South Africa News

January 21, 2019

Zuma ally took monthly bribes from S.Africa company, inquiry hears

A South African former executive on Monday told a corruption probe that his old company had paid monthly bribes for years to a minister who served under scandal-tainted ex-president Jacob Zuma. Angelo Agrizzi, ex-chief operating officer of the Bosasa contracting…

January 21, 2019

Rwanda linked to suspects in dissident death: S.Africa prosecutor

South African prosecutors have claimed “close links” existed between the suspects in the murder of a Rwandan dissent and the regime of President Paul Kagame, according to a letter released by a Johannesburg court Monday. Patrick Karegeya, who was found…

January 21, 2019

South African, European demining experts killed in Yemen

Five demining experts killed in a weekend explosion in Yemen were from South Africa and several European countries, a Saudi-run organisation in charge of the project said Monday. The state-run King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief) said two…

January 20, 2019

S.Africa urges ‘all parties’ to accept Tshisekedi DRC win

South Africa on Sunday congratulated Felix Tshisekedi on becoming president-elect of DR Congo following a Constitutional Court ruling, despite the African Union and EU warning of doubts over the country’s disputed election result. “President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Mr Felix…

January 20, 2019

S.Africa urges ‘all parties’ to accept Tshisekedi’s DRC win

South Africa on Sunday congratulated Felix Tshisekedi on becoming president-elect of DR Congo despite the African Union and EU warning of doubts over the result announced by the Constitutional Court. “President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Mr Felix Tshisekedi Tshilombo,” the…

January 20, 2019

Southern Africa bloc hails Tshisekedi DRC presidential win

The key Southern African grouping SADC hailed a DR Congo court’s declaration Sunday that Felix Tshisekedi won the presidential election, despite the African Union voicing doubts over the results. “We congratulate the President-elect of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr…

January 18, 2019

Mozambique seeks ex-minister’s extradition from S.Africa

Mozambique has asked for the extradition of ex-finance minister Manuel Chang, who is detained in South Africa on US charges over a corruption scandal in his home country, a Johannesburg court heard Friday. The unexpected petition means Mozambique and the…

January 16, 2019

1,600 people killed on S.Africa’s roads over holidays

South Africa pledged to toughen penalities for reckless road users after more than 1,600 people were killed in traffic accidents over the six-week festive season, the transport minister said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters in the capital Pretoria, Blade Nzimande said…

January 15, 2019

S.African teacher fights suspension over ‘segregated’ class

A South African primary school teacher on Tuesday vowed to fight her suspension after she took a photograph of black children sitting separately from white children in her class. The photo rapidly spread on social media and caused outrage as…