South Africa: Prosecutors Drop Criminal Complaint Against South Africa's Ramaphosa

South Africa's prosecuting authority has said it will not pursue a complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa of money laundering and corruption related to the 2020 theft of US… Read more »

South Africa: Manhunt Underway After 17 People Killed in 2 Mass Shootings in South Africa

Police in South Africa are hunting for suspects after 17 people including 15 women were killed in two mass shootings that took place in close proximity to each other in a remote… Read more »

South Africa: ANC Expels Former South African Leader Jacob Zuma From Party

The African National Congress (ANC) officially severed ties with its former leader, Jacob Zuma, on Monday, expelling him from the party after his involvement in forming a rival… Read more »

Africa: Who Are the African Athletes to Watch Out for At Paris Olympics?

Africa is represented in most disciplines at the Paris Games and every athlete is striving for a medal. RFI looks at a selection of the favourites. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Ramaphosa Announces Cabinet That Includes Ex-Opposition Leader

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former opposition leader John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture on Sunday, bringing the Democratic Alliance and other parties… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Art World, a Key Force in the Fight Against Apartheid

In the spring of 1994, apartheid ended in South Africa with the election of the African National Congress under Nelson Mandela's leadership. RFI interviews key activists three… Read more »

South Africa: The Sound of Struggle - South Africa's Lasting Legacy of Cultural Resistance

Thirty years after the end of apartheid in South Africa, the cultural resistance artists waged against white minority rule continues to inspire new generations of creators. Read more »

South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa - From Anti-Apartheid Activist to Leader of South Africa's Coalition Government

Cyril Ramaphosa, the former trade unionist and key participant in the fight against apartheid, is set to be given a second mandate as South Africa's president, albeit without an… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Humbled ANC Seeks to Form National Unity Government

South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) will invite opposition parties to form a government of national unity, leader President Cyril Ramaphosa said after the party lost its… Read more »

South Africa: Zuma's Boycott of Election Results Forces ANC to Consider Coalition With Malema

As South African President Cyril Ramaphosa urges unity and open dialogue about the upcoming coalition, former President Jacob Zuma boycotted the results ceremony. Despite finishing… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Heads for Coalition Talks After ANC Loses 30-Year Majority

South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) is preparing to enter talks with other parties to share power for the first time, after losing its three-decade majority in a… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Tallies Votes in the Most Competitive Election Since Apartheid

Ballot counting commenced on Thursday after South Africans queued late into the night to cast their votes in a pivotal election that could bring an end to the ANC's… Read more »

South Africa: Divided South Africans Vote in Tight Elections That Could End ANC Dominance

Johannesburg - South Africans go to the polls Wednesday for parliamentary, provincial and local elections. After 30 years in power, Nelson Mandela's African National Congress (ANC)… Read more »

South Africa: Parties Woo South Africa's Poorest Voters With Promise of Basic Income

With a third of the population unemployed, poverty has dramatically increased in South Africa in the past five years, and millions depend on grants. As South Africans head to the… Read more »

South Africa: Corruption a Big Worry for Young South Africans Voting in Key Elections

Young people are vying for change as South Africa heads to elections after three decades of democracy. Confidence in the ruling ANC, which is tipped to lose its majority, is… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Top Court Rules Zuma Ineligible to Run in General Election

South Africa's top court ruled on Monday that former president Jacob Zuma was not eligible to run for parliament in this month's election, a closely-watched decision as it could… Read more »

South Africa: The Legacy of Nelson Mandela 30 Years After His Election As President

Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first black president in May 1994. His election ended more than three centuries of white rule in South Africa. Read more »

South Africa: South Africans Lose Faith in Ruling ANC As Income Inequality Grows

South Africa will vote on 29 May - three decades after the end of apartheid. The African National Congress has been in power since then, but polls are predicting the party will… Read more »

South Africa: Surprise Comeback of South Africa's Ex-President Jacob Zuma Could Challenge Ruling Party

South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma is running a visible and noisy campaign for May's elections against his former party, the ruling African National Congress (ANC), another… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Zuma Wins Court Bid to Run in May Election

A court in South Africa court has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma can stand in next month's general elections, overturning a decision by electoral authorities to bar him… Read more »

South Africa: Middle East Conflict Takes Diplomatic Toll On African Nations

Two African countries that are strong supporters of the Palestinian people are facing turmoil amid the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas. South Africa's diplomatic links… Read more »

South Africa: Academy for Young Winemakers Aims to Diversify South Africa's Wine Industry

One of the world's top 10 wine producers, South Africa owes some 9 percent of its GDP to the wine sector - but the industry remains dominated by the white minority. A training… Read more »

South Africa: World's Oldest Prehistoric Burial Site Discovered in South Africa

Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger claims that the oldest burial site in the world, dating back to some 200,000 to 300,000 years ago, is in South Africa. He believes the primitive Homo… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Unclear On Its Future Status As a Member of the ICC

Will they go or will they stay? This week South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he would pull his country out of the International Criminal Court. Then he said he would not.… Read more »

South Africa: Communist Party Raises Questions Over Murder of Former Leader Chris Hani

Communist party leaders in South Africa on Monday paid tribute to their former general secretary Chris Hani who was murdered on 10 April 1993 in Johannesburg by a Polish-born… Read more »