US authorities released thousands of pages of secret documents Wednesday on president John F. Kennedy’s assassination, a case that still fuels conspiracy theories despite the official conclusion he was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald.

Nigeria’s traditional ruler in southern Benin city hosted a day of celebrations on Monday in anticipation of the long-awaited return of two bronze treasures looted during colonial times.

Family of Sadako Sasaki, who died at 12, wants the flame to be taken to the site of the deadly attack to promote peace

French lawmakers last year passed a bill allowing Paris to return artefacts to both Benin and Senegal, another former French colony

Researchers discovered what they are calling the skull of ‘Leti’ – a Homo naledi child discovered in the Rising Star cave system outside Johannesburg.

The Basic Education Department says the new History curriculum is being finalised, the draft version of which will be ready by December

A rare toilet, which is more than 2700 years old and dates back to the Days of the First Temple, was discovered in Jerusalem. At the time, a toilet was considered one of the most luxurious items.

See how technology – and security – has changed compared to 2021 in this video of the Olympic Village in 1984 from the CNN archives.

A chocolate bar commissioned by Queen Victoria during the Second Boer War was discovered in the attic of an English manor.

The kit is owned by a well-known antique collector in Johannesburg.

We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.

We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.

We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.

We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.

We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.

South African wine has come a long way since the first grapes were planted in the 1600s, with the country’s wine industry clawing its way back to being internationally respected after the dark apartheid years.

Earth has changed dramatically since its early days. Use this map to see what your hometown looked like millions of years ago.

The changes will be small, but hugely significant, should they get the go-ahead – and this is what our next Coat of Arms could look like.

A person’s pupils can show if they have suffered a traumatic experience in the past, according to new research.

A new advertisement from South African Tourism is calling on South Africans to share their stories “to be part of the greatest story of them all”.

Almost one year after a fire ravaged the cathedral, the square of Notre Dame de Paris reopened to the public.

Most mammal fossils are visually unimpressive. But even a tiny fossil found in the right place can raise exciting questions about evolution.

From the 1960s to the early 1990s millions of South African photo comics were published.

Hoare died in his sleep at a care facility in Durban.

In the spirit of reconciliation, South Africans, from all walks of life, are encouraged to build their own bridges over the rivers of blood which have hollowed out trenches of intolerance.