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Aircraft carrying Malawi vice-president goes missing

 

Aviation officials are unable to make contact with the aircraft, an official statement says.

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Nigeria suffers national power outage as labour unions shut down grid

Flights grounded as unions protest against failure of President Tinubu’s government to agree minimum wage

Russia Is Said to Seek French-Held Uranium Assets in Niger

    • Rosatom said to have contacts with junta on French-held mines
    • Russia expands presence in Africa amid confrontation with West

South African Unions Adamant Ramaphosa Must Retain Presidency

    • ANC in talks with rivals after losing parliamentary majority
    • Any deal must enable party to uphold its pledges, Cosatu says

ANC loses 30-year majority in South Africa

The ruling African National Congress has secured 40.2% of the vote in the latest general election, 17% less than in 2019

South Africa’s ANC Sees Power Crumble With Nearly All Votes In

  • Ruling ANC party has 40.2% of vote with counting almost done
  • Business-friendly DA gets 21.7%, Zuma’s MKP 14.8% and EFF 9.4%

South Africa's ruling ANC set to lose parliamentary majority in landmark election result

South Africa's ruling African National Congress was on the brink of losing its parliamentary majority for the first time Saturday after an election that brought a stunning drop in support for the party that led its country out of apartheid under Nelson Mandela.

The failing ANC is rejected by over half of South Africa

The country now faces its biggest test since the end of apartheid

First results announced from South Africa election

Votes are being counted after the most closely fought election since the ANC came to power 30 years ago.

How to save South Africa

The rainbow nation needs an alternative to decline under the ANC

Why this is South Africa’s most important election since 1994

It may force the country’s indecisive leader to make a fateful choice

South Africa elections: voting under way amid grim national mood

Ruling African National Congress party could lose majority for first time since apartheid ended 30 years ago

Where South Africa’s Crunch Election Will Be Won and Lost

The provinces with the biggest cities have different political dynamics and will be key to whether the ANC remains in power after Wednesday’s vote.

Is the Party That Ended Apartheid Losing Its Grip on South Africa?

The African National Congress has long rested on its legacy. But increasingly that isn’t enough to persuade voters to keep it in power.

Migration, infrastructure woes fuel S.Africa poll disinformation

Johannesburg (AFP) – Propagandists and scammers are exploiting xenophobia and anger over failing infrastructure to unleash a wave of disinformation ahead of South Africa's most contested polls since 1994, experts warn.

South Africa's top court rules ex-president Zuma ineligible to run in general election

South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma is barred from running for parliament in this month's election, the country's top court ruled on Monday, a judgment that could influence the outcome and trigger unrest from Zuma's supporters. 

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