Cyril Ramaphosa

A campaign ad by a South African party showing a burning flag is called treason by the president

Politics
Amanda Smith

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
David Turner

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
David Turner

(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
David Turner

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with ...

Burned bodies of Easter pilgrims still lie inside a bus that crashed off a bridge in South Africa

World
David Turner

MMAMATLAKALA, South Africa (AP) — Emergency workers in South Africa were searching Friday for the bodies of victims after a bus carrying ...

South Africa’s ruling party fields election candidates who have faced graft allegations

World
David Turner

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress said Monday that six officials facing accusations of corruption have ...

9 people have died in a road crash in South Africa after attending a ruling party election rally

World
David Turner

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Nine people were killed in a road crash in South Africa on Sunday after attending an ...

Why South Africa is facing a turning point in May’s national election and who the major players are

Politics
Amanda Smith

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Polls suggest South Africa will face a historic turning point in a national election in May ...

South Africa’s ANC launches election manifesto as president highlights party’s achievements

Politics
Amanda Smith

DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday highlighted the achievements of his African National Congress, which has ...

South Africa’s main opposition party lays out plans to unseat the African National Congress

Politics
Amanda Smith

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Hundreds of South Africans gathered in the capital Saturday to show support for the country’s biggest opposition ...