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South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said that the the continent's most advanced economy

S.Africa cuts interest rate for first time in five years

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa's central bank slashed its key interest rate for the first time in five years Thursday ...

South Africa's former finance minister Pravin Gordhan joined a growing number of activists in the ruling African National Congress (ANC) who have appealed for President Jacob Zuma to leave office. By RODGER BOSCH (AFP/File)

South Africa ex-finance minister calls for Zuma to...

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa's respected former finance minister Pravin Gordhan called Tuesday for President Jacob ...

South Africa's Vernon Philander (C) and Chris Morris leave the pavilion to continue their first innings at the start of play on the second day of their second Test match against England, at Trent Bridge cricket ground in Nottingham, on July 15, 2017. By Anthony Devlin (AFP/File)

South Africa captain Du Plessis hails 'new Kallis'...

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Nottingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said Vernon Philander was on the way to becoming ...

South Africa's Vernon Philander (R) celebrates taking the wicket of England's Gary Ballance, given out on review for 4, on the fourth day of the second Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, central England on July 17, 2017. By Anthony DEVLIN (AFP)

Philander leads South Africa rout of England in se...

Monday, July 17, 2017

Nottingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Vernon Philander led a fine all-round bowling effort as South Africa thrashed Englan ...

Uber drivers have faced regular violence and intimidation from traditional meter-taxi operators, who accused them of stealing their jobs. By SPENCER PLATT (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File)

Uber driver dies after car torched in S.Africa

Monday, July 17, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - A South African Uber driver whose car was torched five weeks ago died of his injuries on Monday, th ...

South Africa's Vernon Philander (R) celebrates taking the wicket of England's Gary Ballance, given out on review for 4, on the fourth day of the second Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, central England on July 17, 2017. By Anthony DEVLIN (AFP)

South Africa thrash England in second Test

Monday, July 17, 2017

Nottingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - South Africa hammered England by 340 runs to win the second Test at Trent Bridge on ...

South Africa's Vernon Philander (R) celebrates taking the wicket of England's Gary Ballance, given out on review for 4, on the fourth day of the second Test match at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, central England on July 17, 2017. By Anthony DEVLIN (AFP)

Bowlers put S. Africa in sight of victory in secon...

Monday, July 17, 2017

Nottingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Vernon Philander and Chris Morris took two wickets apiece as South Africa closed in ...

South Africa's communist party (SACP), the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and are both allies of the ruling African National Congress. By RAJESH JANTILAL (AFP/File)

S.African Communists mull quitting ANC election pa...

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa 39;s communist party has said it could contest elections on its own rather than as pa ...

Orania, a whites-only enclave in South Africa, was set up in the dying years of apartheid and is protected by the constition.. By STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN (AFP)

S.Africa's white enclave eyes move to e-cash

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - A whites-only enclave in South Africa has resisted the country's multi-racial reality for more than ...

South Africa's Keshav Maharaj (2R) celebrates taking the wicket of England's Liam Dawson for 13 on the second day of the second Test match between England and South Africa at Trent Bridge cricket ground in Nottingham, central England on July 15, 2017. By Anthony Devlin (AFP)

South Africa bowlers leave England reeling in 2nd ...

Saturday, July 15, 2017

Nottingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Keshav Maharaj and Chris Morris shared six wickets as South Africa made light of Kag ...

England captain Joe Root hits a boundary during the second day of the second Test against South Africa at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, central England on July 15, 2017. By Anthony DEVLIN (AFP)

Root falls as England collapse in second S. Africa...

Saturday, July 15, 2017

Nottingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - South Africa captured the prize wicket of England captain Joe Root as they seized th ...

South Africa's Vernon Philander plays a shot during play on the first day of the second Test Match between England and South Africa at Trent Bridge cricket ground in Nottingham, central England on July 14, 2017. By Anthony Devlin (AFP)

Philander rallies South Africa after Broad double

Friday, July 14, 2017

Nottingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Vernon Philander's unbeaten fifty revived South Africa, after Stuart Broad sparked a ...

South Africans Willem Oosthuizen (L) and Theo Martins Jackson (R) arrive at The Middleburg Magistrate Court on November 16, 2016 during the first hearing of assault charges after an online video emerged showing them pushing a black man into a coffin. By MUJAHID SAFODIEN (AFP/File)

Bail for accused in S.African coffin assault case

Friday, July 14, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - Two white South African farmers accused of pushing a black labourer into a coffin and threatening t ...

South Africa's Heino Kuhn was hit on the helmet by a bouncer from England's Mark Wood on the first day of the second Test at Trent Bridge, on July 14, 2017. By Anthony Devlin (AFP)

Kuhn anchors South Africa in Trent Bridge Test

Friday, July 14, 2017

Nottingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Heino Kuhn held firm as South Africa made a sound start to be 56 for one after a rai ...

South African cricket great Graeme Pollock, winner of the national Cricketer of the Century trophy, says the selection of players for the Proteas should not be based on racial criteria. By Anna ZIEMINSKI (AFP/File)

Pollock fears for South Africa's Test cricket futu...

Friday, July 14, 2017

London (AFP) - South Africa great Graeme Pollock told AFP the Proteas will have to accept being a middle of the road T ...

South Africa's Faf du Plessis did not play in England's crushing 211-run win in the first of a four-Test series at Lord's last week following the birth of his first child. By MUNIR UZ ZAMAN (AFP/File)

South Africa win toss and bat against England in s...

Friday, July 14, 2017

Nottingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - South Africa captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bat in the second Te ...

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Victor Oladipo, pictured in November 2016, has joined the roster for the NBA's Africa Game lineup, which includes players from across the NBA who are either from Africa or have an African parent. By Harry How (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File)

Oladipo, Lowry, Porzingis join NBA's Africa Game l...

Thursday, July 13, 2017

New York (AFP) - NBA standouts Kyle Lowry, Victor Oladipo and Kristaps Porzingis were among the players named by the lea ...

Kruger National Park, which borders Zimbabwe and Mozambique, is home to about 1,500 lions. By STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN (AFP/File)

3 lions shot after escaping from South Africa's Kr...

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - Three male lions that escaped over the weekend from South Africa's Kruger National Park have been s ...

Untreated phosphate at the Marca factory of the National Moroccan phosphates company (OCP), near Laayoune. By FADEL SENNA (AFP/File)

Morocco phosphate giant accuses S.Africa of 'pirac...

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Rabat (AFP) - Morocco's phosphate industry giant OCP on Thursday accused South Africa of political piracy by detaining ...

South Africa's Faf du Plessis did not play in England's crushing 211-run win in the first of a four-Test series at Lord's last week following the birth of his first child. By MUNIR UZ ZAMAN (AFP/File)

Du Plessis wants S. Africa to pass character test ...

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Nottingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has urged the Proteas to pass a huge test of ch ...

Former political prisoner and member of the Pan African Congress party, Kenny Motsamai, sits in the courtyard of his house few day after being released on parole after spending more than two decades in prison, in Ekurhuleni, in January 2017. By GIANLUIGI GUERCIA (AFP/File)

South African 'political' murderer in parole limbo

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Vereeniging (South Africa) (AFP) - Inside South Africa's maximum security Groenpunt prison, hawk-eyed guards stroll betw ...

The South African Communist Party has been increasingly critical of President Jacob Zuma's corruption-tainted leadership. By GIANLUIGI GUERCIA (AFP/File)

South Africa's ANC ally bars Zuma from its congres...

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa's Communist Party, a key ally of the ruling ANC, has banned President Jacob Zuma from ...

Kruger Park, which borders Zimbabwe and Mozambique, is home to about 1,500 lions, and nearly the size of Belgium. Animals sometimes slip past the barrier fences, especially during the dry winter season.. By STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN (AFP/File)

Four lions escape from S.Africa's Kruger Park

Monday, July 10, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - Four male lions escaped over the weekend fromm South Africa's famed Kruger National Park, officials ...

England's Moeen Ali prepares to bowl on July 9, 2017. By OLLY GREENWOOD (AFP)

England's Ali sends South Africa spinning to first...

Sunday, July 9, 2017

London (AFP) - Moeen Ali took six wickets as England beat South Africa by 211 runs to win the first Test at Lord's with ...

England's Jonny Bairstow bats on the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa at Lord's on July 9, 2017. By OLLY GREENWOOD (AFP)

South Africa collapse puts England on course for L...

Sunday, July 9, 2017

London (AFP) - South Africa suffered a top-order slump after inflicting a collapse on England to leave the hosts well-pl ...

South Africa's Morne Morkel celebrates the wicket of England's Gary Ballance on the fourth day of the first Test against England at Lord's on July 9, 2017. By OLLY GREENWOOD (AFP)

South Africa set 331 by England to win first Test

Sunday, July 9, 2017

London (AFP) - South Africa were set a target of 331 to win the first Test at Lord's after dismissing England for 233 in ...

South Africa's Morne Morkel celebrates the wicket of England's Gary Ballance on the fourth day of the first Test against England at Lord's on July 9, 2017. By OLLY GREENWOOD (AFP)

South Africa's Morkel sparks England collapse in f...

Sunday, July 9, 2017

London (AFP) - Morne Morkel led South Africa's fightback with the ball as England collapsed on the fourth morning of the ...

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