South African elections marked a historic turning point, with the ANC losing its parliamentary majority for the first time since 1994. A coalition government has emerged, while Jacob Zuma’s MK Party ...

Old liberation movements in Southern Africa suffered serious electoral declines this year as millions of people made their ...

Nicknamed 'Prime Evil', Colonel Eugene Alexander de Kock had led brutal paramilitary operations against opponents of the ...

South Africa and Nigeria, the continent's two economic heavyweights, have a long-held rivalry, with tensions spilling over ...

The extension for another two years of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan 2018 ...

Unemployment and a lack of economic development have been key drivers that likely persuaded many to join the opposition protests, according to Dirk Kotze, a South African political science ...

South Africa's political scene, as the country lost a few prominent politicians including two former Finance Ministers.

South Africans are gatvol of whiny, daft, disruptive and doomsday politicians. We have begun to win the battle over the ...

South Africa finds itself in a politically intriguing space, where political parties who had previously chanted for change from opposition benches, have had to knuckle down to the task at hand under a ...

The DA has misleadingly positioned itself as the ultimate solution to South Africa’s challenges. The reluctance of many South Africans to support the DA signifies a profound yearning for a ...

A disturbing clamour for Western Cape independence has emerged, gaining traction among a vocal few, including some in the ...

Enforced rotation, poor results, and logistical and political issues have raised questions over the viability of South ...