1+ hour, 41+ min ago  (379+ words) Stay up to date with breaking stories from South Africa and beyond. An American government official has rejected claims that a US$367m health deal with Zimbabwe was tied to access to the country's critical minerals. The official said the agreement,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (652+ words) A prominent Zimbabwean constitutional lawyer has rejected arguments that President Emmerson Mnangagwa needs more time in office to complete national projects, calling the reasoning a mark of failure rather than a case for extending presidential terms. Lovemore Madhuku, who leads…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (451+ words) Ballot boxes from the African National Congress's disputed Johannesburg regional conference were found at a private residence in Pretoria on Saturday, party and police officials said, intensifying scrutiny of an election already facing rigging allegations. Officials from the ANC secretary…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (405+ words) outh Africa is still assessing the full extent of infrastructure damage caused by flooding in Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces that has killed at least 38 people over the past two weeks, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday. The death toll from…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (564+ words) Former Independent Police Investigative Directorate chief Robert McBride told South African lawmakers on Tuesday that a counter-intelligence structure he helped form with Crime Intelligence head Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo was limited to monitoring businessman Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala and was never authorised…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (377+ words) Your trusted source for Southern Africa news Article: Madlanga Commission witness D shot dead in Brakpan, South Africa Category: Featured, South Africa Marius "Vlam" van der Merwe, a witness who testified at South Africa's Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, has been…...