The Latest Breaking News from South Africa

Paige Turley and Finn Tapp reveal how they feel about Love Island's new host Maya Jama and which new islander has already got their backing, thanks to 'breast stroking through mud' online

The South African government has implemented numerous economic policies to boost employment since the democratic transition in 1994. But between 1995 and 2022 the growth in employment – from 9.5 million in 1995 to 15.8 million in 2022 – wasn’t enough to keep up with the more rapid increase of…

Other lives: South African botanist who eventually made her home in Scotland

Other lives: Historian who studied the various complex forces that led to the end of apartheid in South Africa

South Africa’s agriculture remains an important sector of the economy and holds great potential to reduce poverty. It’s also central to the political economy of the country, as evident in the governing African National Congress’s (ANC) recent policy documents.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen departs Tuesday to visit three African countries central to President Joe Biden’s strategy to rejuvenate ties on the continent and counter China’s influence across the developing world.

BENGALURU: The Indian women's hockey team would look to start the year on a positive note when they tour South Africa for a seven-match series, starting against the hosts on January 16.

Frene Noshir Ginwala, called the ‘torchbearer’ of the post-apartheid parliament, dies aged 90 after suffering a stroke.

Frene Ginwala, feisty feminist, astute political tactician and committed cadre of South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), has died at the age of 90. In a country blessed with exceptional leaders, Ginwala must surely count among the best. Typically for her, but unusually for the ANC leadership,…