South Africa

Nigerian victim of South Africa xenophobia seeks compensation

Mr Chika Emehelu, a 36-year-old Nigerian businessman in South Africa, on Sunday appealed to the…

South Africa: 40 years after Soweto uprising

By Denja Yaqub It has been forty years since protesting students were murdered in their…

Breaking: Oscar Pistorius bags 6 years jail term for murdering girlfriend

A South African judge sentenced double amputee Olympian, Oscar Pistorius to six years jail term…

South Africa: Zuma’s bid to stop reinstatement of corruption charges fails

South African President Jacob Zuma failed on Friday in his appeal against a court ruling…

South Africa pooh-poohs US terror alert

The United States warned its citizens on Saturday of possible attacks by Islamist militants on…

Fact Check: El-Rufai lied over Kaduna gold deposit

Does Nigeria’s Kaduna state have more gold than South Africa? The governor of Kaduna state,…

DR Congo opposition leader leaves for South Africa

Powerful Democratic Republic of Congo opposition figure Moise Katumbi, who has said he will run…

US begins HIV/AIDs vaccine trial in South Africa

A large-scale clinical trial will begin in South Africa later this year to test the…

S/ African court okays suit by gold miners against firms

South Africa's High Court on Friday gave the green light for a class action suit…

South Africa boosts grid with 7,000MW

South Africa will connect 7,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable power to its grid by mid…