South Africa’s main opposition party leaderless and in crisis

Democratic Alliance’s top two office holders quit, leading some to question party’s future

South African opposition leader in the firing line amid claims of smear campaign

Mmusi Maimane, the first black leader of the Democratic Alliance, faces a crucial meeting

South African drought is declared a national disaster

South Africa’s government takes action as water crisis threatens Cape Town supplies

Time trickling away for Cape Town’s water supply

Many residents ignoring usage restrictions as city expected to run out of water by April

Anger over Helen Zille’s ‘colonialism’ tweets

Western Cape premier accused of ‘racism’ and faces disciplinary proceedings

First black leader heads South Africa’s opposition party

Mmusi Maimane of the Democratic Alliance says he will fight for a fairer society

South African opposition leader Helen Zille to step down

Departure may open way for black candidate to broaden Democratic Alliance’s appeal

Rolling power cuts spark fears for South Africa’s economic future

South Africans endure up to three power outages a day as its electricity company, Eskom, struggles to cope

Enough evidence in tapes to get Zuma back to court, says Zille

South African opposition leader seeks to have withdrawn corruption charges reinstated

After Mandela

ANC wins election but not by enough for constitutional reform

South African election hailed as most competitive since end of apartheid

South African election passes off relatively peacefully

First election for seven-million-strong generation born post-apartheid

Economic Freedom Fighters on rise in South Africa

Malema’s new party is set to make a real impact in the May general election

Cape crusade for key South African electoral battleground

Western Cape is the only opposition-run province, and the ANC wants it back