A new working paper from Nobel laureate James A. Robinson finds a vast landscape of 45,000 polities—deliberately fragmented to protect local autonomy ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gives his State of the Nation address in Cape Town, South Africa, 12 February 2026 ...

John Steenhuisen, leader of South Africa’s Democratic Alliance, announces he will not seek reelection as party leader ...

Cape Town’s mayor is the front-runner to be the next leader of the coalition government’s second-biggest party.

Addis Ababa is once again at the centre of global diplomatic traffic. In quick succession, China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, ...

Sona showcased the stark contrast between the political elite's glamour and the harsh realities faced by South Africans, highlighting issues of unemployment, housing crises, and student homelessness.

The Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, has explained why many politicians are uncomfortable with the ...

The incidents accounted for 37% of all cases reported to Alert:24, the in-house risk advisory and crisis support division of ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday condemned South Africa's decision to expel Israel's top diplomat last week, a State Department spokesperson said, calling the African ...

The documentary about Melania Trump has been canceled in South Africa, and the news comes just days before its planned theatrical release. Filmfinity, the film’s local distributor, announced on ...

Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son and one-time heir apparent of Libya’s late dictator Moammar Gadhafi, was killed in the ...

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua claimed that the Othaya church incident was not random violence but a deliberate, State-sanctioned operation involving the police. [File, Standard]. Claims of ...