Poor governance and incompetence plague South Africa’s public administration, particularly at the local level.

South Africa's political and economic landscape shifted significantly after the 2024 national elections. The ruling ANC's dramatic loss of support resulted in a government of national unity - a ...

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The South African ... to erupt across South Africa, with numerous reports of looting, damage to property and violence emerging through social and mainstream media throughout the weekend and continuing ...

Rights groups are criticizing South Africa’s government for failing to prevent what they call a “massacre” at the ...

South Sudan's police imposed a nationwide curfew from 6 p.m. (1600 GMT) on Friday after a night of deadly rioting in the ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested early on Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul. He faces ...

The riots were said to have followed the alleged killing of South Sudanese people by members of Sudan’s military and allied groups in the city of Wad Madani in Sudan’s El Gezira region.

The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday.