South African Airways cancels flights before work stoppage President Ramaphosa will struggle to face down union allies A showdown between South Africa’s government and its workers whose salaries are straining the national budget just got ugly — and looks set to get a whole lot worse. The National Union of …
South African main opposition party in crisis after spate of departures following poor poll showing leave it leaderless. South Africa‘s official opposition is in crisis. Mmusi Maimane’s resignation on Wednesday as leader and member of the Democratic Alliance (DA) marked a critical climax of the party’s undoing following a poor electoral performance that …
Zuma expected to return to court next week on corruption charges as court dismissed his application to halt case. Former South African President Jacob Zuma will face trial on corruption charges after a court on Friday dismissed his application for a permanent stay of prosecution. Zuma, who is accused of taking bribes from French …
SOWETO, South Africa — Nomsa Victorino had a Lexus in her garage, a pool in her yard, eight bedrooms in her villa and a message for the world about her famous hometown. “Whatever people have in their mind about Soweto — that Soweto is a place for poor people — …
After wave of xenophobic violence, many foreign nationals say they do not feel welcome and fear for their safety. Johannesburg, South Africa – Black smoke fills the air as Frank Uzoma stands outside his torched car dealership on Jules street, east of the Johannesburg city centre. “I can’t do anything here …
Flying an apartheid-era flag in South Africa is now considered a crime under most circumstances, according to a ruling from the nation’s Equality Court. In a firmly worded decision filed Wednesday, Judge Phineas Mojapelo ruled that “gratuitous” display of the Old Flag — a symbol of white-supremacist rule in South …
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is mounting a legal challenge against an official report that concluded he had deliberately misled parliament over a campaign donation. He said the report by the country’s corruption watchdog was “fundamentally and irretrievably flawed”. Speaking to reporters, he also said it was appropriate …
The former president is appearing before a high-profile commission of inquiry into corruption during his time in office. Cape Town, South Africa – On Monday, after almost a year of explosive hearings, former South African president Jacob Zuma has finally appeared before a high-profile commission of inquiry looking into the alleged rampant state corruption he presided …
OHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday he had received a death threat after his testimony the previous day to an inquiry on corruption. Former South African President Jacob Zuma appears before the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 15, …
JOHANNESBURG — A politically influential son of former President Jacob Zuma of South Africa was cleared of culpable homicide on Friday in a case that has come to be seen as a proxy for factional battles within the governing African National Congress. The charges against the son, Duduzane Zuma, also …
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Last year, gin consumption in South Africa grew by an astonishing 50 percent, to half a pint for every man, woman and child. No wonder that distilleries are mushrooming, trying to give a colonial tipple a distinctive flavor of the fynbos. FILE PHOTO: Bottles of gin and …
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — One of Africa’s largest wildlife preserves is marking a year without a single elephant found killed by poachers, which experts call an extraordinary development in an area larger than Switzerland where thousands of the animals have been slaughtered in recent years. The apparent turnaround in Niassa reserve …
