Eroding confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa and unease about his possible successors, including Deputy President Paul ...

Former President Thabo Mbeki has launched a blistering critique of South Africa’s intelligentsia on his new African Renaissance podcast.

South African voters don’t directly vote for the president at the general elections but elect for political parties to fill ...

As public trust in the ANC wanes, the race for the 2027 presidency heats up with lobbyists urging Mbeki, Motlanthe, and ...

Cabinet approves legislation to bring DSO under police control. JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - President Thabo Mbeki's government has approved the disbanding of an elite South African crime-fighting unit, ...

Political analyst Tara Roos says corruption is a natural consequence of any government system, but past leaders at least ...

Former presidents, political leaders, actors and analysts from across the continent are expected to convene in South Africa this week for a four-day forum focused on conflicts in Mozambique’s northern ...

I had a quick glance at the weekend newspapers. As you know, some of them carry prominent reports about what you allegedly said about the ANC, affirmative action and other matters. I do not know if ...

The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), which is Africa’s largest optical telescope and one of the most powerful in the ...

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and political rival Morgan Tsvangirai failed to reach an agreement Tuesday over new fissures in their power-sharing deal signed last month, despite hours of ...

South Africans voted Wednesday in elections that the ruling African National Congress is expected to win in a landslide. But the ANC, led by Jacob Zuma, could see its two-thirds parliamentary majority ...