SOUTH AFRICA TO OUTLINE 'DECISIVE' POLICY IN 2018 AFTER DEBT RATING CUT

A Moody's downgrade would trigger the exit of South Africa's local currency debt from important global bond indices, Brown added... READ MORE›

WILL SOUTH AFRICA LEARN FROM MUGABE'S FALL?

The silence of South Africa's governing African National Congress ANC, especially in the hours immediately after the fall of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, was deafening... 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›

ZIMBABWE'S INCOMING LEADER EMMERSON MNANGAGWA RETURNS HOME TO CHEERS

Mnangagwa met with South African President Jacob Zuma in a jovial courtesy call before taking a private jet from Johannesburg to Zimbabwe's capital, Harare... READ MORE›

ZIMBABWE'S INCOMING LEADER MNANGAGWA SAYS COUNTRY IS WITNESSING 'NEW, UNFOLDING DEMOCRACY'

After meeting with South African President Jacob Zuma, Mnangagwa flew in a private jet from South Africa to Zimbabwe... READ MORE›

LIKE ZIMBABWE, SOUTH AFRICA NEEDS LEADERSHIP CHANGE

The party is split between factions backing Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, a former minister and ex-wife of Zuma, and Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa for the ANC's top job... READ MORE›

LEGAL ACTION TO REMOVE ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT TO BE INITIATED BY WAR VETERANS

The leader of Zimbabwe's war veterans has said they will initiate legal action in the country's high court to remove President Robert Mugabe... READ MORE›

MUGABE TO MEET ARMY GENERALS AFTER MASS PROTESTS

Zimbabweans have never before gathered in such numbers to march against Mugabe... READ MORE›

JUBILANTION AS ZIMBABWEANS CELEBRATE THE ENDING OF MUGABE'S GRIP ON POWER

Jubilantion on the streets of Zimbabwe's capital as protesters celebrate the expected fall of President Robert Mugabe, their leader of the last 37 years... READ MORE›

POLITICAL STANDOFF IN ZIMBABWE CONTINUES AS SOUTH AFRICANS HOLD TALKS WITH MUGABE, ARMY

The Zimbabwe National Army ZNA has reportedly taken control over the government of President Robert Mugabe... READ MORE›

MILITARY CHIEF PUTS MUGABE UNDER HOUSE ARREST; SAYS TAKEOVER 'NOT A COUP'

Zimbabwe Military chief puts Mugabe under house arrest says takeover 'not a coup'... READ MORE›

MUGABE UNDER HOUSE ARREST IN ZIMBABWE AS MILITARY DENIES COUP

Zimbabwe's military was in control of the country as President Robert Mugabe said he was under house arrest and his generals denied staging a coup... 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›

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›

MUGABE UNDER HOUSE ARREST IN ZIMBABWE AS MILITARY DENIES COUP

Zimbabwe's military was in control of the country as President Robert Mugabe said he was under house arrest and his generals denied staging a coup... 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›

'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›

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 AFRICA'S ANC NEEDS TO PUT AN END TO SCANDALS

Earlier on Friday, South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal upheld a High Court ruling reinstating 783 corruption charges against Zuma from before he became president... 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›

KWAZULU-NATAL KILLINGS COULD ENGULF SOUTH AFRICA

There are fears that the cancer of violence could eat away at South Africa's democratic culture, spill out of KZN and engulf the entire country... READ MORE›

'I'LL BE BACK' - SOUTH AFRICA'S ANDERSON VOWS AFTER LOSING U.S. OPEN

President Jacob Zuma's ten year legal battle to avoid prosecution on corruption charges continued in the Supreme Court of Appeal on Thursday... READ MORE›

HOW A UK POP SONG HELPED FREE ICON

'Free Nelson Mandela' was effective for two reasons, Gambaccini said... 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›

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›

DR MARK WAINBERG WHO IDENTIFIED A KEY AIDS DRUG DIES AT 71

Dr Mark Wainberg Who Identified a Key AIDS Drug Dies at 71... 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›

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›

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›

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 AFRICAN JUDGE BLOCKS ATTEMPT TO WITHDRAW FROM ICC

A South African judge has blocked the country's planned withdrawal from the international criminal court ICC, saying the move is unconstitutional without prior parliamentary approval... READ MORE›

JACOB ZUMA NARROWLY SURVIVES NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE IN SOUTH AFRICAN PARLIAMENT

An upbeat President Zuma arrived at the parliamentary precinct about an hour after the result was announced... READ MORE›

JACOB ZUMA NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE TO BE SECRET

The ruling ANC party sticks with the South African president, but admits support is 'drifting away' from their movement... 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›

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›

SOUTH AFRICA MPS TO VOTE IN SECRET ON ZUMA NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION

South African MPs will vote in secret on a motion of no-confidence in President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday... 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›

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›

CHINESE COMMUNITY JOINS S. AFRICANS IN MARKING MANDELA DAY BY HELPING THE POOR

The Chinese community in Cape Town joined South Africans on Tuesday in marking the Nelson Mandela International Day by helping the poor... READ MORE›

ANTI-IMMIGRANT PROTESTS TURN VIOLENT IN SOUTH AFRICA

President Jacob Zuma appealed for calm and condemned the latest wave of anti-foreigner violence to grip South Africa in recent years... READ MORE›

LAUGHTER AND MEMORIES FILL FUNERAL OF EX-BOTSWANA PRESIDENT MASIRE

Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire was born in July, 1925 in Kanye, southern Botswana, to a cattle herding family... READ MORE›

S AFRICA PHOTOS SHOW MEYIWA SUSPECTS

Related Stories South African police have released composite images of two men suspected of killing national football captain Senzo Meyiwa... READ MORE›

HARRY POTTER ACTOR ROBBIE COLTRANE RUSHED TO HOSPITAL AFTER SUFFERING SEVERE FLU SYMPTOMS ON FLIGHT

It's mixed feelings, which is something we've gotten used to as South Africans, Makue told The Associated Press in a telephone interview... READ MORE›

SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE USE FORCE TO DISPERSE ANTI-IMMIGRATION PROTESTERS

A statement issued by President Jacob Zuma's office said South Africans should not blame all crime on foreign nationals... READ MORE›

AHMED KATHRADA, ANTI-APARTHEID ACTIVIST, DIES

Ahmed Kathrada was one of South Africa's revered anti-apartheid activists... READ MORE›

SOUTH AFRICA'S RAND CURRENCY 'RIGGED BY BANKS'

Local and international banks have been accused of rigging the price of South Africa's currency, the rand, by the country's competition watchdog... READ MORE›

S.AFRICA WANTS TO WORK WITH US IN PROMOTING PEACE

Zuma made the remarks while congratulating US President-elect Donald Trump on winning the presidential elections, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation DIRCO said... READ MORE›