World Jun 14 South African President Ramaphosa reelected after his party makes last-minute coalition deal with rival Ramaphosa won convincingly in a Parliament vote against a surprise candidate who was also nominated Julius Malema, the leader of the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters. Ramaphosa got 283 votes to Malema's 44 in the 400-member house.
World Jun 02 Coalition talks start in South Africa after no party won a majority in final election results President Cyril Ramaphosa immediately called in a speech for parties to overcome their differences and find “common ground” to form the first national coalition government in the country's young democracy.
World Jun 01 Party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority in pivotal election The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago.
World May 29 South Africans vote in what could be their most important election since apartheid ended South Africans are voting in an election seen as their country's most important in 30 years. It's a vote that could put their young democracy into unknown territory.
World May 23 In South Africa, a community struggling for clean water reflects wider discontent ahead of election The struggle starts early in the Hammanskraal area of South Africa as people queue some mornings to fill buckets with water from a tank provided by an aid agency.
World Apr 09 A South African court rules that former leader Jacob Zuma can run in the election The decision paves the way for Zuma to run on behalf of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, a new political organization that he joined last year after denouncing the ruling African National Congress party that he once led.
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 21 Israel withdraws ambassador ahead of South African vote to close Israeli embassy Earlier this month, South Africa recalled its ambassador to Israel and withdrew all its diplomatic staff from the country.
World Nov 06 South Africa recalls ambassador to Israel and accuses country of genocide in Gaza The government also threatened action Monday against the Israeli ambassador to South Africa over his recent remarks on the African country's stance on the Israel-Hamas war.
World Sep 09 Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Zulu minister and controversial South African leader, dies at 95 Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi founded the Inkatha Freedom Party, the third largest political party in South Africa when the country transitioned from the racist apartheid system to a democratic one in 1994.