South African President Jacob Zuma has vowed to sack his respected finance minister, a government coalition party confirmed Thursday, in a move which could split the African National Congress (ANC)....
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan returned to South Africa on Tuesday after President Jacob Zuma recalled him from a trade trip, fuelling speculation of a dramatic political showdown. Zuma's decision...
South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Ahmed Kathrada, who was jailed alongside Nelson Mandela, was feted as a humble liberation hero who shunned the power and glory that came with freedom. Unlike many...
Many analysts believe the president wants to replace Pravin Gordhan South Africa's main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has issued a statement calling on the president to explain what it...
Pravin Gordhan is seen as a safe pair of hands by the financial markets South African President Jacob Zuma’s instruction ordering Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to cancel an international...
South African President Jacob Zuma has ordered his finance minister to return from an overseas investment trip, the presidency said Monday, fuelling speculation that a cabinet reshuffle is imminent....
Millions of vulnerable South Africans risk missing out on vital social security payments from next month in a scandal over a government contract, as the BBC's Milton Nkosi reports. "I'm extremely...
South Africa's ruling ANC has called for an end to corruption and division within the party as it battles to reverse declining popularity, according to a policy paper published Sunday. The ANC...
The former chief executive of South Africa's state-owned power utility was sworn in as a member of parliament Thursday in a move that could deepen a power struggle within the ruling ANC party. Brian...
The South African government on Thursday called for calm after a wave of xenophobic violence in which dozens of shops and houses owned by immigrants have been torched and looted. Attacks against...
South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has targeted the rich in his annual budget, announcing a new top tax rate of 45% in his 2017 budget. It will apply to annual incomes of more than 1.5m...
South Africa's finance minister warned Wednesday of "growing impatience and ferment" over post-apartheid inequality and slow growth as he presented a budget that raised taxes on the wealthy. Pravin...
South Africa's Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan delivers the annual budget in parliament Wednesday as he battles to revive the economy and head off loyalists of the president who seek to oust him....
The South African lawyer who led the prosecution of Oscar Pistorius has quit to join a lobby group, accusing the state office of selective prosecution. Gerrie Nel has joined AfriForum, a group...
In South Africa, all attention yesterday was focused on what Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan had to say in parliament. With the economy under pressure, questions over education funding and the...
The gloves are off in South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) and internal squabbles are now being played out in public. Today the ANC Youth League launched a scathing attack on...
The chief whip of South Africa's governing political party has called on its entire leadership - including President Jacob Zuma - to step down. Jackson Mthembu said fraud charges against the finance...
South African prosecutors issued Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan with a formal summons on Tuesday in relation to the establishment of a tax department investigation unit a decade ago, sending the...
South Africa's Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says he’s been ordered to appear in court on 2 November in relation to the establishment of a tax service surveillance unit set up a decade ago when...
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...
