South Africa

South Africa will mark 30 years of freedom amid inequality, poverty and a tense election ahead

As 72-year-old Nonki Kunene walks through the corridors of Thabisang Primary School in Soweto, South...

world | 5 months ago

South Africa's Ex-President Zuma makes surprise comeback

South Africa's scandal-hit Ex-President Jacob Zuma has made a surprise comeback by running in May's ...

world | 5 months ago

Building collapse in South Africa sparks complex rescue operation with dozens of workers missing

Cape Town, South Africa — Rescue teams trying to find dozens of construction workers missing since a...

world | 5 months ago

U.K. Supreme Court makes ruling over $43 million in treasure from World War II ship sunk by Japanese torpedoes

South Africa has won a legal claim over $43 million worth of treasure from a World War II shipwreck ...

world | 5 months ago

Hope for South Africa building collapse survivors fuels massive search and rescue operation

Cape Town, South Africa — Rescue teams searching for dozens of construction workers missing after an...

world | 5 months ago

3 days after South Africa building collapse, hope fades for more survivors with 44 people still missing

George, South Africa — The number of people missing under the rubble of a collapsed five-floor apart...

world | 5 months ago

Death toll up to 32 in South Africa building collapse but rescue efforts boosted by 1 more survivor

Rescue teams in South Africa forged ahead on May 13 with efforts to find more survivors as the death...

world | 5 months ago

International Court of Justice to hold hearings over Israel’s Rafah attacks

The top U.N. court said it would hold hearings on May 16 and 17 over a request from South Africa to ...

world | 5 months ago

11 presumed dead, 9 rescued after fishing boat sinks off the coast of South Africa

A South African minister on Sunday said that 11 fishermen, who went missing when a trawler sank off ...

world | 4 months ago

African National Congress | A party in decline

Even as elections in India are drawing to a close, the citizens of yet another BRICS country and eme...

world | 4 months ago

Why was Jacob Zuma disallowed from contesting elections in South Africa: Explained

The story so far: South Africa’s top court on Monday barred former President Jacob Zuma from contest...

world | 4 months ago

South Africans vote in a pivotal election as president says he has no doubt his ANC party will win

South Africans voted on Wednesday at schools, community centres, and in large white tents set up in ...

world | 4 months ago

Early results in South Africa's election show ANC losing majority

The African National Congress appeared on course to lose the parliamentary majority it has held for ...

world | 4 months ago

South Africa heading for 'coalition country' as partial election results have the ANC below 50%

South Africa was heading closer to the reality of a national coalition government for the first time...

world | 4 months ago

The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority

The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Sa...

world | 4 months ago

African tech startups cater to continent's needs

African startups, addressing overlooked needs, are putting the spotlight on a burgeoning tech scene,...

technology | 4 months ago