South African

Witwatersrand (Wits) University in Johannesburg is vaccinating students and staff on the campus ahead of the vaccine mandate starting on the 1st of March. Although the university's management stresses the safety of the vaccine and the…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says ruling party, the African National Congress, must work to regain popular support after being embroiled in corruption scandals and divided by bitter factional rivalries. Marking the ANC's 110th…

The alleged arsonist behind the fire that ravaged South Africa's parliament complex last Sunday has appeared briefly in court. The Cape Town Magistrates Court charged the suspect, a 49-year old, for arson, the hearing is now adjourned to…

Former South African President Jacob Zuma will be allowed to appeal a court ruling that ordered him back to jail to serve the remainder of his sentence, a judge ruled. Zuma, 80, had been released on medical parole earlier this year, but…

The students knew their South African university was the epicentre of a new COVID-19 variant spreading panic across the globe, but over the past week many worried more about how Omicron would mess up exams and holiday plans than about…

Students in South Africa are worried about the new Omicron variant identified in the country. The rise in the number of infections among the students have led to the postponement of tests and exams as explained by Nhlanhla Africa…

The Minister of Higher Education, Blade Nzimande revealed that universities are owed more than 700 million US dollars in fees due between 2010 and 2020 with historically disadvantaged institutions bearing the brunt of the costs.…

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have called for increased cooperation to bring peace to conflict-ridden regions in Africa, this was at the start of Kenyatta’s two-day state visit to South Africa.…

South Africa's last white president during Apartheid, F.W. de Klerk, has been laid to rest. De Klerk was laid to rest in a private funeral service on Sunday. It was relatively quiet outside the family home with only friends and family…

South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) took 46% of the vote in municipal elections, the final count showed on Thursday, the party's worst election outcome since taking power at the end of white minority rule in 1994. The…