Opponents claim the move is a ploy by the government to buy votes ahead of elections on May 29

Morocco became the latest giants to be toppled at a shock-filled Africa Cup of Nations when they fell 2-0 to South Africa on Tuesday, while Mali also booked a quarter-finals place.

The country’s leader said the call for Israel to prevent indiscriminate killings of Palestinians is a “victory” for human rights

Mali took advantage of an early let-off to beat South Africa 2-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday and take the lead in Group E.

But opportunism and politics also play a part

Former South African Paralympic and Olympic athlete shot model dead through locked bathroom door on Valentine’s Day in 2013

Friday’s action reflects South Africa’s solidarity with the Palestinian cause — and its domestic and foreign interests

Singer who played for Nelson Mandela at his home had been hospitalised with ‘physical pains’, and previously suffered liver damage from alcoholism

Former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is to be freed from jail on parole, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

The African National Congress said it could not support the “genocidal actions of the Israeli regime”

Pretoria accuses the Israeli government of committing genocide in Gaza

South African opposition figure Julius Malema says William Ruto’s actions contradict a proposal to remove the US currency in trade

South African anti-migrant group Operation Dudula has become notorious for raiding businesses belonging to foreign nationals and forcing shops to close. BBC Africa Eye has gained rare access to members of the country's most-prominent anti-migrant street movement.

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a towering figure in South African politics and outspoken Zulu chief, has died at the age of 95.

A government investigation about a Russian ship contradicts U.S. accusations that South Africa provided arms to fight Ukraine, President Cyril Ramaphosa said. But a government report won’t be released, he added.

A deadly fire in Johannesburg's inner city was "a wake-up call" for South Africa, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Johannesburg, with a severe shortage of affordable housing, has hundreds of illegally occupied derelict buildings that officials and housing advocates say have become firetraps.

Leaders of some of the developing world's most important economies turned Wednesday to the main business of their summit in South Africa, a day after a speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the gathering an anti-Western tinge that officials had been hoping to avoid. 

Putin won't attend BRICS summit this week because he could face arrest over alleged war crimes in Ukraine