South Africa

Ex-South African leader Zuma, now a ruling party critic, is disqualified from next week’s election

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David Turner

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma was disqualified Monday from running for a Parliament seat in ...

South Africans’ desperate search for jobs overshadows election

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David Turner

Hundreds of South Africans have turned up at the job fair, CVs and school certificates in hand, hoping that they may get ...

South Africa’s top court bars Zuma from standing in election

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David Turner

South Africa’s highest court has barred former President Jacob Zuma from running for parliament in next week’s general election. The Constitutional Court ...

South Africa’s top court rules former President Zuma cannot stand in election over criminal record

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David Turner

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma was disqualified Monday from standing in a national election next ...

Ndou ‘shares Mandela’s dream’ in fight for SA office

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David Turner

Lovemore Ndou forged a career in the boxing ring and became a world champion three times, but he is now fighting for ...

After 12 days, South Africa ends rescue efforts at collapsed building with 33 dead, 19 still missing

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David Turner

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — An exhaustive rescue operation to find missing construction workers trapped in the rubble of a collapsed ...

South Africa seeks halt to Israel’s Gaza offensive

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David Turner

South Africa is asking the UN’s top court to order Israel to stop its military offensive in Rafah in southern Gaza. It ...

South Africa’s election could bring a defining moment — and new complications. Here’s what to know

Politics
Amanda Smith

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s election will determine how weary the country has become of the ruling African National ...

Israel will respond to genocide charges at UN court after South Africa urgently requests cease-fire

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David Turner

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israel will respond to charges of genocide at the United Nations’ top court on Friday, after South ...

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 ...