South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma is not attending the funeral of veteran anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada at the request of his family. Mr Kathrada called on Mr Zuma to resign last year...
President Jacob Zuma will not attend the funeral on Wednesday of celebrated South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, who in recent years had become fiercely critical of the government....
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...
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....
South African politicians traded accusations on Sunday over a mysterious break-in at the Johannesburg offices of the country's top judge a day after his court severely criticised the ANC government....
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...
Africa now has the unique web address .africa, equivalent to the more familiar .com, following its official launch by the African Union. AU commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma hailed its...
In the beginning was .com, followed by a host of other .somethings, but on Friday, 32 years after the world's first domain name was registered, the African Union has launched .africa for the...
South African police have used rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds at an anti-immigrant march in the capital, Pretoria. A low-flying police helicopter was deployed to break...
South African police have used rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon to try and disperse anti-immigrant protesters in the capital, Pretoria. A low-flying police helicopter has also been deployed...
South African police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to break up clashes between local protesters and migrants in Pretoria on Friday at a march against immigration. Shops and homes owned by...
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has condemned acts of violence between citizens and non-nationals, his office said on Friday. Anti-immigrant violence has flared sporadically in South Africa...
South African Interior Minister Malusi Gigaba on Thursday called for calm after a series of violent incidents against immigrants that revived the specter of the deadly xenophobic riots of 2008 and...
South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has been talking tough, saying inspections will be carried out at workplaces to see whether companies are employing illegal immigrants. But the...
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...
South African officials will carry out inspections at workplaces to see whether firms are employing undocumented foreigners, Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba has said. He added that more than...
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....
