African National Congress accused of dirty tricks campaignDisgruntled consultant claims ANC prepared to spend millions on secret media operationFri Feb 24 2017 - 01:00
South African decision to leave ICC ruled unconstitutionalPretoria high court says exit of International Criminal Court a breach of Zuma’s powersWed Feb 22 2017 - 18:45
Famine declared in South Sudan as 100,000 face starvationUN warns millions are threatened by starvation if international community fails to actMon Feb 20 2017 - 20:41
South African police ‘killing each other’ over confiscated drugsSeized contraband allegedly channelled to streets of Johannesburg for saleThu Feb 16 2017 - 18:04
China’s commitment to mining in Africa deepensAfrican leaders showcase mining opportunities at Cape Town conferenceThu Feb 16 2017 - 11:46
South African opposition to take legal action after brawl in parliamentJacob Zuma’s government accused of allowing armed soldiers to enter assemblyFri Feb 10 2017 - 20:20
Nature of armed conflict in Africa is rapidly changingLibya, Nigeria, Somalia and South Sudan still Africa’s major crisis areas, says new reportThu Feb 9 2017 - 19:49
Zimbabwean pastor behind anti-Mugabe protests arrested in HarareEvan Mawarire detained at airport after returning from six-month exile in New YorkThu Feb 2 2017 - 16:40
Another Zuma eyes up long road to South African presidencyNkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the president’s ex-wife, is expected to bid for ANC leadershipWed Feb 1 2017 - 16:51
In South Africa, contenders emerge for ANC presidencyDeputy leader and Jacob Zuma’s ex-wife among those sounding out party and electorateWed Jan 11 2017 - 15:34
South Africa: police officers to be charged over killing of 42 minersFour years after Marikana Massacre state announces charges and compensationMon Dec 12 2016 - 17:52
ANC decides not to force president Jacob Zuma from officeScandal-hit South African leader will not be head of the party by time of 2019 electionsTue Nov 29 2016 - 17:38
Dicing with death on South Africa’s notorious road systemAlmost 13,000 people die each year with the N2 being its most dangerous deathtrapMon Nov 21 2016 - 01:00
Sensors help police curb gang violence in Cape TownCity official says using gunshot detection technology has cut crime dramaticallyThu Nov 10 2016 - 06:01
Court hearing leaves South Africa’s Jacob Zuma in awkward spotAnalysis: President today seeks to prevent release of report into links to businessmenTue Nov 1 2016 - 12:50
‘Hostage drama’ linked to South African revenue inquiryLawyer refused to take part in fraud investigation into finance minister Pravin GordhanThu Oct 27 2016 - 20:10
UN’s grand goals struggle to gain traction in slums of NairobiPoverty persists in Kenyan capital while violence against women is at epidemic levelsWed Oct 26 2016 - 12:59
ANC split widens as chief whip calls on party leaders to quitSouth Africa’s ruling party ‘worse than apartheid state’ over finance minister scandalMon Oct 24 2016 - 16:40
South Africans rally round their minister for financePravin Gordhan refuses to ask prosecution not to proceed with fraud charges against himWed Oct 19 2016 - 16:13
SA court papers reveal ‘suspicious’ bank deals by Gupta brothersSouth African family accused of using links with Zuma to further its business interestsMon Oct 17 2016 - 17:06
South Africa: Jacob Zuma blocks report on corruptionCourt delays publication of inquiry into influence of Gupta brothers in governmentFri Oct 14 2016 - 19:29
South African finance minister refuses to quit in fraud scandalJacob Zuma backs Pravin Gordhan, who claims charges are politically motivatedWed Oct 12 2016 - 18:32
South Africa’s finance minister summonsed on fraud chargesPravin Gordhan has won respect for efforts to tackle state-sponsored corruptionTue Oct 11 2016 - 18:11
How surf lessons help deprived children in South AfricaWaves for Change use sport to connect with traumatised youths from townshipsTue Oct 11 2016 - 01:00
Attempts to reopen South African universities lead to violent clashesWeeks of student protests over rising third-level fees had closed the institutionsTue Oct 4 2016 - 17:01
Student fee increases in South Africa spark violent protestsCampuses in Johannesburg and Cape Town are shut as demonstrations continueThu Sep 22 2016 - 19:00
Jacob Zuma pays back money spent on homeSouth Africa president repays €481,000 owed to taxpayers as ordered by courtTue Sep 13 2016 - 23:14
South Africa’s ruling ANC suffers fresh upheavalsProtesters call on Jacob Zuma to resign amid party outcry over minister’s statementMon Sep 5 2016 - 17:28
Great Elephant Census shows animal facing extinction in many parts of AfricaJust 350,000 remain in 18 countries, a 30 per cent fall in seven yearsThu Sep 1 2016 - 14:42
Gupta brothers to sell business interests in South AfricaFamily accused of using close relationship with president Zuma to secure favoursMon Aug 29 2016 - 17:39
South Africa’s local government enters new eraOpposition DA to take lead role in several councils after ANC’s electoral setbacksWed Aug 17 2016 - 18:42
ANC refuses to blame Jacob Zuma for poor election resultsAfrican National Congress takes collective responsibility for loss of four major ‘metros’Tue Aug 16 2016 - 01:00
South Africa’s ruling ANC suffers heavy local election lossesBlack voters in urban areas abandon governing party in unprecedented numbersFri Aug 5 2016 - 18:43
ANC control of urban politics under threat as South Africans votePolls show ruling party may lose control it has had in cities since democracy in 1994Tue Aug 2 2016 - 18:16
Climate change drives tribal conflict in KenyaWarring tribes, part 2: Church and charities ease tensions over scarce resourcesSun Jul 31 2016 - 18:53
In Kenya, scarcity and drought are driving two tribes to go to warThe Turkana and Dassanech tribes on Lake Turkana are fighting over shrinking resourcesSat Jul 30 2016 - 02:00
Shot Irish man recovering slowly in South African hospitalBill Brogan (68) discovered unconscious by wife and son in doorway following shootingThu Jul 21 2016 - 15:43
‘I had to take children’s HIV drugs because of the shortages’Shortage of HIV antiretroviral drugs hampering fight against AidsSun Jul 10 2016 - 14:00
Oscar Pistorius likely to serve less than six years in jailEx-Paralympic athlete avoids 15-year sentence usually given in South Africa for murderWed Jul 6 2016 - 18:18
IMF in search for Mozambique’s missing $2bnIreland delays €6 million aid package as secret and questionable loans go missingWed Jun 22 2016 - 01:00
Oscar Pistorius removes prosthetic legs in leniency pleaParalympic athlete attends third day of sentence hearing for 2013 murder of girlfriendWed Jun 15 2016 - 18:27
Pretoria high court hears of recent outbursts by Oscar Pistorius in prisonSouth African Olympic athlete is being sentenced for the murder of Reeva SteenkampWed Jun 15 2016 - 01:00
South African prosecutor seeks to appeal Jacob Zuma corruption rulingMove by the South African National Prosecution Authority has led to accusations it is protecting the presidentMon May 23 2016 - 17:25
South African gold miners allowed to sue mining companiesUp to 500,000 former and current miners contracted lung disease from the 1960s onFri May 13 2016 - 17:48
Much for inventors to learn from ‘please call me’ sagaThe trainee accountant who came up with the popular texting idea finally won his case by sheer persistenceSat May 7 2016 - 08:45
South African corruption ruling turns up heat on Jacob ZumaPresident may face 783 arms deal-related charges that were dropped in 2009Fri Apr 29 2016 - 15:22
Fire in belly as opposition square up to ANC ahead of electionCandidates make hay from corruption scandals that have eroded party’s support baseMon Apr 25 2016 - 01:00
Jacob Zuma launches manifesto and pledges to fight corruptionDespite discontent with leadership, most back the president as ANC faces tough electionSun Apr 17 2016 - 16:51
South African rugby still a black and white issuePressure mounts on coach Allister Coetzee to give more black players a chanceTue Apr 12 2016 - 20:53
South African president Jacob Zuma targeted by activistsOpposition failed to have ANC leader Zuma impeached for flouting the constitutionWed Apr 6 2016 - 18:20