Alistair Ruiters, widely tipped to become South Africa’s next ambassador to the United States, would have better access to the US government than anyone else yet suggested for the job, say insiders.

Sidelined Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has repeatedly cited extreme violence in Cape Town’s apartheid dumping grounds – the Cape Flats – as one of the reasons he ordered a police team’s disbandment.

Former police minister Bheki Cele this week said his successor, Senzo Mchunu, had no power to disband a task team investigating political killings without consulting the national commissioner or the ...

South Africans have weighed in after Bheki Cele told Parliament that Senzo Mchunu sought funding from Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala ...

This is all taking place against a backdrop of rampant corruption, which was exposed by the South African government’s own ...

Administration officials are considering plans to drastically slash the number of refugees allowed in the country ...

The Democratic Alliance, the second-biggest party in South Africa's coalition government, wants to axe race-based laws aimed at boosting Black jobs in an economy still dominated by white people three ...

South Africa’s red wines are having a renaissance thanks to bold winemakers crafting wines as complex and beautiful as the ...

Many supposedly invincible leaders have been forced to flee their countries or have gone into hiding to avoid incarceration, ...

This week, the military in Madagascar grabbed power as youth-led protests escalated, forcing President Andry Rajoelina to flee.

South Africa's unemployment crisis is rooted in political and structural issues, not just economic ones. This article explores how depoliticising unemployment hinders the development of effective solu ...

South Africa is a profoundly unequal society, with much of the country's wealth held in only a few hands. Unemployment and ...