South Africa
Fruit Logistica
Our guest this week is the chief executive of New Zealand Apples and Pears, Alan Pollard. He's in Berlin, Germany at present attending a massive fresh produce trade show called Fruit Logistica. Over… Audio
Hundreds of South African miners rescued
All of the 955 miners trapped in a South African goldmine have been rescued.
Anthony Turton: the Cape Town water crisis
Cape Town, South Africa's second largest city with 3.7 million people, is running out of water. The city is facing its worst drought in 100 years, and its water supply is predicted to run out on 21… Audio
Lost in translation: navigating comedy across cultures
Samoan New Zealander Li'I Alaimoana, South African New Zealander Urzilla Carlson and Icelandic comic Ari Eldjárn explore comedy and culture. Video, Audio
Kohli leads India resistance
Young South African seamer Lungi Ngidi took his first test wicket but India captain Virat Kohli led the resistance for the tourists as they reached 183 for five at the close of day two of the second…
Honours even at Centurion
India surged back into contention against South Africa after two run outs late in the day, including the key wicket of Hashim Amla, resulted in the hosts slipping to 269 for six at the close on the…
Zuma steps down - what now for South Africa?
South Africa's governing party, the African National Congress, is voting on a new leader. The party has been in power since the country transitioned to democracy in 1994 under Nelson Mandela. The… Audio
Mnangagwa to become Zimbabwe President
Zimbabwe's president-in-waiting Emmerson Mnangagwa has spoken publicly for the first time since yesterday's resignation by Robert Mugabe. He is back in Harare after fleeing two weeks ago to South… Audio
South Africa expected to win 2023 World Cup bid
South Africa is expected to win the right to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup when World Rugby decides in London tonight.
Nelson Mandela's posthumous memoir
Former South African president Nelson Mandela died in 2013 aged 95. One of his regrets was not having published the memoir of his life after his incarceration on Robben Island, which he'd begun… Audio
South Africa coffin case: White farmers receive jail terms
Two white farmers in South Africa who forced a black man into a coffin have been sentenced to jail for more than 10 years each.
De Villiers guides Proteas to big win
The South African cricketers have secured the one-day series against Bangladesh thanks to an outstanding innings from AB de Villiers.
Test wins for Sri Lanka and South Africa
Rangana Herath became the second Sri Lankan to bag 400 wickets as his six-wicket haul steered Sri Lanka to a 21-run win over Pakistan in the first cricket test in Abu Dhabi.
All Blacks trounce the Boks
The All Blacks vs South Africa rugby championship match last night at North Harbour Stadium was an absolutely trouncing, 57-0. Joe Porter talks about the game. Audio
Hames gets first start for All Blacks
Prop Kane Hames gets his first start for the All Blacks in Saturday's Rugby Championship game against South Africa in Albany.
Aaron Smith revelations 'highly sensationalised on eve of Bledisloe'
All Black Aaron Smith's career is once again in question, with the Rugby Union saying it has hired a lawyer to look into claims he lied about a tryst with a woman in an airport toilet last year… Audio
Van Niekerk wins, Makwala prevented from starting
Wayde van Niekerk retained his world 400 metres title but there was almost as much interest in the empty lane alongside him where Isaac Makwala should have been.
Zuma survives ninth no-confidence vote
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has survived his latest vote of no confidence - despite the ballot being held in secret.
South Africa President Zuma survives another no-confidence vote
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has survived anpother vote of no-confidence. Correspondent Aislinn Laing says it's his eighth since he came to power. Audio
Moeen hat-trick crushes Proteas
Spinner Moeen Ali finished off South Africa with a hat-trick as England completed a crushing 239-run victory in the third cricket test at the Oval.