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Africa: South Africa

Ramaphosahas expressed anger that the opposition has urged the United States to send poll observers.  By OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT AFP

S.Africa opposition triggers vote row with call for US observers

Mar 14, 2024 | Africa: South Africa

South Africa's biggest opposition party has triggered a furious row by appearing to call into question the country's har ...

Mar 13, 2024 | Africa: South Africa

Anger is mounting in some Johannesburg districts left without water for more than a week, fewer than three months before ...

Mar 10, 2024 | Africa: South Africa

South Africa's opposition Inkatha Freedom Party gathered a huge crowd of supporters for the spectacular launch of its ge ...

Mar 8, 2024 | Africa: South Africa

South Africa's Grammy-winning artist Tyla has cancelled her much-anticipated world tour just weeks before it was start d ...

Mar 8, 2024 | Africa: South Africa

A group of South African Jewish women held an International Women's Day march on Friday to denounce their government's s ...

Mar 6, 2024 | Africa: South Africa

A violent stand-off between local residents and squatters that invaded a field outside Bloemfontein starkly underlines t ...

Mar 4, 2024 | Africa: South Africa

A former Johannesburg mayor who calls himself proudly xenophobic is eyeing victory in South Africa's upcoming vote as a ...

Feb 29, 2024 | Africa: South Africa

At a South African farm, hundreds of ostriches stretch their slender necks and shake their black feathers under the sett ...

Feb 27, 2024 | Africa: South Africa

South African police said on Tuesday they have arrested six people over the murder last year of one of the country's hot ...

Feb 27, 2024 | Africa: South Africa

Conservationists raised the alarm on Tuesday as South Africa reported a sharp increase in rhino poaching, with almost 50 ...

Feb 27, 2024 | Africa: South Africa

Almost 500 rhinos were killed by poachers in South Africa last year, up 11 percent on 2022, despite government efforts t ...

Feb 24, 2024 | Africa: South Africa

South Africa's ruling ANC kickstarts its election campaign Saturday for polls on May 29, facing its worst result ever am ...

Feb 22, 2024 | Africa: South Africa

African cinema has seized the spotlight at this week's Berlin film festival, probing contemporary realities while demand ...

Feb 21, 2024 | Africa: South Africa

South Africa plans to hike taxes and increase spending on social grants ahead of a general election in May amid sluggish ...