Coronavirus: South Africa poised for lockdown as cases spiralArmed soldiers to be deployed in country with high rate of suppressed immunityThu Mar 26 2020 - 17:41
Covid-19: South African lockdown will not curb spread for ‘at least two weeks’Health minister warns public as number of cases rises to 554, increase of 102 in 24 hoursTue Mar 24 2020 - 18:20
‘Irrational and unlawful’ finding against Ramaphosa set asideInquiry last year had found South African leader should be investigated over €28,000 donationTue Mar 10 2020 - 19:01
Zimbabwe’s deepening food crisis leaves millions seeking aidCountry suffering worst food shortage in living memory despite government effortsMon Mar 9 2020 - 18:52
South Africa’s high HIV rate ramps up coronavirus fearsOver 7m HIV/Aids sufferers and poor health system raise stakes as first case confirmedFri Mar 6 2020 - 20:15
South African budget most important since end of apartheidGovernment under pressure to deliver plan that saves country from ‘economic meltdown’Tue Feb 25 2020 - 19:01
Lesotho court to decide if PM can be charged with wife’s murderLawyers for Thomas Thabane argue he should not be charged while still in powerMon Feb 24 2020 - 17:25
Lesotho PM accused of murdering first wife denies fleeing countryThomas Thabane claims he left for South Africa for a medical check-upFri Feb 21 2020 - 17:47
Mozambique insurgency drives fears of Islamist jihad in S AfricaIsis claims 23 attacks in Cabo Delgado, while some say extremism product of povertyMon Feb 3 2020 - 21:04
Isabel dos Santos: Africa’s richest woman accused of money-launderingDaughter of ex-president of Angola alleged to have mismanaged funds at oil companyThu Jan 23 2020 - 17:29
Ramaphosa’s early progress has been structural and subtleRating agencies rash to gauge South African president by economic measures alone, analysts sayFri Dec 27 2019 - 16:02
Democratic Alliance party loses control of key S African councilsAnalysts warn party may never reclaim support lost among black voter baseFri Dec 6 2019 - 19:55
Zimbabwe: Austerity, union protest and brutal crackdown‘We receive texts and messages that we are in danger and our children will be raped’Tue Dec 3 2019 - 21:15
Zimbabwe struggling to feed itself as natural disasters wreak havocThe one-time ‘bread basket of Africa’ faces a severe crisis in wake of cyclone and droughtThu Nov 28 2019 - 17:51
Zuma’s country home in peril as financial woes accumulateLiquidators seek to recoup mortgage on former South African president’s propertyTue Nov 12 2019 - 18:21
South Africans seek to harness hope after rugby victorySuccess has punctured air of national despondency by underlining togethernessFri Nov 8 2019 - 14:01
Something fishy in False Bay as great white sharks disappearCape Town Letter: Long-term absence could hurt marine environment and tourist industryTue Nov 5 2019 - 01:00
Botswana Democratic Party remains in power under MasisiIncumbents win five-year mandate in country deemed second least corrupt in AfricaFri Oct 25 2019 - 17:36
South Africa’s main opposition party leaderless and in crisisDemocratic Alliance’s top two office holders quit, leading some to question party’s futureThu Oct 24 2019 - 20:19
Fraud claims surround Mozambique polls as partial results releasedFrelimo party set for huge victory as rival Renamo among those alleging vote trickeryMon Oct 21 2019 - 20:12
South African opposition leader in the firing line amid claims of smear campaignMmusi Maimane, the first black leader of the Democratic Alliance, faces a crucial meetingThu Oct 17 2019 - 19:59
Mozambique election observer’s murder casts ‘shadow’ on pollFrelimo and Renamo factions persist in violence and intimidation on campaign trailMon Oct 14 2019 - 18:21
UN envoy calls on Zimbabwe to stop abuse of protestersZanu-PF-led government urged to adopt a human rights approach to policing demonstrationsFri Sep 27 2019 - 19:20
Mugabe family at odds with government over funeral plansZimbabweans torn in mourning for leader who ended colonial rule but ruined economyThu Sep 12 2019 - 20:52
Mugabe’s body arrives in Zimbabwe for burialFormer president’s family seeking to have him buried in home village instead of HarareWed Sep 11 2019 - 17:46
South African government accused of failing to quell xenophobic violenceTwo dead after mob goes on rampage in Johannesburg attacking foreignersMon Sep 9 2019 - 18:32
Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe dies aged 95Guerrilla leader led Zimbabwe to independence in 1980 and ruled with an iron fistFri Sep 6 2019 - 18:40
Demonstrators clash with police at economic forum in Cape TownProtestors try to confront president over plan to tackle xenophobia and femicideWed Sep 4 2019 - 19:12
South Africa: Protests and looting continues, as president calls for calmPolice fire tear gas, rubber bullets at mobs targeting migrants in JohannesburgTue Sep 3 2019 - 19:49
S African business leader’s fatal crash subject of police inquiryCEO Gavin Watson died day before questioning at tax investigation into his affairsTue Aug 27 2019 - 20:13
Zimbabwe gathering pace on rocky road to perditionLittle change one year on from President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s inaugurationSun Aug 25 2019 - 18:01
Apartheid-era flag outlawed by court in JohannesburgGratuitous use of South African flag from white rule period deemed hate speechWed Aug 21 2019 - 20:45
Troops deployed in Cape Town failing to dampen gang violenceCape Flats has had 900 gang-related murders this year as politicians argue over resourcesMon Aug 19 2019 - 01:00
The new frontier for Irish higher education: AfricaTrinity is exploring student exchange schemes, joint degrees and collaborative research opportunities with African collegesSat Aug 17 2019 - 09:00
South Africa’s corruption watchdog back in courtCalls for dismissal of public protector amid concerns over competence and neutralityMon Aug 12 2019 - 01:00
Drought and cyclone put Zimbabweans on brink of starving, UN saysAid target rises to €331m as humanitarian disaster feared in southern African countryWed Aug 7 2019 - 18:24
Department ‘ignored’ advice on third-level educationFormer Higher Education Authority chief criticises Government ‘control’ over sectorTue Aug 6 2019 - 02:47
Inquiry told ANC sold farmers ‘pipe dream’Alleged corruption involved Indian family and South African officialsThu Jul 25 2019 - 18:10
Jacob Zuma reverses move to pull out of South Africa corruption inquiryFormer president had decided to stop co-operating with the investigationFri Jul 19 2019 - 18:33
Jacob Zuma rejects claim Gupta family shaped choice of ministersSouth African public sector corruption inquiry investigates role of former leaderTue Jul 16 2019 - 18:09
Jacob Zuma: corruption allegations are an ‘international conspiracy’Former SA president tells inquiry that he and Gupta business family were just ‘friends’Mon Jul 15 2019 - 21:00
Jacob Zuma employs scattergun approach to target his enemiesAnalysis: The former South African president’s nervousness during the commission inquiry is at odds with his earlier easinessMon Jul 15 2019 - 20:21
Former SA president Jacob Zuma to appear before graft inquiryOne-time ANC chief accused by whisleblowers of various offences, including briberySun Jul 14 2019 - 17:24
South African voters pulled to the extremes as race rears its ugly headCape Town Letter: Disillusionment with corruption-tainted ANC spurs voter flightWed Jun 5 2019 - 01:00
Ramaphosa cuts cabinet size amid pressure on corruptionEqual number of men and women named as ministers for first time in South AfricaThu May 30 2019 - 17:57
Ramaphosa to outline government aims at inaugurationANC leader to be sworn in as South Africa’s fifth post-apartheid president in PretoriaFri May 24 2019 - 17:42
Zuma employing ‘Stalingrad defence’ as legal stalling strategyCourt told former S African president delaying prosecution on corruption chargesThu May 23 2019 - 18:56
Jacob Zuma graft trial: Prosecutors accused of biasFormer SA president’s legal team apply for stay of prosecution on 16 corruption chargesMon May 20 2019 - 18:54
Ramaphosa tells investors cabinet restructuring to kick-start economySA president maintains only those fit for purpose would be appointed to executiveSat May 18 2019 - 05:34
White farmers in Zimbabwe get $64m in state compensationRobert Mugabe’s agrarian policy saw up to 4,000 farmers removed from their landFri May 17 2019 - 19:07