A woman died after being mauled by a shark while swimming off a popular beach on South Africa’s southeastern coast on Tuesday, witnesses and authorities said. Fatal shark attacks are uncommon worldwide but South Africa has a history of deadly encounters along its long coastline. Tuesday’s attack was at Orient Beach in KuGompo City, previously […]
NASA selected Lunar Outpost for a roughly $220 million task order in May 2026 to build and deliver its Pegasus Lunar Terrain Vehicle by 2028, giving Artemis crews their first dedicated surface transport since the Apollo era. The Colorado company leads the effort with partners that include General Motors for the electric drivetrain and batteries, […]
A sperm whale cracked the hull of a yacht sailing in the remote South Pacific, forcing four sailors into a day-and-night fight for survival on the high seas. Crew members on the 52-foot Tai Tam told AFP on Thursday of their weekend encounter with a pod of sperm whales 250 nautical miles north of tiny […]
At least 27 people were killed in two mass shootings in South Africa’s two main cities, police said on Sunday. The first incident occurred Saturday evening when eight gunmen armed with assault rifles stormed a bar west of Johannesburg and shot 17 people and wounded 15 others. The suspects opened fire on customers drinking outside […]
South African police said Saturday that another woman’s body had been found near Johannesburg, bringing the number of victims to 10 in a series of killings under investigation. Police began investigating after the bodies of three women were found in July and August within about 4.3 miles of one another in the Ekurhuleni municipality, east […]
Trump’s plan to bring White South African migrants projected to cost taxpayers $500 million – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump’s plan to bring nearly 18,000 White Afrikaners to the U.S. is projected to cost taxpayers $500 million. Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports. Trump’s plan to bring White South African migrants projected to cost taxpayers $500 […]
The Trump administration is planning to welcome up to 17,500 additional White Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees over the next 12 months, according to a notice sent to Congress on Tuesday and obtained by CBS News. The State Department informed congressional officials that the Trump administration is planning to allocate 17,500 refugee spots for […]
South African police said Monday they had arrested three people over the killing of one of nine women found dead in a neighborhood east of Johannesburg in a series of murders that have alarmed the nation. The discovery of the nine bodies in Kempton Park over two months has fueled fear and anger, as authorities […]
Johannesburg — South African police said Thursday a ninth woman’s body has been discovered in an area east of Johannesburg, and said it could be linked to a series of killings they are investigating. All nine bodies were found in the Ekurhuleni municipality over the last two months, raising concerns that they were carried out […]
The Trump administration has announced that it will impose travel bans on officials it claims are responsible for discrimination against White people and other minority groups in South Africa. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday he would revoke U.S. visas or reject visa applications from foreign nationals found to be responsible for, or […]