South Africans

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. ...

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 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 ...

ANC suspends ex-President Jacob Zuma after rival party launch

World
David Turner

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been suspended from the party he once led, after refusing to vote for it and ...

Growing South African community praises Isle of Man opportunities

World
David Turner

Safety and business opportunities are behind a rise in relocations from South African to the Isle of Man, members of the growing ...

South African ex-President Jacob Zuma has denounced the ANC and pledged to vote for a new party

Politics
Amanda Smith

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former President Jacob Zuma on Saturday denounced the governing African National Congress party and announced that he would vote ...

The region where political violence is on the rise ahead of elections

World
David Turner

Thirty years after the transition from apartheid to a democratic South Africa, Fergal Keane returns to a country experiencing increasing political violence ...