World May 15 South Africa braces for what may be a major election. Here is a guide to the main players After 30 years of dominating South African politics, the ruling African National Congress will face its toughest election this month as most opinion polls predict it will lose its parliamentary majority for the first time.
World Apr 27 South Africa’s historic election anniversary is coming up. Here’s why it’s so poignant this year South Africa's “Freedom Day” marks the country’s first democratic election that officially ended apartheid in 1994. The 30th anniversary falls on an important election.
World Mar 29 South African investigators search for bodies of Easter pilgrims killed in bus crash Forensic investigators in South Africa are searching for the bodies of victims after a bus carrying people to a popular Easter pilgrimage in the town of Moria plunged off a bridge and caught fire. An 8-year old child is the…
World Mar 28 Bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people. 8-year-old is only survivor Authorities say a bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa, killing at least 45 people.
World Mar 13 South Africa’s foreign minister says citizens fighting with Israeli forces in Gaza will be arrested Her comments deepen the rift between the nations after South Africa lay accusations of genocide against Israel at the United Nations' top court.
World Feb 19 Why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo In the restive eastern Congo region, the armed rebel group M23 is in the midst of a new advance that threatens to cut off a major city and leave millions of people struggling for food and medical help.
World Jan 11 Nelson Mandela’s support for Palestinians endures with South Africa’s genocide case against Israel The two leaders believed that the struggle for freedom by Blacks in apartheid South Africa and Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank were the same. That solidarity has survived for more than 30 years.
World Jan 09 Former UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn to join South Africa’s delegation accusing Israel of genocide South Africa brought the case against Israel last month, accusing it of intending "to destroy Palestinians in Gaza," and asked the U.N.'s top court to order Israel to halt its attacks.
World Jan 05 Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius released after serving nearly 9 years in prison for killing girlfriend Pistorius will live under strict parole conditions, including a ban on speaking to the media, until his sentence expires in December 2029.
World Nov 24 South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole 10 years after killing girlfriend Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius shot his girlfriend 10 years ago at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the world. He will be released from prison on Jan. 5, but will be constantly monitored by parole…