MANDELA BOOK SEQUEL LAUNCHED IN S AFRICA

The new instalment of Nelson Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, has been released in Johannesburg... READ MORE›

SOUTH AFRICAN JUDGE RULES ANTI-APARTHEID ACTIVIST AHMED TIMOL WAS PUSHED TO HIS DEATH BY POLICE

Timol, a 29-year-old school teacher, was a recruiter for the South African Communist Party... READ MORE›

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SOUTH AFRICA'S LONG WALK TO DECLINE

Omar al-Bashir who has tormented Sudan for 26 years was an honoured guest of Mr Zuma at an African Union summit in Johannesburg... READ MORE›

SOUTH AFRICAN MEN MARCH AGAINST ABUSE OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Hundreds of protesters, most of them men, have marched in the South African capital, Pretoria, over rising levels of violence against women and children... READ MORE›

TRUMP CALLS PRESIDENTS OF NIGERIA, SOUTH AFRICA

Trump spent Monday morning calling two of the African continent's most prominent leaders, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and South African President Jacob Zuma... READ MORE›

ANTI-APARTHEID ICON AHMED KATHRADA DIES

Kathrada, beloved by millions of South Africans, spent 26 years in jail, many of them alongside Nelson Mandela... READ MORE›

CAN THULISILE MADONSELA SAVE SOUTH AFRICA FROM ITSELF

Madonsela was appointed South Africa's public protector by Zuma himself in 2009 and is used to controversy... READ MORE›

PRETORIA: VIOLENCE ERUPTS AT ANTI-MIGRANT PROTEST

South African President Jacob Zuma condemned anti-foreigner violence and appealed for calm... READ MORE›

PROTESTS OVER BLACK GIRLS' HAIR REKINDLE DEBATE ABOUT RACISM IN SOUTH AFRICA

Outrage over the Pretoria girls' claims is part of a broader debate that has gained traction in South Africa in the past year... READ MORE›

FIDEL CASTRO, A SOUTH AFRICAN HERO

Angola survived in large part because Cuba sent its soldiers to give their lives for the freedom of the people of Angola, Namibia and South Africa... READ MORE›

WEAK POWER GRIDS IN AFRICA STUNT ECONOMIES AND FIRE UP TEMPERS

South Africa, which has the continent's only nuclear power plant, has around half of sub-Saharan Africa's power generating capacity, roughly 44 gigawatts... READ MORE›

SA APARTHEID ASSASSIN GIVEN PAROLE

Related Stories South African apartheid-era death squad commander Eugene de Kock has been granted parole after 20 years in jail... READ MORE›

PROTESTING STUDENTS CLASH WITH POLICE IN SOUTH AFRICA

South African police have used tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades against students protesting for free education in Johannesburg... READ MORE›

De Klerk, South Africa's last white president, but neither of them alluded to the Dalai Lama... READ MORE›

REMEMBERING THE ANTI-APARTHEID GIANT AHMED KATHRADA

OPINION The Mandela legacy Jacob Zuma's absence Noticeably absent from the funeral was South African president Jacob Zuma... READ MORE›

MPS CLASH AS ZUMA DELIVERS STATE OF NATION SPEECH

The parliament session was a chaotic, shambolic spectacle broadcast live on the national television for South Africans, she said... READ MORE›

SOUTH AFRICA BARS AMERICAN PASTOR WHO CALLS GAY PEOPLE 'PERVERTS'

After the outcry from the LGBT community, Anderson said he didn't plan to focus on the issue of homosexuality while in South Africa... READ MORE›

BRAWLS BREAK OUT IN SOUTH AFRICAN PARLIAMENT AFTER DENUNCIATION OF ZUMA

Opposition members scuffle with guards after president is condemned as a 'scoundrel' and 'rotten to the core'... READ MORE›

15 OF NELSON MANDELA'S MOST INSPIRING QUOTES

Mandela Day 15 of Nelson Mandela's most inspiring quotes... READ MORE›

ROBERT MUGABE ISN'T SLEEPING WHEN HE CLOSES HIS EYES DURING MEETINGS, SPOKESMAN SAYS

If you happen to spot Robert Mugabe with his eyes closed for long periods during a high-level meeting, don't worry... READ MORE›

SOUTH AFRICA'S GOVERNMENT IS AT WAR WITH ITSELF

When it became clear that prosecutors were actually planning to charge a sitting finance minister, the rand plummeted, along with many South Africans' stomachs... READ MORE›

WHITE SCHOOLS VS BLACK HAIR

Until we dismantle the continued white domination of post-apartheid South Africa, Mr. Mandela's children will not find freedom in the Rainbow Nation... READ MORE›

CORRUPTION REPORT INCREASES PRESSURE ON ZUMA

South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress ANC, said on Wednesday that it was studying the report and would comment on it on Thursday... READ MORE›

ALLISTER SPARKS SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNALIST WHO CHALLENGED APARTHEID DIES AT 83

A fifth-generation South African, Mr. Sparks was descended from the country's original British settlers, who arrived in 1820... READ MORE›

THE ANC IS MANDELA'S LEGACY. NOW HIS GRANDDAUGHTER HAS RENOUNCED SOUTH AFRICA'S RULING PARTY.

Ndileka Mandela, the eldest granddaughter of the late former South African president, arrives at the Johannesburg Magistrates Court in 2015... READ MORE›

SOUTH AFRICA POLICE SCUFFLE WITH MPS

South Africa's opposition is usually divided in parliament... READ MORE›

S&P DOWNGRADES SOUTH AFRICA'S CREDIT RATING TO 'JUNK'

South Africa's opposition parties on Monday vowed to press ahead with a no-confidence vote against Zuma, who has survived several no-confidence votes in recent years... READ MORE›

JACOB ZUMA CALLS FOR ANC UNITY, ADMITS MISTAKES

President Jacob Zuma calls for end to ANC infighting as South Africa's ruling party marks 105 years since its formation... READ MORE›

ANTI IMMIGRANT PROTESTS ERUPT IN SOUTH AFRICA'S CAPITAL

Police follow a South African protester in the latest wave of anti-immigrant protests to break out in the capital... READ MORE›

STUDENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA PROTEST SLOW PACE OF CHANGE

Mr. Mahapa 23 grew up in a village with only black South Africans and he graduated at the top of his high school class... READ MORE›

JACOB ZUMA DROPS BID TO BLOCK CORRUPTION REPORT

The surprise move on Wednesday came as thousands of people began to take to the streets of the administrative capital, Pretoria, to demand his departure... READ MORE›

INQUIRY BLAMES SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE IN KILLINGS OF MINERS AT MARIKANA

A pivotal moment it cemented public frustration with the government and the problem of income inequality in South Africa... READ MORE›