2016 Polls Safe
Inspector General of Police John Kudalor has reiterated the need for personnel in the service to exhibit a high sense of professionalism before, during, and after the elections in December. Mr...
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Zuma Quizzed Over Rich Friends’ Links To Power
South African President Jacob Zuma faced questions on Thursday over allegations his wealthy business friends influenced political appointments, in the final investigation by an anti-graft chief who...
Rivals Unite To Celebrate Winnie Mandela’s 80th Birthday
There was a rare outbreak of peace among South Africa's political elite last night as they come together to celebrate the 80th birthday of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. The ex-wife of South Africa's...
President Zuma Refunds $500,000 Gov’t Fund
South African President Jacob Zuma has paid back more than $500,000 of public money spent on non-security improvements to his private home, according to his office, after a scandal over lavish...
South African Data Supports Gordhan’s Dismissal of Recession
South Africa's current account deficit narrowed more than expected in the second quarter, data showed on Tuesday, supporting Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's view that Africa's most industrialized...
Heading Out
South Africa is kicking Jacob Zuma and the ANC out of office. In Germany, Angela Merkel is losing ground because the people say so and Britain has closed itself out of the European market with the...
Vindictiveness Couple With Indiscipline Has Impeded Liberias Developmental Progress!!!!!
I may sound not palatable to earring of those reading these frustrated but painful wording that elders, opinion leaders and of course the religious communities has failed massively in addressing...
South African Mayor Rejects Luxury Cars
A new mayor in South Africa has rejected a fleet of luxury cars he inherited from his predecessors. Solly Msimanga, from the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), said the vehicles would instead be...
South African Mayor Bans Use of Luxury Cars By Officials
Luxury car manufacturers do not have a friend in the new mayor of South Africa’s capital city. Solly Msimanga, the recently-elected mayor of Tshwane - which includes the capital Pretoria—has put...
The Best Impeachment Gift To Ghana Is To Vote Mahama Out On December 7
It would be just another Zuma Circus Act. And on the latter count, I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, the Chief Majority Whip and notorious statutory rapist, that it would be a...
South Africa’s Maimane Sees ‘non-Racial’ Era After Vote Wins
South Africa's main opposition leader proclaimed the dawn of an era of 'non-racial' politics envisioned by the late Nelson Mandela on Monday, saying a bid by the African National Congress to...
Complete Biography & Profile of Nelson Mandela, World Icon
Rolihlahla Mandela was born into the Madiba clan in Mvezo, Transkei, on July 18, 1918, to Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela, principal counsellor to the Acting King of the Thembu...
ANC Loses in Capital Pretoria
South Africa's governing African National Congress has been defeated by the opposition Democratic Alliance in local polls in the capital Pretoria.
With counting almost over, the DA has 43% of the...
South Africa Local Elections
South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) has suffered its worst electoral setback since apartheid ended in 1994.
With 92% of the votes counted after Wednesday's municipal elections,...