Arrest warrant issued for former South Africa President Jacob Zuma

By CNN,

A South African judge said she was left with no choice but to issue former President Jacob Zuma with an arrest warrant after he failed to appear in co...

jacob zuma , south africa

PHOTOS: Mugabe funeral on despite confusion over final resting place

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is among 11 Heads of State at the funeral of the late Robert Mugabe in Harare. There are also an estimated eight fo...

mugabe , Zimbabwe

South African lawmakers to discuss fitness for office of anti-graft watchdog

By Reuters,

A South African parliamentary committee will discuss a request to look into the fitness to hold office of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane after a ...

parliamentary committee , President Cyril Ramaphosa , Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. , south africa

South Africa says unemployment at highest level in a decade

By VOA,

South Africa says unemployment has reached its highest level in a decade at 29%. Second-quarter figures released Tuesday show the number of unemplo...

south africa , unemployment

South Africa’s Zuma to face corruption inquiry

By Reuters,

Former South African president Jacob Zuma will be questioned at a public inquiry into state graft on Monday, a dramatic fall from grace for a politici...

ANC , Cyril Ramaphosa , jacob zuma , south africa

Duduzane Zuma found not guilty in South Africa car crash case

By Reuters,

A South African court on Friday found Duduzane Zuma not guilty of culpable homicide and negligent driving over a fatal car crash. Prosecutors are s...

duduzane zuma

For first time in history, South Africa Cabinet is 50pc women

By VOA,

Half of the new South Africa Cabinet members are women, making it one of three African countries alongside Rwanda and Ethiopia, to achieve gender pari...

South Africa Cabinet

Promising jobs and justice, Ramaphosa sworn in as South Africa’s president

By Reuters,

Trade unionist-turned-businessman Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as South Africa’s president on Saturday, vowing to create jobs and tackle deep-rooted...

Cyril Ramaphosa , south africa , swearing in

South African President Ramaphosa registers as an MP

By Reuters,

South Africa's new president Cyril Ramaphosa registered as a Member of the sixth parliament soon after the composition of his new Cabinet on Tuesday. ...

ramaphosa

Jacob Zuma seeks dismissal of corruption charges

By VOA,

Former South African President Jacob Zuma was in court Monday, fighting to have corruption charges against him dismissed. The charges, stemming fro...

jacob zuma

ANC keeps power in South Africa but scandals cost it votes

By Reuters,

The African National Congress retained control of South Africa’s parliament but its share of the vote fell, a rebuke from voters fed up with corrupt...

South Africa’s ruling party ANC faces tough test as election kicks off

By Reuters,

The African National Congress (ANC) faces its toughest electoral test on Wednesday, seeking to reverse a slide in support from voters frustrated by ra...

Africa National Congress (ANC) , ramaphosa , South Africa elections

South Africa’s ruling ANC vows to act on corruption; EFF promises radical reforms

By Reuters,

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) will kick-start the economy and deal with corruption, it vowed on Sunday, three days before el...

ANC , EFF , Julius Malema , President Cyril Ramaphosa , south africa

Rage over South Africa corruption turns off voters

By VOA,

For many South African voters, the government's struggle with corruption — which in the past five years has provoked numerous inquiries, dominated h...

Homicide trial of Zuma’s son over 2014 fatal car crash will go ahead: court

By Reuters,

Former South African president Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane will stand trial for culpable homicide over a fatal car accident in 2014, a Johannesburg ju...

duduzane zuma

The rise of South Africa’s third party

By VOA,

This dusty South African mining town is perhaps best known for its darkest day: the 2012 police shooting of 34 striking mineworkers. But anger over...

south africa

Death toll rises to six at South Africa coal mine gas explosion

By Reuters,

The number of people killed by a gas explosion in an unused coal mine in South Africa’s eastern province of Mpumalanga has risen to six, and several...

Gas explosion , south africa

Death toll rises to six at South Africa coal mine gas explosion

By Reuters,

The number of people killed by a gas explosion in an unused coal mine in South Africa’s eastern province of Mpumalanga has risen to six, and several...

Coal mine , Gas explosion , Gupta brothers , south africa

South Africa arrests whistle-blower Agrizzi on corruption charges

By Reuters,

South African police arrested five people, including a witness at a judicial inquiry into alleged influence peddling, on charges of corruption and fra...

Angelo Agrizzi , corruption , jacob zuma , south africa , Whistleblowing

South Africa arrests whistle-blower Agrizzi on corruption charges

By Reuters,

South African police arrested five people, including a witness at a judicial inquiry into alleged influence peddling, on charges of corruption and fra...

Agrizzi , corruption , south africa