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A campaign ad by a South African party showing a burning flag is called treason by the president
Politics
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A campaign video for South Africa’s opposition party showing the country’s flag in flames has stoked ...
South African anger over flag-burning poll advert
World
South Africa’s main opposition party is facing criticism over an election advert in which the national flag is seen engulfed in fire. ...
Zuma’s Comeback Is a Headache for South Africa’s ANC
World
(Bloomberg) — Jacob Zuma, who led South Africa for almost nine scandal-ridden years before the ruling party forced him from office, has ...
It’s 30 years since apartheid ended. South Africa’s celebrations are set against growing discontent
World
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with ...
South Africa remembers an historic election every April 27. Here’s why this year is so poignant
Politics
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africans celebrate their “Freedom Day” every April 27, when they remember their country’s pivotal first ...
Mbeki vows to rid South Africa’s ANC of ‘rotten apples’
World
South Africa’s former President Thabo Mbeki has vowed to remove “rotten apples” and “thieves” from the governing African National Congress (ANC) party. ...
Jacob Zuma leads 3-0 in court battles
World
South Africa’s battle-scarred former President Jacob Zuma is proving he still has a winning streak – recently scoring a hat-trick in the ...
How South Africa’s former leader Zuma turned on his allies and became a surprise election foe
Politics
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa faces an unusual national election this year, its seventh vote since transitioning from white minority rule to ...
South Africa’s Looming Political Shakeup Has Investors on Edge
World
(Bloomberg) — South Africa is heading into unchartered political terrain and investors are growing increasingly anxious. Most Read from Bloomberg The rand ...
Jacob Zuma wins court battle to stand in South Africa’s election
World
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is free to run in May’s general election after an electoral court overturned a ban on ...
