South Africa

South Africa's deadly involvement in Saudi war on Yemen expanding: Report

Jul 27, 2018 02:04

South Africa’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have grown since the start of the Saudi-led aggression against Yemen, expanding from basic weaponry to sophisticated battle hardware.
Two men stabbed to death in mosque in South Africa

Jun 14, 2018 08:33

A man has attacked worshipers at a mosque in South Africa with a knife, killing at least two people.
Zarif in Pretoria to hold talks with South African officials

Jun 13, 2018 08:53

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is in South Africa at the head of a politico-economic delegation to hold talks with the country’s senior officials on bilateral relations and the future of the Iran nuclear deal following the US’s pullout.
South Africa’s Zuma appears in court on corruption charges

Jun 08, 2018 09:34

Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who was ousted by his own party in February, appeared at the Durban High Court on Friday for the second time on corruption charges relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal in the late 1990s.
Earthquake in South Africa mine leaves 7 dead

May 05, 2018 11:56

An earthquake that hit a South African gold mine claimed a total of seven lives, its owner said Saturday, after rescue operations were completed at the site outside Johannesburg.
South Africa’s president cuts short UK visit amid unrest at home

Apr 20, 2018 04:00

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has cut short his visit to Britain by a day to return home to deal with protests in the country's North West Province, his office said on Thursday.
South Africa’s Zuma pleads innocent after hearing adjourned

Apr 06, 2018 08:04

Former South African president Jacob Zuma appeared in court on Friday to face corruption charges relating to a $2.5-billion arms deal, later telling a crowd he would be proven innocent in the long-running case that resurfaced after his fall from power.
South Africa's former President Zuma to be prosecuted

Mar 16, 2018 16:11

Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s former president, has been charged with fraud, racketeering, illegal arms dealing and much more.
South Africa traces listeria outbreak to processed meat, issues recall

Mar 05, 2018 10:08

South Africans were told not to consume “ready to eat” processed meat on Sunday as the government linked a listeria outbreak which has killed 180 people to a sausage meat made by the country’s biggest consumer foods group.
South Africa parliament elects Ramaphosa as new president

Feb 15, 2018 16:05

South African lawmakers formally named wealthy former businessman Cyril Ramaphosa as new president Thursday after scandal-tainted Jacob Zuma resigned under intense pressure from his own party.