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RUSSIA WILL CARE LITTLE ABOUT THE SPAT BETWEEN SERGEI LAVROV AND BORIS JOHNSON
During today's press conference, Mr Johnson seemed to be clutching at straws for signs of life... READ MORE›
CALIFORNIANS MISTAKE SPACEX LAUNCH FOR UFOS OR NUCLEAR BOMB ATTACK
SpaceX founder Elon Musk's latest rocket launch left many onlookers fearing it was a UFO or a nuclear bomb attack by North Korea... READ MORE›
BOY FIVE CALLS POLICE TO REPORT GRINCHS PLAN TO STEAL CHRISTMAS
Five-year-old TyLon Pittman was watching YouTube videos of How the Grinch Stole Christmas in his home in Mississippi when he suddenly became afraid... READ MORE›
INTERPRETER FOR DOWNING ST MEETING ARRESTED FOR BEING RUSSIAN SPY
A Foreign Office spokesperson said We are aware of reporting about the arrest of Stanislav Yezhov in Ukraine... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICAN ACTIVIST TO HEAD AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Renowned international rights group Amnesty International has chosen South African civil society leader, anti-apartheid campaigner and life-long activist Kumi Naidoo as the organisation's next Secretary General... READ MORE›
THE DARK, POLITICAL SIDE OF DIGITAL CURRENCIES, AND 5 OTHER GLOBAL STORIES YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
4. Who is Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's probable next president?... READ MORE›
RAMAPHOSA VOWS TO FIGHT SA CORRUPTION IN FIRST SPEECH AS ANC LEADER
The new leader of South Africa's governing African National Congress ANC, Cyril Ramaphosa, has pledged to fight corruption and pursue a policy of radical economic transformation ... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA'S NEW ANC LEADER RAMAPHOSA AIMS TO FIGHT CORRUPTION
South Africa, the continent's traditional powerhouse, has had lethargic growth over the last six years and the jobless rate stands near record levels... READ MORE›
ENGINEER UNDER SCRUTINY OVER WASHINGTON TRAIN THAT CRASHED AFTER GOING AT TWICE THE SPEED LIMIT
Washington train crash Investigators turn to injured engineer to find out why derailed Amtrak was speeding... READ MORE›
'RAMAPHOSA'S GOING TO NEED ALL HIS SKILLS'
The ANC is currently a party plagued by scandal with corruption allegations dating back to Jacob Zuma's election in 2009... READ MORE›
THE SOUTH AFRICAN MILLIONAIRE SET TO BE PRESIDENT
South Africa's ruling African National Congress ANC has elected a new leader in Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa born 17 November 1952 ... READ MORE›
TRAIN WAS TRAVELLING 80MPH IN 30MPH ZONE BEFORE CRASH THAT KILLED THREE PEOPLE
Amtrak President Richard Anderson said track technology called positive train control, designed to prevent high-speed derailments among other potential hazards, was not online at the time... READ MORE›
GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDDAUGHTER GRADUATE FROM UNIVERSITY TOGETHER WITH HONOURS
Chicago State University interim President Dr Rachel Lindsey said It's a wonderful story... READ MORE›
CAN RAMAPHOSA UNITE ANC AND GIVE SOUTH AFRICANS NEW HOPE?
Cyril Ramaphosa, who was elected leader of South Africa's ANC on Monday, faces many challenges... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA'S ANC PICKS NEW LEADER, REJECTS CHOICE OF PRESIDENT ZUMA
Zuma's term as South Africa's head of state ends in 2019... READ MORE›
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA CHOSEN TO LEAD SOUTH AFRICA'S RULING ANC PARTY
Zuma has led the ANC since 2007 and has been president of South Africa since 2009... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA'S RAMAPHOSA WINS ELECTION AS ANC PRESIDENT
Mmusi Maimane, the opposition leader, said in a statement Ramaphosa cannot save South Africa, only the voters can in 2019, in reference to the upcoming national elections... READ MORE›
'NEARLY MAN' RAMAPHOSA EDGES CLOSER TO SOUTH AFRICA'S TOP JOB
Ramaphosa also played an important role in the drafting of South Africa's post-apartheid constitution... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | WHO IS CYRIL RAMAPHOSA, SOUTH AFRICA'S PROBABLE NEXT PRESIDENT?
The goal of making South Africa corruption-free. Read more... READ MORE›
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA ELECTED PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA'S RULING AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
Cyril Ramaphosa elected president of South Africa's ruling party... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP USES FATAL TRAIN DERAILMENT TO TOUT INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN AND ATTACK US SPENDING IN MIDDLE EAST
US President Donald Trump has responded to a deadly train derailment in Washington State by promoting his latest policy priority infrastructure... READ MORE›
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA ANNOUNCED AS NEW LEADER OF SOUTH AFRICA'S ANC PARTY
South Africa ANC election Cyril Ramaphosa replaces Jacob Zuma as new party leader after tight race... READ MORE›
RAMAPHOSA SET TO RULE SOUTH AFRICA AFTER WINNING CONTROL OF ANC
Ramaphosa, 65, won 52 percent of vote to 48 percent for Dlamini-Zuma, 68, the tightest margin since Nelson Mandela led the ANC to power in 1994 after the end of apartheid... READ MORE›
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA WINS ANC LEADERSHIP VOTE
South Africa's deputy president beats Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in leadership race in the ruling African National Congress... READ MORE›
TRUMP AND PUTIN DISCUSS 'WORKING TOGETHER TO RESOLVE' NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR CRISIS
At that event, the Russian President said the US was only hurting itself by investigating alleged collusion between Mr Trump's campaign and Moscow... READ MORE›
MAMMOTH FOSSILS DISCOVERED BY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS UNDER LA SUBWAY
Mammoth fossils discovered under Los Angeles subway by construction workers... READ MORE›
BATTLE TO LEAD ANC AND SET SOUTH AFRICA'S FUTURE COURSE TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Zuma has led the ANC since 2007 and has been South Africa's president since 2009... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA'S ANC VOTES TO ELECT SUCCESSOR FOR PARTY LEADER JACOB ZUMA
Ramaphosa and Dlamini-Zuma were the only candidates nominated for the ANC leadership at a conference in Johannesburg on Sunday night... READ MORE›
DISPUTES DELAY VOTE ON AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS LEADER
South African officials said 400 delegates had been disqualified. The results on a successor to President Jacob Zuma as party leader were expected on Monday... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA'S RULING PARTY DELAYS ELECTION OF NEXT LEADER
The ANC's National Executive Committee recalled former president Thabo Mbeki in 2008 after he lost the ANC presidency to Zuma... READ MORE›
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SA WHITE FARMERS PROTEST OVER MURDERS
Demonstrators are blocking motorways in South African in protest at the murder of white farmers... READ MORE›
ROBERT MUGABE 'UNDER ARREST'
President Robert Mugabe is under house arrest after the military seized control of Zimbabwe, South African president Jacob Zuma has said... READ MORE›
LEWES BONFIRE SOCIETY AGREES TO STOP BLACKING UP IN ANNUAL PARADE
Borough Bonfire Society takes 'meaningful cultural advice' from South African dancer who said costumes made Zulu people look barbaric... READ MORE›
MUGABE'S ERA COMES TO AN END AS ZIMBABWE'S MILITARY SEIZES POWER
Zimbabwe's military seized power and detained 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe in a struggle over the succession of the only leader the African nation has ever known... READ MORE›
ONLINE RHINO HORN AUCTION SET TO OPEN IN SOUTH AFRICA
An online auction of rhino horn is set to open Monday, after a court in South Africa approved the site which has outraged conservationists... READ MORE›
OSCAR PISTORIUS JAIL TERM FOR KILLING REEVA STEENKAMP MORE THAN DOUBLED
A South African court has increased Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius's jail sentence for killing his girlfriend to 13 years and five months... READ MORE›
ZIMBABWE'S PRESIDENT MUGABE 'CONFINED TO HIS HOUSE'
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has been confined to his home, according to a statement by the office of his South African counterpart, Jacob Zuma... READ MORE›
AFTER 37 YEARS, RULE OF ZIMBABWE'S ROBERT MUGABE APPEARS TO BE ENDING
There had been questions over whether first lady Grace Mugabe had left Zimbabwe... READ MORE›
ZIMBABWE AWAITS NEXT STEPS AFTER MILITARY TAKEOVER
South African President Jacob Zuma has reportedly dispatched senior ministers to Zimbabwe to meet President Mugabe and military leaders... READ MORE›
PUERTO RICO GOVERNOR'S DIRE WARNING: MILLIONS MAY FLEE THE ISLAND
Most of the island remains without electricity, and about half of all residents still lack basic water services after Hurricane Maria... READ MORE›
#BLACKMONDAY: WHITE FARMERS PROTEST AGAINST FARM MURDER
Last week, the South African Police Services SAPS released its annual stats of crime... READ MORE›
BIGGEST GEM FOUND IN A CENTURY FINALLY SELLS FOR $53 MILLION
Lucara, known for producing some of the world's biggest and best stones, unearthed the diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana... READ MORE›
SHOCK AND FEAR AMID SOUTH AFRICA CANNIBALISM CASE
A few confessed to have consulted with the traditional healer and knowingly ate human flesh, he said... READ MORE›
S AFRICA COURT CLEARS WAY FOR GRAFT PROSECUTION OF ZUMA
South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that President Jacob Zuma can face prosecution over almost 800 charges of corruption relating to a 1990s arms deal... READ MORE›
KIDS HUNT FIELD MICE AND SELL AS SNACKS
These Zimbabwe children hunt 'delicacy' mice and sell them as snacks... READ MORE›
WHITE SOUTH AFRICAN FARMERS GUILTY IN 'COFFIN ASSAULT'
Please don't kill me, Mlotshwa begged the men while in the coffin, the footage shown. Why shouldn't we, when you are killing our farm?... READ MORE›
COURT POSTPONES SENTENCING WHITE FARMERS IN COFFIN CASE
Deep-seated racial inequality persists in South Africa two decades after the end of white-minority apartheid rule... READ MORE›
DEADLY 'SUPERCELL' STORM SCATTERS SHIPS IN SOUTH AFRICA
KwaZulu-Natal and other parts of the country were hit by a supercell thunderstorm, the South African Weather Service said... READ MORE›
HIV VACCINE TO BE TRIALLED IN SOUTH AFRICA
New hiv vaccine to be trialled in south africa... READ MORE›
SA FARMERS JAILED FOR COFFIN ABUSE
Theo Martins Jackson and Willem Oosthuizen were convicted in August for attempted murder and kidnapping... READ MORE›
ARE PROTESTERS RIGHT ON SOUTH AFRICA FARM MURDERS?
Do people on South Africa's farms get killed more often than other people in the country?... READ MORE›
WHERE IS ZIMBABWE'S FIRST LADY GRACE MUGABE?
Show Hide Background Grace Mugabe is the 52-year-old first lady of Zimbabwe... READ MORE›
MEN IN SOUTH AFRICA COURT ON CANNIBALISM CHARGES
Police then accompanied the man back to a house in KwaZulu-Natal where more body parts were found... READ MORE›
AFRICA'S CONTEMPORARY ART FINDS A HOME IN CAPE TOWN MUSEUM
Contemporary African art is so hot that it now has its first major museum... READ MORE›
EMMERSON MNANGAGWA SET TO TAKE OVER ZANU-PF PARTY REINS
Mnangagwa returned from South Africa two weeks after a military takeover that saw Mugabe placed under house arrest at his Blue Roof Residence in the capital... READ MORE›
'A PHENOMENON WITHIN THE ANC': MURDERS TURN SPOTLIGHT ON SOUTH AFRICA'S RULING PARTY
Killing of ANC rising star Sindiso Magaqa symptomatic of wider problem as political corruption scandals take their toll... READ MORE›
QUEEN ELIZABETH II BECOMES LONGEST-REIGNING MONARCH AFTER THAI KING'S DEATH
The United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II became the world's longest reigning monarch on Thursday, following the death of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej... READ MORE›
SOUTH AFRICA'S ANC PREPARES TO ELECT NEW LEADER
Q A South Africa's ruling ANC faces 'a deep crisis' The battle to succeed President Jacob Zuma has already threatened to split the 105-year-old organisation... READ MORE›
COURT TO SENTENCE WHITES WHO SHOVED BLACK MAN IN COFFIN
Deep seated racial inequality persists in South Africa two decades after the end of white-minority apartheid rule... READ MORE›
LEWES BONFIRE SOCIETY ENDS TRADITION CRITICISED FOR BEING RACIST
The practice of blacking-up had been going on since at least the second world war... READ MORE›