South Africa inquiry finds mounting evidence against Jacob ZumaMinister describes how former president helped plunder resources to benefit GuptasSat Nov 24 2018 - 05:00
S Africa damaged by top-level corruption - ex-ministerInquiry focusing on whether South Africa’s Gupta family illegally influenced political decisionsMon Nov 19 2018 - 19:49
John Curran was hit over the head before being stabbedSouth African police release CCTV images of suspect in effort to identify killerWed Nov 14 2018 - 15:29
Irish charity worker John Curran stabbed to death in South AfricaDublin man had been due to return home within the next two weeks when he was killed in Cape TownThu Nov 08 2018 - 21:12
Cyril Ramaphosa’s anti-graft strategies seem to be paying offCape Town Letter: S Africa president playing political long game not purging Zuma factionTue Nov 06 2018 - 19:44
Zimbabwe in turmoil as it battles worst economic crisis in a decadeReviving country’s battered fortunes will be massive task for new presidentThu Oct 25 2018 - 01:00
Bankers, politicians and tribal royalty linked to VBS bank lootingInvestigation into South Africa’s failed VBS Mutual Bank claims 53 people stole €115mTue Oct 23 2018 - 01:04
South Africa’s president deftly defuses a political crisisCyril Ramaphosa moves swiftly after finance minister resigns over meetings with GuptasMon Oct 15 2018 - 06:00
SA finance minister claims he was fired for not signing nuclear dealNhlanhla Nene, who was dismissed by former president Jacob Zuma in 2015, gives evidence at corruption inquiryWed Oct 03 2018 - 21:51
Long and winding road of South Africa corruption inquiryHearings considering witness evidence on role and influence of Gupta family in stateTue Oct 02 2018 - 18:35
South Africa announces €24bn stimulus packagePlan includes infrastructure development drive to kick-start its stalled economyFri Sept 21 2018 - 14:33
South Africa decriminalises marijuana in landmark court rulingDrug may not be used in public, distributed or sold, or used by minorsTue Sept 18 2018 - 17:47
Mugabe says he now accepts Zimbabwe election resultsFormer leader, ousted from power in military takeover last year, says ‘Mnangagwa won’Fri Sept 07 2018 - 18:18
Court upholds Mnangagwa’s victory in Zimbabwe electionsOpposition failed to provide ‘credible evidence’ of vote-rigging in July presidential voteFri Aug 24 2018 - 19:11
Zimbabwean opposition bids to nullify elections claiming ‘massive cover-up’Zimbabwe Electoral Commission says there was ‘no skulduggery’ in compilation of votesWed Aug 22 2018 - 20:56
Protests, violence and uncertainty in powder keg of Zimbabwe’s historic electionIt’s been a turbulent political week in Zimbabwe, where the ruling Zanu-PF party retained power under questionable circumstancesSat Aug 04 2018 - 06:00
Mnangagwa appeals for unity after Zimbabwe election winOpposition says it will legally challenge results in first election since Robert Mugabe oustedFri Aug 03 2018 - 22:29
Three dead in clashes over Zimbabwe electionsOpposition supporters take to streets as ruling Zanu-PF party claims victory in parliamentThu Aug 02 2018 - 01:00
Tensions rise in Harare as Zimbabweans await election outcomeOpposition claim voting is rigged, and accuse Zanu-PF party of delaying release of resultsTue Jul 31 2018 - 14:55
Zimbabwe in mood for change as voters hope for transformative electionLong queues at polling stations as people seek to leave Mugabe era behindMon Jul 30 2018 - 20:29
Mnangagwa and Chamisa in tight race as Zimbabwe goes to pollsFirst poll since end of Mugabe’s tenure described as fight between generationsMon Jul 30 2018 - 01:00
Robert Mugabe claims he will vote against former partyLong-time leader of Zanu-PF says he cannot vote for those who ‘tormented’ himSun Jul 29 2018 - 20:19
Voter intimidation clouds run-in to Zimbabwe general electionRuling party Zanu-PF operates system of patronage to buy loyalty of rural votersFri Jul 27 2018 - 20:18
Zimbabwe’s first post-Mugabe general election too close to callHundreds of international election observers invited amid concerns over riggingThu Jul 26 2018 - 01:00
Zimbabwe’s Zanu-PF courts white farmers for general electionPresident reaches out to his party’s old enemies for what is predicted to be close raceMon Jul 23 2018 - 20:56
Zulu king faces down South African government on land reformANC exempts tribal territories from proposals after threats from traditional leaderSun Jul 22 2018 - 19:13
Zimbabwe electoral roll audit reveals fewer anomalies than beforeFindings contradict opinion of opposition parties claiming roll flawed ahead of electionFri Jul 20 2018 - 18:53
Son of ex-South African president charged over corruption linkDuduzane Zuma bailed by Johannesburg court in alleged attempted bribery caseMon Jul 09 2018 - 18:19
South African envoys targeting $100bn in investments arrive in Dublin this weekIrish firms taking part in talks mainly from food, energy, engineering and services sectorsMon Jul 09 2018 - 05:30
Zimbabwe election: fears persist despite absence of state intimidationCredibility fragile as civil society group says military has infiltrated electoral commissionSun Jul 01 2018 - 18:37
Zimbabwe’s president links former first lady to explosion at rallyEmmerson Mnangagwa says Grace Mugabe ‘easily used’ by those behind fatal grenade attackWed Jun 27 2018 - 19:21
Zimbabwe blast feared to herald pre-election violenceReport says two of 49 people injured in Sunday’s explosion, possibly due to grenade, have diedMon Jun 25 2018 - 21:59
Zanu-PF under scrutiny to ensure fairness in looming electionOpposition MDC keeps pressure on Mnangagwa to honour pledge of democracyMon Jun 11 2018 - 01:00
Jacob Zuma suffers setback ahead of corruption hearingThe former South African president had attempted to halt the criminal case against himFri Jun 08 2018 - 01:00
Ramaphosa’s first 100 days in power: Building trust an immediate goalANC chief follows through on promises to tackle government corruption and nepotismThu Jun 07 2018 - 01:00
South African opposition can no longer hide behind ZumaCape Town Letter: DA and EFF parties relied on presidential scandals to distract publicWed May 30 2018 - 01:00
Zimbabwe’s president urges party unity ahead of electionMnangagwa’s charm offensive seeks to attract billions of dollars of investmentMon May 07 2018 - 18:16
Class action secures payout for S Africa goldminers over fatal diseasesSeven firms to compensate thousands who contracted silicosis or occupational tuberculosisThu May 03 2018 - 17:01
Madikizela-Mandela funeral attended by tens of thousandsLast-minute compromise between family and ANC enabled party to address mournersSun Apr 15 2018 - 17:10
Zimbabwe lifts ban on election monitoring by EU and USPresident Mnangagwa is seeking to rebuild bridges with international communityWed Apr 11 2018 - 17:40
Jacob Zuma proclaims innocence as corruption trial adjournedFormer South Africa president faces charges relating to multibillion-euro arms dealFri Apr 06 2018 - 14:48
Thousands of Zuma supporters expected outside courtFormer president of South Africa faces 16 charges of corruptionThu Apr 05 2018 - 20:17
Tributes paid to Winnie Madikizela-MandelaSouth Africa to give anti-apartheid icon and ex-wife of late Nelson Mandela a state funeralTue Apr 03 2018 - 19:57
Official memorial service to be held for Winnie MandelaSouth African anti-apartheid campaigner died aged 81 after a long illnessTue Apr 03 2018 - 08:23
Woman jailed for two years in South Africa for racial abuseFormer estate agent Vicki Momberg abused black police officers who came to her aidWed Mar 28 2018 - 16:13
Grace Mugabe links to ivory trade under investigationClaims Zimbabwe’s former first lady is involved in illegal export of contraband ivoryMon Mar 26 2018 - 20:30
Mugabe (94) refuses to go quietly into the nightZimbabwe’s ex-president has met with opposition party backed by an ousted faction of ruling Zanu-PFWed Mar 21 2018 - 20:30
Fears over private property to fore in South African politicsANC moving to amend constitution to permit expropriation of land without compensationWed Mar 21 2018 - 20:28
Ex-South African president Jacob Zuma faces corruption chargesCharges relate to €2bn arms deal in the 1990s, chief state prosecutor saysFri Mar 16 2018 - 16:21
Cape Town water supply unlikely to hit ‘Zero Day’ this yearHuge reduction in usage helped stave off water shortage crisis feared for mid-AprilWed Mar 07 2018 - 17:30
