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

Uhuru mourns the late Robert Mugabe as a man of courage

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has described the late Robert Mugabe as a man of courage who was never afraid to fight for what he believed in even when it w...

mugabe , Zimbabwe

South Africa shuts down Nigeria embassy as xenophobic attacks persist

By Agencies,

The South African Government has shut down its embassy in Lagos, Nigeria as xenophobic attacks continued to have ripple effects on the continent. A...

Nigerians , south africa , xenophobic attacks

‘They started throwing stones at my car,’ Kenyans in Johannesburg speak out

By Wangui Ngechu,

A section of Kenyans living in South Africa have expressed fear after the recent spate of xenophobic attacks on foreigners. Speaking to Citizen Dig...

south africa , xenophobic attacks

Nigerian President Buhari takes action after xenophobic attacks in South Africa

By Ian Omondi,

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a special envoy to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa following reports of a spate of xenophobic att...

President Cyril Ramaphosa , President Muhammadu Buhari , south africa , xenophobia

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 ...

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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...

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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...

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South Africa’s MultiChoice looks to lay off more than 2,000 workers

By Reuters,

South African pay-television firm MultiChoice Group is planning to lay off more than 2,000 workers in South Africa in a shake-up of its customer care ...

Layoff workers , Multichoice , Showmax , south africa

Rand slips on investigation into Ramaphosa campaign donation

By Reuters,

South Africa’s rand slipped on Thursday, as investors were unnerved by an investigation into a donation for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2017 campa...

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South Africa makes history as women make up half of cabinet for first time

By CNN,

Women will now make up half of South Africa's new cabinet for the first time in the country's history. President Cyril Ramaphosa who announced the ...

south africa , Women in Leadership

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...

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South African deputy president to be sworn in as lawmaker after delay

By Reuters,

South Africa’s deputy president, David Mabuza, will be sworn in as a lawmaker on Tuesday, a week after he requested a postponement to address accusa...

African National Congress (ANC) , David Mabuza , South Africa elections , South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

South African deputy president to be sworn in as lawmaker after delay

By Reuters,

South Africa’s deputy president, David Mabuza, will be sworn in as a lawmaker on Tuesday, a week after he requested a postponement to address accusa...

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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...

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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. ...

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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...