for South African counterpart
Vietnam News 12:38 24/10/2025Vietnam's State President Luong Cuong chaired a state-level welcome ceremony for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Hanoi on Thursday afternoon, marking the first official state visit to Vietnam by a South African head of state in nearly 20 years.
S.Africa's top court rules men can take wives' surnames
World 15:26 12/09/2025Johannesburg -- South Africa's top court ruled Thursday that men should be able to take their wives' surnames and a law that prevented this amounted to unfair gender discrimination.
Death toll in flood-hit South African province rises to 49
World 12:14 12/06/2025JOHANNESBURG - The death toll from floods in South Africa's Eastern Cape province has risen to 49, the head of the province said on Wednesday.
Dehorning of S.African rhinos slashed poaching: study
World 14:16 06/06/2025The dehorning of rhinos resulted in a nearly 80-percent reduction in the poaching of the animals during a seven-year study in a major South African conservation area, researchers said Thursday.
South Africa invites Vietnam to attend 2025 G20 summit
Vietnam News 16:25 23/04/2025President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa has invited Vietnam’s high-ranking leaders to attend the 2025 G20 Summit in November, which will be hosted by the African nation.
Inside South Africa's wildlife CSI school helping to catch poachers
World 17:13 21/04/2025The rhino lay frozen in the sand, its grey legs stiff, glassy eyes open, horn crudely sawed off.
South Africa study suggests Omicron could displace Delta
World 16:37 28/12/2021Research by South African scientists suggests that Omicron could displace the Delta variant of the coronavirus because infection with the new variant boosts immunity to the older one
How South African scientists spotted the Omicron COVID variant
World 11:22 01/12/2021On Friday Nov. 19, Raquel Viana, Head of Science at one of South Africa's biggest private testing labs, sequenced the genes on eight coronavirus samples - and got the shock of her life
South Africa detects new coronavirus variant, still studying its mutations
World 09:13 31/08/2021South African scientists have detected a new coronavirus variant with multiple mutations but are yet to establish whether it is more contagious or able to overcome the immunity provided by vaccines or prior infection
Vietnam detects first patient with South Africa coronavirus variant
Vietnam News 11:58 31/01/2021The patient is a South African expert quarantined upon his arrival in Hanoi in December
