Old liberation movements in Southern Africa suffered serious electoral declines this year as millions of people made their ...

The South African rand drifted in holiday-thinned trade on Tuesday and was set to end the year down marginally against the ...

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) led the panel of lawmakers -- mostly from the Congressional Black Caucus -- to ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa moved Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Thembi Nkadimeng-Simelane to a ...

Several countries recorded total electoral power transfers while opposition groups made significant wins in others.

South Africa’s president said he will soon set up a panel that will provide advice on a national dialogue that will be held ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday signed a disputed education law on languages in schools, after reaching an agreement with his initially opposed coalition partner.

Meanwhile, the SACP announced that it will contest the upcoming 2026 local government elections independently from the ANC.

In neighboring South Africa, the African National Congress that ruled for three decades lost its majority in a landmark election result in June. Botswana's ruling party lost in a landslide last ...

In West Africa, where a wave of coups recently dominated the political landscape, two countries seen as beacons of democracy ...

He moved to Paris but on a clandestine trip to his home country in 1975 he was arrested on allegations that he assisted Nelson Mandela’s then-outlawed African National Congress group in its ...

Former president Thabo Mbeki moved to the forefront as President Cyril Ramaphosa got boycotted by the South African Party ...