South Africa News News South Africa » Government: Durban Killing: Why Is South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Anger Growing?
Some 66.7 percent of South Africans (40.8 million people) live below the country’s upper-bound poverty line, equivalent to approximately $142 per person per month, while 37.9 percent (23 million ...
News South Africa » Government: Foreign citizen beaten to death during march in South Africa as anti-immigrant tensions flare
Police say a foreign citizen has been beaten to death by a group of around 50 people during a protest march in South Africa.
News South Africa » Government: Leo Bozell III warns South Africa could become the next Haiti if government chooses wrong policies
US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III warned that South Africa could follow Haiti’s path with the wrong policies, sparking divided reactions from South Africans online.
News South Africa » Government: South Africa’s ANC wants a national unity government: What is it?
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has said it wants to form a national unity government with major opposition parties after it lost its majority in general elections last week for the ...
News South Africa » Government: Race to form South Africa’s next government: Who will the ANC ally with?
Johannesburg, South Africa — After suffering a stunning blow in last week’s election, South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has begun closed-door negotiations with its political ...
News South Africa » Government: South Africa aims to lock in gains with proposed fiscal law
The proposal goes some way to tying the hands of future governments but there are questions over whether it really will guarantee prudence.
News South Africa » Government: South Africa set for new coalition government as the late Nelson Mandela's ANC is forced to share power
Johannesburg — After talks that carried on late into Thursday night, Friday morning brought news that South Africa would soon have its first coalition government. Uncertainty had reigned since the ...
News South Africa » Government: South Africa must prepare for potential loss of US trade benefits, president says
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that the country must prepare for its potential exclusion from the United States' duty-free trade initiative, AGOA, as relations between ...
News South Africa » Government: South Africa bans documentary resulting in fines or jail if you watch it, and government going after light bulbs
Petrol stations forced to close at night in South Africa: The Film & Publication Board in South Africa has banned the US documentary “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake up Black America” for promoting ...
News South Africa » Government: Foreign citizen beaten to death in South Africa as tensions flare
Crowd beats foreign citizen to death in South Africa as anti-immigrant tensions flare - Tens of thousands of migrants have left South Africa in recent months in one of the biggest mass exoduses in yea ...
News South Africa » Government: South Africa to Cut Fuel Levy for Two Months From November
South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a second round of temporary relief for motorists and commuters who have been reeling from surging fuel prices.