The Irish Times

South African bank looting suspects plead not guilty

Seven face charges of racketeering, theft, fraud, corruption and money laundering at VBS

Thu Jun 18 2020 - 17:04

South African voters pulled to the extremes as race rears its ugly head

Cape Town Letter: Disillusionment with corruption-tainted ANC spurs voter flight

Wed Jun 05 2019 - 01:00

ANC retains power in South Africa with smaller majority

Result bears the scars of years of corruption and economic mismanagement in the party

Sun May 12 2019 - 16:08

ANC faces drop in support as South Africa goes to the polls

Former liberation movement’s popularity among electorate on wane over Zuma scandals

Tue May 07 2019 - 17:28

Magashule on a mission to win votes for ANC

Can political grandstanding and free T-shirts make up for the corruption scandals?

Sat May 04 2019 - 06:00

Corruption allegations take the shine off South Africa’s ‘kingmakers’

The leaders of the radical left-wing EFF party have been accused of receiving looted money

Tue Dec 18 2018 - 01:00

South African opposition can no longer hide behind Zuma

Cape Town Letter: DA and EFF parties relied on presidential scandals to distract public

Wed May 30 2018 - 01:00

Madikizela-Mandela funeral attended by tens of thousands

Last-minute compromise between family and ANC enabled party to address mourners

Sun Apr 15 2018 - 17:10

South Africans pay tribute to the late Winnie Mandela

She campaigned tirelessly for husband Nelson Mandela’s release from jail but her legacy was later tarnished

Wed Apr 11 2018 - 20:07

Tributes paid to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

South Africa to give anti-apartheid icon and ex-wife of late Nelson Mandela a state funeral

Tue Apr 03 2018 - 19:57

Guptas’ South African empire crumbles in wake of Zuma’s departure

Indian-born business brothers believed to have fled South Africa and headed to Dubai

Wed Feb 28 2018 - 15:19

Cyril Ramaphosa sworn in as president of South Africa

Parliamentary vote takes place less than 24 hours after resignation of Jacob Zuma

Thu Feb 15 2018 - 13:20

Jacob Zuma’s future in balance as ANC locked in talks

Handover talks with Cyril Ramaphosa collapsed under weight of Zuma’s demands

Mon Feb 12 2018 - 21:36

Zuma clings to power as ANC calls meeting of leadership body

South Africa’s president faces growing pressure to quit but talks fail to secure departure

Mon Feb 05 2018 - 20:11

Joel Stransky hits out at ‘old boys club’ after RWC vote

There were mixed feelings in South Africa after they were snubbed in 2023 voting

Wed Nov 15 2017 - 14:33

Jacob Zuma survives South African no-confidence motion

198 MPs vote against bid to remove president, 177 vote for motion and nine abstain

Tue Aug 08 2017 - 20:43

Vote on motion of no confidence vote in Zuma to take place in secret

Opposition believes ruling party MPs would not vote against South African president in public

Mon Aug 07 2017 - 18:31

Pressure builds on Zuma as opposition forces amass in Pretoria

Ten South African opposition parties unite to seek end to president’s reign

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40

South African opposition to take legal action after brawl in parliament

Jacob Zuma’s government accused of allowing armed soldiers to enter assembly

Fri Feb 10 2017 - 20:20

South Africa’s local government enters new era

Opposition DA to take lead role in several councils after ANC’s electoral setbacks

Wed Aug 17 2016 - 18:42

South African voters punish complacent ANC

Party must convince traditonal supporters it feels their pain

Tue Aug 09 2016 - 00:01

South Africans give ruling ANC worst election since apartheid

Results have reshaped the political landscape in South Africa where the ANC has ruled virtually unopposed

Sat Aug 06 2016 - 14:58

South Africa’s ruling ANC suffers heavy local election losses

Black voters in urban areas abandon governing party in unprecedented numbers

Fri Aug 05 2016 - 18:43

Brawl breaks out in South African parliament

Members of Economic Freedom Fighters party attempt to stop address by Jacob Zuma

Tue May 17 2016 - 15:10

Zuma survives impeachment vote in South Africa

Motion to remove president from office defeated as ANC MPs rally to leader’s side

Tue Apr 05 2016 - 19:19

Cape Town Letter: ‘Monkey’ comments spark debate on racism

Angry debate on social media highlights worsening race relations in ‘rainbow nation’

Mon Feb 15 2016 - 01:00

Cape Town Letter: Mandela legacy victim of populist politics

Increasingly divisive SA president Jacob Zuma in opposition sights prior to election

Wed Dec 30 2015 - 01:00

South Africa needs a plan to remove inequality

Martin Wolf: The legacy of injustice has shaped the country. Now it needs growth, of the right kind

Wed Nov 25 2015 - 01:00

ANC leaders ‘unable to maintain non-racial South Africa’

Ex-president Kgalema Motlanthe says party’s MPs do not respect its own constitution

Mon Nov 02 2015 - 15:41

Statues at heart of rising racial tensions in South Africa

South Africa plans national day of talks on future of controversial monuments

Thu Apr 09 2015 - 18:40

South Africa struggles to preserve Mandela’s legacy

A year after his death, the ANC is tarnished by suspicions of corruption

Thu Dec 04 2014 - 18:45

Riot police clash with deputies in chamber after report clears Zuma

Punches thrown as opposition parties try to block approval of ANC MPs’ findings

Fri Nov 14 2014 - 18:10

New legislation to ban foreign nationals from owning land in South Africa

ANC against expropriation of property owned by foreigners, estimated to be about 7% of South Africa

Sat Jul 26 2014 - 01:01

Apartheid legacy deeply rooted as focus turns to land restitution in South Africa

Progress on reform slow as landowners and state trade blame for delays

Mon Jul 21 2014 - 01:00