South Africa
How South Africa Erupted
Protests over the arrest of ex-president Jacob Zuma have spiralled into violence motivated by rampant inequality and social divisions, in the worst period of unrest since the end of apartheid.
Child Thrown to Safety From Burning Building During Riots in South Africa
The incident comes during unrest that has so far left 72 people dead, following the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma.
South African Army Sent In as Unrest Over Jailed Ex-President Turns Deadly
People took to the streets in protest at the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma. But now unrest and looting has broken out, with dozens of deaths reported.
Two Brothers Are Missing After Claiming $3.6 Billion In Bitcoin Was Stolen by Hackers
The brothers behind South African investment platform Africrypt are nowhere to be found after they claimed 69,000 bitcoins were stolen by hackers.
Plant-Based Meth From Afghanistan Is Turning Up All Over the World
From Cape Town to Melbourne, a new breed of semi-synthetic meth has become an export bonanza for the world's biggest opium producer.
Gandhi’s Great-Granddaughter Is in Jail in South Africa for Fraud
Early in his career, Gandhi fought racial discrimination in the country before becoming an independence hero in India.
A Group of Homeless People Are Suing a City Over Its Treatment of Rough Sleepers
Cape Town spends more than £17 million on law enforcement and punitive measures against the homeless, more than double what it spends on social development programmes.
How to Make a Video Game While Rationing Water and Amidst Rolling Blackouts
'Beautiful Desolation,' a sci-fi story about the post-apocalypse and fascism, was unmistakably made in South Africa.
US Police Killed an Unarmed South African Man. His Family Wants Answers
Lindani Myeni was shot by officers in Hawaii following what cops said was a 'burglary in progress.' But little about his death makes sense to his loved ones.
We Asked a Security Expert to Analyse That Wild Armoured Truck Heist Video
A massively viral video shows the driver of an armoured security truck and his colleague responding to an attempted high-speed robbery. VICE World News asked an ex-French Foreign Legionnaire to break it down for us.
A Fire Gutted a Historic University Library. These Photos Show the Devastation.
The blaze, which started on South Africa's Table Mountain, spread down to the University of Cape Town and destroyed the institution's library.
White South African Mercenaries Are Indiscriminately Killing People in Mozambique
An Amnesty International report released today alleges civilian killings by these mercenaries as part of the growing war in Mozambique.