Cape Town water supply unlikely to hit ‘Zero Day’ this yearHuge reduction in usage helped stave off water shortage crisis feared for mid-AprilWed Mar 07 2018 - 17:30
Ramaphosa fires Zuma loyalists from cabinetSouth Africa’s new president strengthens anti-corruption driveTue Feb 27 2018 - 21:30
Democratic pressures grow in Zimbabwe with goal of honest pollSocial justice activists try to leverage Zanu-PF’s need for more legitimate identityFri Feb 23 2018 - 01:00
Cyril Ramaphosa must lead ANC on tricky road aheadIn wake of Zuma, new president faces party factionalism, and social and economic blightThu Feb 15 2018 - 15:44
Cyril Ramaphosa sworn in as president of South AfricaParliamentary vote takes place less than 24 hours after resignation of Jacob ZumaThu Feb 15 2018 - 13:20
Jacob Zuma resigns as president of South AfricaIn a 30-minute farewell address to the nation, Mr Zuma said he disagreed with the way the ANC had shoved him towards an early exitWed Feb 14 2018 - 21:22
South African drought is declared a national disasterSouth Africa’s government takes action as water crisis threatens Cape Town suppliesWed Feb 14 2018 - 15:32
Zuma to respond to ANC call for him to stand downParty says it rejected request by South Africa president to stay in role for few more monthsTue Feb 13 2018 - 20:48
Jacob Zuma’s future in balance as ANC locked in talksHandover talks with Cyril Ramaphosa collapsed under weight of Zuma’s demandsMon Feb 12 2018 - 21:36
South African president Jacob Zuma’s fate to be finalisedZuma stands accused of widespread corruption linked to looting of state resourcesMon Feb 12 2018 - 05:00
New ANC leader in ‘constructive’ talks with SA president Jacob ZumaAfter Zuma’s refusal to step down, ruling party were expected to recall him from officeWed Feb 07 2018 - 20:09
‘Day Zero’ pushed back as Cape Town responds to water crisisResidents in South African city reduce consumption amid fears supply will run outWed Feb 07 2018 - 16:56
Zuma clings to power as ANC calls meeting of leadership bodySouth Africa’s president faces growing pressure to quit but talks fail to secure departureMon Feb 05 2018 - 20:11
Time trickling away for Cape Town’s water supplyMany residents ignoring usage restrictions as city expected to run out of water by AprilSat Jan 27 2018 - 01:00
ANC discuss Zuma’s future as head of statePublic pressure growing on the party to remove the unpopular president from officeMon Jan 22 2018 - 20:43
Zimbabwe’s opposition party thrown by Tsvangirai’s illnessMDC’s charismatic leader believed to be crucial to alliance’s chances in electionSat Jan 20 2018 - 01:00
The world in 2018: Brexit, US mid-terms, Korean unrestFrom Trump to tragedy, Kim Jong-un to a royal wedding, a compelling roundup from an at times incredible yearSat Dec 30 2017 - 06:00
How Zimbabwe rounded on Mugabe, Africa’s oldest dictatorNow that he’s been replaced with Mnangagwa, the big question is: will anything change?Thu Dec 28 2017 - 00:00
ANC clips Zuma’s wings with move on party’s power baseSouth Africa president and new ANC chief Cyril Ramaphosa appear on collision courseWed Dec 20 2017 - 20:39
South Africa’s ANC party remains split after ballotTwo of party’s newly-elected top officials have been accused of corruptionTue Dec 19 2017 - 20:39
Cyril Ramaphosa wins ANC presidential electionSouth African deputy president, a former trade unionist, takes over from Jacob ZumaMon Dec 18 2017 - 19:41
South Africans await new ANC leader in close-run battleDisqualification of delegates may undermine frontrunner Nkosazana Dlamini-ZumaSun Dec 17 2017 - 20:15
ANC deeply split as it meets to elect successor to Jacob ZumaRamaphosa and Dlamini-Zuma neck and neck for party leadershipSat Dec 16 2017 - 05:00
South African court rules Zuma’s prosecutor appointment invalidShaun Abrahams to vacate post, with president barred from appointing replacementFri Dec 08 2017 - 15:29
Ramaphosa edges ahead in bid to lead South Africa’s ANCPresident Zuma expected to be recalled from office unless former wife wins party pollTue Dec 05 2017 - 20:59
Zimbabwe parliamentarians expelled over Grace Mugabe linkIn apparent purge by Emmerson Mnangagwa, five enemies in Zanu-PF pushed outThu Nov 30 2017 - 17:37
Zimbabwe’s downtrodden wary of ‘free and fair election’ promisePeople in Matabeleland who suffered badly under Mugabe are sceptical of new pledgesThu Nov 30 2017 - 01:00
Mnangagwa promises jobs and democratic elections in first speechZimbabwe’s new president hits right notes at swearing in after toppling of MugabeFri Nov 24 2017 - 16:46
Too soon to celebrate downfall of Mugabe in ZimbabwePressure must be kept on ruling Zanu-PF party if free elections are to be achievedFri Nov 24 2017 - 05:29
Zimbabwe: What kind of president will Mnangagwa be?Profile: The man carrying nation’s hopes has had a long and turbulent career in politicsThu Nov 23 2017 - 07:46
Zimbabwe set to move quickly to replace Robert MugabeEmmerson Mnangagwa, known as ‘the Crocodile’, expected to be installed as new leaderTue Nov 21 2017 - 21:20
Mugabe faces vote to remove him from office within two daysZimbabwean president had been given deadline to stand down or face impeachmentMon Nov 20 2017 - 12:30
‘It is a precious moment’: Zimbabweans celebrate move against MugabeJubilation in Harare as pent-up opposition to long-time president spills on to streetsSun Nov 19 2017 - 15:26
Mugabe’s last stand? How Zimbabwe’s military took the reins of powerCoup’s surgical nature points to sacked vice-president Emmerson MnangagwaSat Nov 18 2017 - 02:00
Opposition to Mugabe hardens after sacking of Zimbabwean deputyFormer ally Emmerson Mnangagwa says he fled country due to ‘incessant threats’Thu Nov 09 2017 - 19:20
Mugabe’s sacking of deputy raises prospect of Zimbabwe dynastyPresident’s wife likely to lead country next as opposition figures court ‘crocodile’Tue Nov 07 2017 - 18:33
ANC may live to regret Zuma’s sacking of communist ministerSouth African president’s decision may have grave repercussions in 2019 general electionTue Oct 17 2017 - 18:24
Blue-chip firms risk damage as South African corruption scandal spreadsKPMG and McKinsey linked to allegations in relation to firms owned by Gupta brothersSat Oct 14 2017 - 09:59
Jacob Zuma to face corruption charges after rulingSouth African court reinstates 783 counts of fraud, racketeering and money-launderingFri Oct 13 2017 - 17:55
Robert Mugabe demotes key contender for party leadershipZimbabwe’s president promotes members associated with faction loyal to his wifeTue Oct 10 2017 - 21:53
South Africa’s ANC faces further turmoil in election contestA brawl in East London is part of the latest twist in the party’s hunt for Jacob Zuma’s successorThu Oct 05 2017 - 17:27
South African unions protest against ‘elite predator’ ZumaANC alliance partners mobilise thousands for rallies in all nine provincial capitalsWed Sept 27 2017 - 17:53
ANC infighting gives untarnished third candidate a shot at top jobSouth African party’s treasurer-general Zweli Mkhize could slip in between warring cliquesThu Sept 21 2017 - 19:49
Ruling threatens Jacob Zuma’s plans for ANC successorSouth African court declares party’s national elective conference ‘unlawful and void’Tue Sept 12 2017 - 19:03
Bell Pottinger not ‘off the hook’ in South Africa after fanning racial tensionsPR firm’s disgrace seen as warning to other unethical businessesWed Sept 06 2017 - 12:00
Jacob Zuma still at risk of unhappy ending as legal troubles mountKwaZulu-Natal court outcome may be game changer in race for South Africa presidentThu Aug 31 2017 - 17:19
Political murders linked to key provincial area in ANC electionsScale of murders in KwaZulu-Natal has emerged in inquiry looking at political killingsMon Aug 28 2017 - 01:00
Outrage expressed over Grace Mugabe immunity reportModel claims Zimbabwe’s first lady whipped her with electric extension cableFri Aug 18 2017 - 17:42
‘We can’t stay here. There is a body outside the door’Wexford man and family locked into Barcelona museum for two hours during attackFri Aug 18 2017 - 12:35
Grace Mugabe seeks diplomatic immunity to avoid assault chargeZimbabwe’s first lady accused of assaulting model in South Africa at weekendWed Aug 16 2017 - 17:17
