The Latest Breaking News from South Africa

Everything to Know About Justin Harvey, the 'Physical: 100' Season 2 Finalist

Before he arrived on Netflix, the South African actor appeared in a horror franchise and graduated from law school.

Marie Claire · Apr 14, 2024

South Africa Fragmented Opposition Jostles For Visibility

On a stretch of grass doubling as a parking lot in an impoverished Johannesburg township, a group of party activists chanted "we need new leaders!"

International Business Times · Apr 14, 2024

South Africa's ANC struggles with corruption scandals ahead of key elections

As South Africa heads toward general elections set for 29 May, the country's dominant political party, the African National Congress (ANC), finds itself dogged by allegations of deep-rooted corruption.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 13, 2024

S.Africa's Electoral Body Takes Zuma Case To Constitutional Court

South Africa's electoral commission said Friday that it had appealed to the country's highest court to rule on whether ex-president Jacob Zuma can stand in a general election in May.

International Business Times · Apr 12, 2024

Lion ignores a potential wildebeest buffet to tend to its ‘lost’ cubs

Adorable video from South Africa shows the mother lion calling in her six missing cubs while the prey nervously look on.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 11, 2024

South Africa's Zuma wins court bid to run in May election

A court in South Africa has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma can stand in next month's general elections, overturning a decision by electoral authorities to bar him over a criminal conviction.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 10, 2024

Thirty years after apartheid, South Africa’s failed housing promise

Ahead of key elections, hundreds of thousands in need of homes in opposition-run Western Cape languish on waiting lists.

Al Jazeera · Apr 10, 2024

Ex-president Zuma wins bid to run in South Africa's general election

In tonight's edition: South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma wins a court bid to run in May's general election, as judges overturn an earlier decision to ban him over a contempt of court conviction. Also, three Tanzanian troops are killed in mortar attacks in DR Congo as Kinshasa struggles to…

France 24 · Apr 9, 2024

South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma wins court bid to run in general election

A South African court on Tuesday allowed former president Jacob Zuma to run in May's general elections, overturning a decision by electoral authorities barring him over a previous conviction.

France 24 · Apr 9, 2024

South Africa’s Jacob Zuma wins court bid to contest upcoming election

South Africa’s electoral court overturns earlier decision that had barred the ex-president from contesting the polls.

Al Jazeera · Apr 9, 2024