Helen Zille, the former leader of the Democratic Alliance, will remain as premier of the Western Cape province after publicly apologising for tweets that appeared to defend colonialism. Zille’s comments about the allegedly positive
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The battle to replace South African President Jacob Zuma as the leader of the ANC in December is taking place at one of the most difficult junctures in the 105-year-old party’s history. It’s plagued by infighting and suffered its
The ANC wants an inquiry into allegations of undue influence on state officials by the Gupta family and private business to move quickly to limit damage to the party’s reputation. “It must move as fast as possible so that
Capetonians, and South Africans more broadly, are turning to interactive online maps to see the destructive power of the storm that’s moving into the western parts of the country. The Earth website, which describes itself as a global
South Africa’s economy fell into a recession for the first time since 2009 after it contracted for a second straight quarter in the first three months of the year. GDP shrank an annualised 0,7% in the first quarter
Cape Town, in the grips of the worst drought on record, is bracing itself for the biggest storm in 30 years, with the authorities ordering all schools to shut on Wednesday and advising residents to stay off the roads. The storm, which is expected to hit South
The Democratic Alliance has suspended Helen Zille, its former leader and premier of the Western Cape province, from all party activities pending the outcome of a formal disciplinary inquiry after she appeared to defend colonialism
South Africa’s jobless rate rose in the three months through March as employment in farming and trade fell. The unemployment rate increased to 27,7% in the first first quarter of 2017 from
President Jacob Zuma’s public approval rating has reached an all-time low and most members of his ruling ANC want him to resign, according to an opinion poll released two days after he survived a second bid to oust him
President Jacob Zuma has reasserted his control over the ANC as a renewed revolt by some of the party’s most senior leaders fizzled out. While some members of the ANC’s national executive committee