Just when South Africans thought politics could no longer surprise us, along comes a plot twist worthy of a telenovela. Out of nowhere, three political startups, Rise Mzansi, GOOD, and Build One South ...

South Africa's African National Congress, the liberation movement that brought Nelson Mandela to power, said it was facing a ...

South Africa's democracy faces a critical impasse: voters continue supporting the ANC despite its failures, while opposition ...

Thirty-three candidates from 11 political parties and one independent are contesting by-elections across the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Cape. Wards became vacant due to ...

South Africa’s stagnation stems from weak institutions and elite capturePakistan’s “ungovernable” institutions mirror South ...

South Africa, a normally vocal presence in global climate and environment forums, has eroded its influence because of a political fight that led to the firing of its environment minister. The country, ...

With all its flaws, the GNU has revealed that corruption in this country extends far beyond the ANC. Arrogance, incompetence ...

This survey was conducted less than a year after the 2024 election in which the African National Congress (ANC) lost a majority of seats for the first time since the end of apartheid. At the time of ...

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The Democratic Alliance, the second-biggest party in South Africa's coalition government, wants to axe race-based laws aimed at boosting Black jobs in an economy still ...

Once dreaded as implacably fraught, the transition of power in post-apartheid South Africa was incredibly democratic and ...