Some of Johannesburg’s informal waste reclaimers got an upgrade recently. A collaboration turned a sprawling camp into an award-winning, data-driven solar-powered sorting and bailing hub. As Marize de Klerk reports, incomes are up and the neighbors are happier.

The United Nations says the HIV/AIDS epidemic could be ended by 2030. But patients need to follow their treatment plans to keep the virus in check. Games could help, as Zaheer Cassim reports from Johannesburg.

The roaring sound of Formula One engines at full throttle is set to fill the air again at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, north of Johannesburg, as developments in South Africa’s pursuit to host an F1 grand prix for the first time since 1993, gains momentum. Reuters’ Sean Hogan has more.

In December, many Africans return to their ancestral homes to reconnect with their families and traditions. In South Africa, that includes traditional healers. As Zaheer Cassim reports from Johannesburg, many are finding that a new app is helping to bring this age-old practice into the digital age.

Food scarcity and habitat decline has seen a drastic fall in numbers of the African Penguin, putting it on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's critically endangered list. "We have lost 97% of the population,” said South African marine biologist Allison Kock.