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President Barack Obama’s visit to South African shores – the first US Presidential visit to South Africa in a decade – would be a “moment of promise” as the leader aimed to make good on a...
President Barack Obama's administration fought back on Friday against Republican accusations that it covered up details of last year's deadly assault on a US mission in Libya, after a news report...
A former US diplomat in Libya gave a dramatic account on Wednesday of the attack on the mission in Benghazi that killed the US ambassador, and told lawmakers that more could have been done to stop...
Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela made his first television appearance in almost a year on Monday, looking thin and frail in his Johannesburg home where he has been resting after a bout of...
President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday that no one needed to be uncertain about the direction that South Africa is taking. He said the ANC's 53rd national conference had adopted the National...
South African President Jacob Zuma looks set for re-election as head of the ruling African National Congress in December. However, the battle for the post of his deputy could thrust millionaire...
How much difference does one year make? In September 2011, the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and the Africa Governance, Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) jointly...
With the recent publication of a United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) report on climate-induced migration and its linkages to environmental and human security, the narrative around...
The Road Freight Employers Association says that wage talks to end a strike by more than 20 000 truck drivers in South Africa have collapsed. This follows the rejection of an 18% pay rise offer...
Papers filed in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court state that axed African National Congress Youth League leader Julius Malema benefited from corrupt activities amounting to R4-million.
The papers...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reassured Egypt's new Islamist president on Monday that the US would forge ahead with plans to expand economic assistance. This is despite anti-American protests...
Besides seeking an extension of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) beyond its current expiry date of September 30, 2015, and ensuring South Africa’s continued inclusion under any new...
The International Monetary Fund (or IMF) has welcomed South Africa’s renewed drive to invest in public infrastructure. However, it says a “rigorous but prompt” assessment of key projects is...
President Jacob Zuma told a National Women's Day event in Pretoria on Thursday that problems in provinces struggling to deliver basic education will be rectified. He said the "serious difficulties"...