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South African leader braces self to head off impeachment threat

Johannesburg—Cyril Ramaphosa may have insisted over the weekend he will not resign, but the South African president still faces a parliamentary vote Tuesday that...

Scandal-hit South African President Ramaphosa seeks to hang on to power

Johannesberg—South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, embroiled in scandal and under threat of impeachment, has no intention of resigning and will fight both politically and...

ABB to pay $315m to Africa to settle US bribery charges

NEW YORK—Swedish-Swiss industrial company ABB agreed to pay $315 million to settle US criminal charges that it bribed state-owned Eskom of South Africa over...

Mom with P92m shabu nabbed in NAIA

Customs agents at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have arrested another suspected drug mule carrying a baggage with P92.2 million worth of shabu...

Green future is cause for worry in South Africa’s coal belt

Miner Thokozani Mtshweni, 37, looks spent as he readies for a 12-hour shift huddled under a carport shelter to avoid the scorching sun. He...

Charles III to host S.African president in first state visit of reign

King Charles III will next month host the first state visit of his new reign when South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his wife...

Power outages set to plunge South Africa into darkness

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Africa’s most industrialized economy South Africa is again facing sweeping power cuts, caused by failures at aging and poorly maintained infrastructure, the...

South Africa ‘firm’ on ties with Russia

WASHINGTON -- South Africa’s leader on Friday agreed to cooperate closely with US President Joe Biden on health, security and climate but warned against...

Johannesburg transport project digs into wounds of the past

By Griffin Shea Off Johannesburg's main highway, surrounded by skyscrapers, heavy machinery has unearthed one of the city's original wounds -- a deep gash left...

South Africa’s business owners fume as power cuts hit profits

South Africans' annoyance at power cuts has given way to worry, with business owners complaining that the prolonged energy crisis for which no end...

19 killed in South Africa bar shootings

By Gersende Rambourg Nineteen people are dead after armed assailants randomly shot at patrons in two bars in South Africa in separate incidents denounced by...

14 dead in bar shootout in S. Africa

Fourteen people were killed during a shootout in a bar in South Africa’s Soweto township, close to Johannesburg, police said Sunday. “We were called in...

Start-up seeks to turn caterpillars into tasty snacks

A start-up entrepreneur from South Africa wants to change the way edible caterpillars popularly known as “mopane worms” are viewed and eaten. For many people,...

South Africa seeks clues after 21 teens die in packed bar

South African police were on Monday combing a township tavern where 21 teenagers mysteriously died as survivors described a battle to escape the jam-packed...
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