The discovery that small stone arrow tips were treated with plant poison 60,000 years ago means that ancient African hunters ...

South Africa qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 with a nervy 3-2 win against Zimbabwe in Marrakech.

Jack Russell terriers are the blood-tracking breed preferred by many South African big-game hunters for their grit and their ...

New research reveals traces of plant toxins on arrow tips in South Africa, suggesting that the technique was used tens of ...

Authorities report that at least 41 young men have died from circumcision procedures during traditional initiation activities ...

Traditional initiation is a rite of passage into manhood for young males that is practiced by various ethnic groups in Africa ...

For thousands of years, hunters around the world have employed poison-tipped arrows to assist in taking down prey. For ...

Five quartz arrowheads found in a South African cave were laced with a slow-acting tumbleweed poison that would have tired ...

The hole was originally the vent for shaft 11 at the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, an operation so vast that it produced 1% of ...

A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...

South Africa join Egypt in last 16 as group stages reaches thrilling climax - South Africa have become the second team from ...

African football’s finest teams and brightest stars will take centre stage in Morocco when the continent’s premier showpiece, the Africa Cup of Nations, kicks off on Sunday. Ivory Coast will look to ...