President Jacob Zuma seems to be making a final push to secure the nuclear power deal before his tenure comes to an end. But it won’t be easy.
Somaliland is not just any other country. Technically, it’s a not a country at all.
Congo’s opposition agreed to postpone presidential elections until the end of 2017, but President Kabila’s electoral commission has delayed it again
Amidst political instability and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, voter registration and preparation for elections are being welcomed
Rich in diamonds but ravaged by violence and gripped by poverty, the vast region of Kasai embodies the potential and the problems of the DRC
Chronic political instability over the past few years has left DRC citizens disillusioned with politicians on all sides of the dispute
The Congolese President’s strategy of delaying elections through technical delays is working perfectly.
"Not only do the two presidents like each other, but there is also a business connection between their two families."
Minister Nkoana-Mashabane criticises help from outside and sees no problem with DRC president staying on after his mandate ended in December
The president’s list followed last month’s naming of a former opposition leader as his prime minister.
So far, an estimated 12 300 people have made the perilous journey to safety on foot, fleeing deepening conflict in Kasai province
The DRC’s ambassador to South Africa says the police were unable to guarantee the safety of people working at the country’s Pretoria embassy.
Several protesters were wounded and seven were arrested for public order offences, Gauteng police spokesperson Kay Makhubela said.
South Africa seems to have adopted an incredibly narrow understanding of how countries help each other.
President Jacob Zuma’s nephew, Khulubuse, has responded to news that he has been named in the leaked Panama Papers.
Indicators are that the government does not intend sticking to constitutional deadlines, and is instead pursuing a strategy of delaying elections.
Shots rang out as dozens of students shouting "Kabila get out!" faced off against police officers at Kinshasa’s university.
Fifteen Congolese men, accused of plotting to overthrow Congo’s president and undergoing military training at a Limpopo farm, have been released.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has halted mining expansion projects due to a power shortage that has it considering a "load-shedding" schedule.
Crime stats be damned, Goldman Sachs paints a rosy picture of South Africa and President Zuma doesn’t have a clue … about Number One.
South African diplomats celebrate Jacob Zuma’s military and diplomatic interventions contribution to the surrender of the M23 rebels in the DRC.
A new power deal was one of the main agreements signed during President Jacob Zuma’s state visit to his Congolese counterpart, Joseph Kabila.
Jacob Zuma has reiterated his support for the DRC government, saying the hundreds of soldiers stationed there is testament to SA’s commitment.
Talks between the DRC’s government the M23 have collapsed, with the rebels saying Joseph Kabila’s team is intentionally delaying the process.
As soldiers get wounded in fighting, the M23 rebel group says South Africa has been duped by DRC President Joseph Kabila.
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo appears preoccupied with the arrangements for national concertations.
The editor of a daily newspaper in the Democratic Republic of Congo has begun serving a six-month jail term after being convicted of criminal libel.
Activists say the arrest of 20 people for plotting a coup was ‘concocted’ to curry favour with Kabila. Gregory Mthembu-Salter reports.
Even if the M23 rebels leave Goma, as promised, their invasion is a threat to President Joseph Kabila.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame will not attend Saturday’s summit in Uganda seeking a solution to the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
A top opposition figure in the DRC wanted by the government on treason charges is seeking asylum in the South African embassy in neighbouring Burundi.