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A South African minister was arrested and charged with corruption on Wednesday, as his ANC party wrangles with how to form a new government after major election losses.

South Africans do not have a deep culture of coalitions. There have been a few coalitions at provincial and municipal levels but most of these were quite unstable.

NEW YORK: "What did you have for breakfast?" Maheesh Theekshana was asked in the mixed zone after Sri Lanka's loss to South Africa on Tuesday. "You want an honest answer," Theekshana shot back.

In this edition: South Africa prepares for complicated coalition talks after the ANC lost its historic majority in parliament over the weekend. Also, dozens of African heads of state head to Seoul for a summit aimed at deepening ties with South Korea. Plus we head to Ethiopia, where the Tigray…

Benefits and appeals were recently launched to support the medical costs of veteran South African guitarist Madala Kunene. It’s not the first time such initiatives have been necessary, nor the first time that media and politicians have expressed astonishment that a renowned musician “died in poverty”.

Omar Barghouti, who attended Columbia University in the 80s, says student solidarity with Palestine in US and elsewhere has educated the world

South Africa-born painter Gavin Jantjes says institutions tried to buy work they ignored decades earlier

The Proteas skittled Sri Lanka for just 77 and cruised to

Palestinian officials seek to join South Africa's case against Israel for genocide in Gaza. Ongoing conflict in Gaza leads to humanitarian crisis. ICJ orde...

NEW DELHI: The T20 World Cup's opening match between South Africa and Sri Lanka took place at the Nassau Stadium in New York, where the pitch conditions were far from ideal. Both team captains expressed their dissatisfaction with the surface.

South Africa began their T20 World Cup with a victory at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, taking 16.4 overs to chase Sri Lanka’s modest 77