Scientists read ancient DNA from South African hunter gatherers and found a very early human branch that shaped survival ...

Ancient DNA from southern Africa is rewriting the story of our species, revealing that some early humans in this region lived ...

Africa has long been known as the cradle of humanity. Fossils, tools and genetics all point there. Yet the deeper story of ...

In southern Africa, a group of people lived in partial isolation for hundreds of thousands of years. This is shown in a new ...

Police are searching for three male suspects in the mass shooting at an unlicensed bar near the South African capital.

South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world, and multiple mass shootings have occurred in recent years.

Many of the ancient southern Africans, including those who lived between about 10,200 and 1,400 years ago, "fall outside the ...

At least 11 people were killed on Saturday including a three year old boy, after gunshots were fired at an illegal bar in the South African city of Pretoria, police said, adding that a manhunt was ...

The Associated Press has spoken to over 30 refugees from Mali who say they witnessed beheadings, rapes and other abuses ...

Family ties may become strained for former South African President Jacob Zuma after his eldest daughter accused her ...

Over a dozen people were wounded and taken to the hospital, the South African Police Services said in a statement.

Refugees from Mali have told The Associated Press that a new Russian military unit, Africa Corps, is committing abuses like ...