South Africa sees record 14,000 Covid cases driven by mutant strain

South Africa has reported a record number of coronavirus cases in a single day, driven by a new ‘more infectious’ variant that has already been found in the UK. The country logged more than 14,000 cases on Wednesday, its highest total of the pandemic so far, while deaths topped 400 for the first time since … Read more

Border force on standby as they prepare to turn back visitors from South Africa

What are the rules of the new South Africa travel ban?  From 9am today, visitors arriving into England who have been in or travelled through South Africa in the previous 10 days will not be permitted entry and direct flights will be banned. British and Irish Nationals, visa holders and permanent residents arriving from South … Read more

100 elephant tusks on ‘lost ship’ traced to West Africa

A hoard of more than 100 elephant tusks aboard a sunken ship that was lost for nearly 500 years has been traced to West Africa in a new study. Scientists used DNA analysis to compare the well-preserved tusks – which were recovered from a 16th century Portuguese shipping vessel called the Bom Jesus that was … Read more

Demi Rose struggles to contain her cleavage in a VERY daring swimsuit on Africa trip

She’s known for putting on a racy display in daring swimwear ensembles.  And Demi Rose was sure to command attention as she posed up a storm in a VERY low cut swimsuit for her latest Instagram offering from her Africa trip on Monday.  The Birmingham-born beauty, 25, highlighted her eye-popping assets in the checked one-piece … Read more

Naomi Campbell says people have had the wrong perception of the creativity that comes out of Africa

‘Africa shouldn’t be considered a trend’: Naomi Campbell says people have had the ‘wrong perception’ of the continent in the past as supermodel speaks out at Arise fashion week in Nigeria Naomi Campbell, 50, attended Arise Fashion Week in Lagos, Nigeria  Model, who lives in London, said people have had ‘wrong perception’ of Africa  She added … Read more

‘Rigged’ lottery claim after 20 players share jackpot with 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 in South Africa

‘Rigged’ national lottery claim after 20 players share jackpot with numbers 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 in South Africa The six consecutive digits left 20 players with 5.7million rand (£279,000) each While no less likely than any other combination, it is unusual for 20 people to win Perplexed South Africans took to social … Read more

Plan unveiled to build a £5BN conservation park in South Africa that will preserve every species

Plan unveiled ‘to build a crowd-funded £5billion conservation park’ in South Africa that ‘will aim to preserve EVERY species of animal on the planet’ Is this just pie-in-the-sky? A source on the project told MailOnline Travel that it’s serious The Jurassic World-style park, it’s hoped, will cover 100 square kilometres in KwaZulu Natal province  The … Read more

Plan unveiled to build a £5BILLION conservation park in South Africa

Plan unveiled ‘to build a crowd-funded £5billion conservation park’ in South Africa that ‘will aim to preserve EVERY species of animal on the planet’ Is this just pie-in-the-sky? A source on the project told MailOnline Travel that it’s serious The park, it’s hoped, will cover 100 square kilometres in KwaZulu Natal province  The trials and … Read more

Jumbo jive: Adorable baby elephant ‘dances’ in the road for safari party in South Africa

Jumbo jive: Adorable baby elephant ‘dances’ in the road for safari party in South Africa Footage of the young elephant was filmed at Kruger National Park, South Africa  The animal shows off for the people watching and swings his trunk and tail  He stamps his feet playfully as he dances before standing over beside his … Read more

Speeding car flies more than 100 FEET through the air and smashes into a chapel in South Africa

Leap of faith: Speeding car flies more than 100 FEET through the air and smashes into a chapel after hitting a roundabout at high speed in South Africa CCTV footage shows the driver soaring fifteen feet into the air before crashing  The speeding car smashed into the historic St Andrew’s College school chapel The driver, … Read more