At least 27 killed in 2 mass shootings in South Africa

The attacks come as South Africa grapples with persistent gun violence often linked to gang rivalries.

• Sep 27

Spectator calls low stadium flyover a top life moment: "Amazing"

An extremely low flyover above a rugby stadium in South Africa has left many people asking: How low is too low?

• Aug 31

Cape Town flyover close call

Two planes flew extremely close to a Cape Town rugby stadium during a flyover, causing concern for some. Kris Van Cleave reports.

• Aug 31

The Sharkman | 60 Minutes Archive

Mike Rutzen, famously dubbed "The Sharkman," free dives with sharks without the safety of a cage, using only his camera as a shield. When he took Anderson Cooper out diving in 2010 near Cape Town, South Africa, he told him he'd be safe if he projected confidence. Great whites may be the most feared predators in the sea, but Rutzen said they are not the man-eating killers they're often made out to be.

• Apr 10

7/28/2024: Quantum Computing; Knife; College of Magic

First, a look inside the quantum computer race. Then, Salman Rushdie: The 2024 60 Minutes Interview. And, going inside the College of Magic.

• Jul 28, 2024

Mother who sold 6-year-old daughter to traditional healer is convicted

A South African woman has been convicted of kidnapping and selling her 6-year-old daughter. The girl remains missing.

• May 2, 2025

Baboons are clashing with humans in South Africa's tourist hotspots

South Africa's Cape Peninsula is a big tourist draw, but it's also home to hundreds of brazen baboons, and there's fear people-monkey encounters are set to rise.

• Nov 26, 2024

Missing American hiker found dead on South Africa's Table Mountain

Brook Cheuvront was reported missing on Saturday after a tracking app she was using stopped updating and friends could not reach her.

• Sep 23, 2024

Inside the College of Magic

At a magic school in Cape Town, South Africa, students are learning card tricks and juggling while rethinking the limits of possibility.

• Jul 28, 2024

South Africa reelects President Ramaphosa in dramatic coalition deal

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been reelected by lawmakers for a second term after his African National Congress party struck a dramatic late coalition deal with the main opposition and other parties.

• Jun 15, 2024

Hope fades for survivors 3 days after South Africa building collapse

Rescue work was turning into a victim recovery effort after an apartment building collapsed in South Africa, trapping dozens of construction workers.

• May 9, 2024

More than 40 still feared trapped under rubble after building collapse

2 days after an apartment building collapsed in South Africa, the search continued for 42 construction workers still believed to be buried in the rubble

• May 8, 2024

Crews race to save construction workers trapped by building collapse

South African rescuers are "actually hearing people through the rubble" after a building collapsed in the city of George.

• May 7, 2024

12/11/2022: The Treasury Secretary, Suing Social Media, College of Magic

Janet Yellen on recession fears, inflation and the war in Ukraine; Families suing social media companies; Cape Town's College of Magic.

• Dec 11, 2022

"Lulo the Great" of the College of Magic

Lulo Stofile, or "Lulo the Great" as he calls himself, has dreams of becoming a famous magician. He transformed from a shy boy to an exuberant showman after joining the College of Magic.

• Dec 13, 2022

Social intelligence at the College of Magic

Mylo Dreyersmith's parents encouraged him to enroll at the College of Magic in Cape Town because he was shy and wanted to learn social intelligence skills. Now, he describes himself as a member of a lively community — "a secret agent of a big force."

• Dec 13, 2022