Boost for South Africa's Zuma as prominent leftist politician joins his party
JOHANNESBURG - The deputy leader of South African opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said on Thursday he was resigning...
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- Aug 8
South African slap fighter wants rule book for little-known sport
JOHANNESBURG - He started out as a boxer, then switched to the wrestling ring. Now, South Africa's Danie "Pitbull" van Heerden wants...
- Aug 3
Olympics-Swimming-Douglass takes 200m breaststroke gold, Smith bows out with silver
PARIS - Kate Douglass underlined her remarkable versatility with gold in the women's 200 metres breaststroke at the Paris Olympics on...
- Jul 30
Olympics-Swimming-South Africa's Smith wins 100m breaststroke gold
PARIS - Tatjana Smith took South Africa's first gold of the Paris Olympics on Monday and added the 100 metres breaststroke title to the...
- Jul 25
South Africa's climate action too slow to meet its bold pledges, says report
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa, the world's 14th biggest carbon emitter, has made strong commitments to climate action but is moving too...
- Jul 2
New South African government inspires hope and fear
South Africa's new unity government inspired cautious optimism on Monday from industry and financial markets but many citizens and...
- Jul 1
South Africa's Ramaphosa announces cabinet that includes ex-opposition leader
JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former opposition leader John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture on...
- Jun 28
S.Africa's DA committed to cabinet negotiations, ANC says talks 'almost done'
CAPE TOWN - South Africa's Democratic Alliance (DA) is committed to working out a deal over posts in President Cyril Ramaphosa's cabinet,...
- Jun 27
S.Africa says cases against EU citrus measures progressing at WTO
South Africa expects the World Trade Organisation to set up adjudication panels in July to examine its two cases against the European...
- Jun 20
South Africa's Ramaphosa vows to fight inequality as power-sharing begins
PRETORIA -A weakened South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged on Wednesday that his new multi-party government would work to...
- Jun 17
Former South African leader Zuma's party says it will join opposition in parliament
JOHANNESBURG -South Africa's uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party will join an alliance of smaller opposition parties in parliament in a bid to...
- Jun 17
Factbox-What is the Muslim Haj pilgrimage?
DUBAI - Here is a look at the haj, one of the largest mass gatherings in the world, which starts in Saudi Arabia on Friday. * The haj is...
- Jun 17
Factbox-South Africa's Ramaphosa re-elected president. What happens next?
JOHANNESBURG - Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected as South Africa's president on Friday with the support of once rival parties that have...
- Jun 14
South Africa unity government to include ANC and pro-business DA
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -The African National Congress and its largest rival, the white-led, pro-business Democratic Alliance, agreed on...
- Jun 12
Zuma's MK party seeks to block South African parliament citing vote-rigging
JOHANNESBURG -Former South African president Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party has applied to the country's top court to block...
- Jun 11
Analysis-South Africa's unity government must harmonise wildly different visions
JOHANNESBURG - Talks to forge South Africa's post-election unity government will need to bring together parties with goals as...
- Jun 8
South African parties await details of ANC unity government proposal
JOHANNESBURG -South African opposition parties said on Friday they were waiting for more details on a proposal by the African National...
- Jun 7
South Africa's ANC will seek to form government of national unity
JOHANNESBURG -South Africa's African National Congress will invite other political parties to form a national unity government, its...
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