An alliance of South African opposition parties can win a May 29 election and would bring significant change after 30 years ...

Twenty years ago, our analyst wrote that the ANC had not erred catastrophically enough in government to give the opposition a ...

South Sudan seceded from Sudan to become the world's youngest independent state. Just five months earlier, following decades of civil war, a landslide majority of 99% voted in favour of independence ...

He has twice been found guilty of using hate speech - in 2010 and 2011 - first for comments he made about the woman that ...

India has been deliberate in its efforts to build stronger ties across Africa. It is characterised by high-level visits, ...

OPINION: In less than a month, will the majority of South Africa’s disgruntled population finally bite the bullet and boldly ...

Netanyahu defied the USA. Around the world, large demonstrations protested Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza, faring no ...

Expelled from the governing African National Congress (ANC) in 2012, Mr Malema, or "Juju" as he is sometimes called, has ...

John O’Shea made his mark in all senses on tour in South Africa in 1968. He became the first British & Irish Lions rugby player to be sent off for violent conduct when he thumped an Eastern Transvaal ...

Speaking at the 30 years of democracy celebration at Freedom Park in Tshwane this week, Thabo Mbeki pulled no punches as he ...

You take a bucket and start dousing flames, and then we can talk later about what caused the fire.” Sadly, it’s a bit late for the buckets. And, besides, what good are buckets when it’s the fire ...

One of the men accused of the gruesome murder of an elderly couple allegedly bought 20 litres of box wine with the stolen money from his victims.A witness in the trial of Bernadus Afrikaner (36) and ...