Haiti’s exiled former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide wants to return to his home country before elections on Sunday.
The rise of Jacob Zuma to South Africa’s presidency was an "astonishing achievement", according to US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks.
President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday he is confident the Soccer World Cup will boost job creation and economic growth in the country.
Twenty years after Nelson Mandela was freed from prison, South Africa is a vibrant democracy, but millions still live in poverty.
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Cosatu meets next week to take stock of its relations with the ANC and progress made in economic restructuring to benefit the country’s poor.
South Africa’s police will be transformed into a well-oiled machine that will send criminals fleeing, the new police chief said on Thursday.
A strike by tens of thousands of council workers entered its third day on Wednesday, disrupting local services and keeping pressure on Jacob Zuma.
SA’s government will crack down on violent protests which erupted this week over delivery of basic services, a Cabinet minister said on Thursday.
Barry Tannenbaum, accused of defrauding hundreds of investors in what may be the South Africa’s biggest corporate fraud, has denied any wrongdoing.
Thousands of people marched through Johannesburg on Saturday, calling for an end to the violence that has killed at least 50 African migrants and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes. People in Hillbrow, home to many African immigrants, cheered the march, which was organised by churches and labour unions.