April 02, 2009
South Africa: Lucky Dube's Killers Jailed for Life
The killers of South African reggae superstar, Lucky Dube, were jailed for life on Thursday. Read more »
March 25, 2009
South Africa: Split Opens in Ruling Party Over Dalai Lama
South Africa's health minister, Barbara Hogan, has condemned her own government for denying the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, a visa to enter the country for a peace… Read more »
March 24, 2009
South Africa: Govt Scores Own Goal Over Peace Conference
An attempt by South African soccer authorities to show how the 2010 Fifa World Cup could promote peace and harmony not only in South Africa, but through Africa and the world, was… Read more »
March 18, 2009
Madagascar: Africa Condemns Military Handover of Power
As military leaders anointed opposition leader Andry Rajoelina as Madagascar’s new leader, African governments condemned the ousting of President Marc Ravalomanana as the… Read more »
February 26, 2009
Zimbabwe: Unity Govt Seeks U.S. $2 Billion in Aid
Zimbabwe's new unity government is appealing for U.S. $2 billion over the next 10 months to help it deal with emergencies and to kickstart the economy, South Africa's finance… Read more »
February 21, 2009
Zimbabwe: Our Situation is Dire, Tsvangirai Tells Region in Aid Appeal
The new Zimbabwean prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, travelled to Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday to appeal for aid to South Africa and other countries in the Southern African… Read more »
February 20, 2009
Zimbabwe: Unity Government May Need Up to U.S.$5 Billion
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said Friday that rebuilding his shattered country would require an international aid package of up to five billion U.S. dollars. Read more »
February 19, 2009
South Africa: ANC Signals Tolerance of Immoral Spokesman
Politics is ninety percent perception. This is considered accepted wisdom. The messages that political parties send out in the run-up to the elections thus become crucial as they… Read more »
February 10, 2009
South Africa: President Calls April Election
President Kgalema Motlanthe has announced that South Africa will hold its fourth democratic elections on April 22. Read more »
February 06, 2009
South Africa: Govt Acts to Combat Global Crisis
South Africa will combat the effects of the global financial crisis by maintaining high public spending, creating new jobs in the social sector and helping private enterprise to… Read more »
January 23, 2009
South Africa: New Party Gears Up For Polls
The formation of a new political party in South Africa, the Congress of the People (COPE), has introduced a fluidity to the country's politics not seen since liberation 15 years… Read more »
January 12, 2009
South Africa: Top Court Sparks Upset Over Zuma, Mbeki
South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal has opened the way for prosecutors to reinstitute corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, the man selected by the ruling African National… Read more »
January 02, 2009
South Africa: Flags Lowered For Anti-Apartheid Legislator
South Africa's President Kgalema Motlanthe has announced that the national flag will be flown at half-mast on Sunday to celebrate the life of Helen Suzman, an old opponent of the… Read more »
December 24, 2008
Zimbabwe: Tutu 'Ashamed' of South Africa Over Mugabe
Archbishop Desmond Tutu launched a blistering attack on the South African government on Wednesday for failing to use its influence in the United Nations Security Council to oust… Read more »
December 12, 2008
South Africa: New Party Inflicts Defeat on Ruling ANC
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has suffered a defeat in the courts in its bid to prevent a breakaway party from appropriating the statement of principles which… Read more »
December 04, 2008
South Africa: Tutu, De Klerk Call for Arms Deal Probe
South African Nobel Peace laureates Desmond Tutu and F. W. de Klerk have called on President Kgalema Motlanthe to appoint a judicial commission of inquiry into the country’s… Read more »
November 27, 2008
South Africa: New Party Reads Signs of the Times
South African political leaders who have broken away from the African National Congress (ANC) in the ruling party's biggest split in half a century are to form a new party –… Read more »
November 26, 2008
Zimbabwe: Go! Tsvangirai Tells Mbeki
Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has publicly repudiated the mediation of South Africa's former president, Thabo Mbeki, in the country's crisis, while Botswana has… Read more »
November 22, 2008
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Bans Annan, Machel, Jimmy Carter
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has barred the former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, the former United States President, Jimmy Carter, and the advocate for the… Read more »
November 14, 2008
Africa: How South Africa Should Handle G20 Summit
South Africa is the only country from Africa represented at Saturday's summit of the heads of state of the G20 grouping of countries, called to discuss the global financial crisis… Read more »
November 10, 2008
South Africa: Miriam Makeba Sang the Music of Her Roots
Singer, song writer, political activist and actress Miriam Zenzi Makeba, or "Mama Africa" as she was popularly known, was born in Johannesburg on March 4 1932. Read more »
South Africa: Miriam Makeba Sings to the Last
Miriam Makeba, the South African singing star whose career took off in the 1950s and who famously appeared at the United Nations to condemn apartheid, has died suddenly after a… Read more »
November 09, 2008
Zimbabwe: Summit Tells Leaders to 'Show Maturity'
South Africa's President Kgalema Motlanthe opened an extraordinary summit of southern African leaders on Sunday with a call to Zimbabwean leaders to "show political maturity" by… Read more »
November 06, 2008
Zimbabwe: South Africa Takes Hard Line Over Talks
The South African government will be taking a hard line with Zimbabwean political parties at a summit meeting this weekend over their failure to agree on a power-sharing cabinet,… Read more »
October 31, 2008
South Africa: Mbeki Says His Political Life Is Over
South Africa's former president, Thabo Mbeki, has told Jacob Zuma, his successor as leader of the African National Congress, that he is not engaged in efforts by dissatisfied ANC… Read more »