South Africa has closed one of its busiest border crossings with Mozambique following violent post-electoral protests in the neighbouring country.
The protests have led to deadly clashes in several cities following last month's disputed presidential (...)
JOHANNESBURG — Minister of Commerce Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi confirmed that the Saudi delegation's visit to South Africa comes within the framework of Saudi Arabia's commitment to strengthening its trade and economic relations with the African continent, (...)
JOHANNESBURG — Saudi Minister of Commerce and Chairman of the National Competitiveness Center (NCC) Dr. Majed Al-Qasabi emphasized that the Saudi delegation's visit to South Africa is part of Saudi Arabia's commitment to strengthening its trade and (...)
In a sign of the seismic political changes in South Africa, John Hlophe, a once-celebrated judge whose career ended ignominiously with his impeachment just five months ago, has been parachuted into parliament to lead the official opposition.
Dr (...)
A former gangster and bank robber who turned into a nightclub owner and opposition politician, Gayton McKenzie has now risen to become South Africa's minister of sports, arts and culture.
President Cyril Rampahosa appointed McKenzie — the leader of (...)
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled a new coalition government, after his ruling African National Congress (ANC) party lost its parliamentary majority in May's elections.
He said "the government of national unity... is (...)
South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in for a second full term in office as president, despite failing to secure a majority in parliament in last month's election for his African National Congress (ANC).
Lawmakers re-elected him as (...)
South Africa's former president, Jacob Zuma, has said his political party — uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) — will join the opposition alliance in parliament.
He said it would co-ordinate resistance to the governing coalition led by the African National (...)
South Africa's parliament has re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country's president following a landmark coalition deal between the governing African National Congress (ANC) and opposition parties.
The new government of national unity combines (...)
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted his African National Congress (ANC) party has suffered a challenging election result, after the party lost its majority for the first time since apartheid ended 30 years ago.
The ANC, once led by (...)
Early results from South Africa's election suggest the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party could lose its majority for the first time in 30 years.
With results in from 13% of polling stations at 10 a.m. local time, support for the ANC stood (...)
Millions of South Africans are voting in what is expected to be the most pivotal general election since the end of apartheid.
For months, polls have shown the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party could lose its majority for the first time (...)
South Africa has expressed satisfaction with the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) recent decision ordering Israel to halt its military offensive in Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip. The ruling comes in response to an appeal made by (...)
South Africa's highest court has barred former President Jacob Zuma from running for parliament in next week's general election.
The Constitutional Court ruled that his 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court disqualified him.
Zuma was (...)
Rescuers in South Africa were searching for survivors after a five-story apartment block under construction collapsed on Monday, killing five people and leaving at least 50 trapped.
Officials in the city of George, Western Cape province, say 26 (...)
Rescuers in South Africa say they have heard from 11 more survivors in the ruins of an apartment building that collapsed in the coastal city of George on Monday.
At least five people are confirmed dead and more than 50 are missing after the (...)
South Africa's battle-scarred former President Jacob Zuma is proving he still has a winning streak — recently scoring a hat-trick in the courtroom.
For the third time in the last month the 82-year-old has thwarted attempts to stop him, or his new (...)
South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) has lost a legal bid to stop a new party from using the name and logo of its former armed wing.
The governing ANC had argued that uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), headed by ex-President Jacob Zuma, had breached (...)
Six men have been arrested in connection with the killing of South African footballer Luke Fleurs.
The 24-year-old Kaizer Chiefs star was shot dead in a car-jacking at a petrol station in Johannesburg last week.
In a statement, police said that the (...)
اغتالت مجموعة عصابية لاعب نادي كايزر تشيفز الجنوب أفريقي، لوك فلورس اليوم الخميس عن عمر ناهز 24 عامًا، في حادث مأساوي للرياضة في البلاد.
وأطلق رجلان النار على قلب الدفاع الشاب في محاولة لسرقة سيارته في إحدى محطات الوقود في مدينة جوهانسبرج، شمالي (...)
South African footballer Luke Fleurs has been shot dead in a car hijacking, his team says.
The shooting took place at a petrol station on Wednesday night in the Johannesburg suburb of Florida.
The 24-year-old was waiting to be attended to when he (...)
South Africa's battle to defeat rhino poaching has taken a turn for the worse with the numbers killed rising in 2023.
Last year, 499 rhinos were hunted, an increase of 51 from the previous year, Environment Minister Barbara Creecy said.
South Africa (...)
South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been suspended by the ANC he used to lead, after refusing to vote for them and launching a rival party.
The governing African National Congress (ANC) announced its decision on Monday.
Zuma's new party, (...)
Police in Gauteng have arrested a suspect in connection with the fire that tore through a five-story building in central Johannesburg last year and killed 77 people, South African public broadcaster SABC reported Tuesday.
Gauteng police spokesperson (...)
Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Paralympic and Olympic sprinter, was released from prison on parole on Friday, more than a decade after shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in a killing that shocked the world.
A parole board granted (...)
