South African authorities request their counterparts across the continent help in defeating the "demon" of xenophobia.
Malawi, Nigeria and Kenya are calling for the evacuation of their nationals amid continuing attacks in the city of Durban.
The African Union said the attack at the Bardo Museum in Tunisia was "heinous and cowardly," and underlines the need for enhanced inter-African cooperation.
Collins Chabane was a minister in the President's office and a member of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee.
Opposition MPs were forcibly removed from President Jacob Zuma's State of The Union address Thursday after accusing him of corruption.
Eugene de Kock has been granted parole in the interests of "nation building," South African officials say.
Thabane fled Lesotho for South Africa on Saturday, hours before the army surrounded his residence and overran police stations in Maseru.
Two mermaids were discovered in Nkandla, South Africa, except they don't exist.
Alleged tales of Oscar Pistorius' drunken nights have been reported just weeks before closing arguments in his trial.
After weeks on strike, South African platinum miners are adding to their demands for the country’s producers.
"It's been a hectic period and there has been a need for some rest," says Zuma's spokesperson.
The opposition Democratic Alliance increased its share to almost one-quarter of the electorate.
An expelled member of the African National Congress has started his own party based on left-leaning economic ideas.
The Deaf Federation of South Africa claims the sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial service was a "fake."
U.S. President Barack Obama delivered the following speech at a memorial for former South African president Nelson Mandela at Johannesburg
Nelson Mandela is remembered by Chinese politicians and dissenters, but for slightly different reasons.
Mandela proposed to Amina Cachalia, an Indian anti-apartheid and women’s rights activist, soon after he divorced Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
South Africa's Nelson Mandela, former president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has died at the age of 95.
An accident in Pinetown, South Africa, has left 27 dead and dozens injured after a truck driver plowed through a busy intersection.
Workers represented by the NUM are making slow progress in wage increase negotiations.
Nelson Mandela was discharged from a Pretoria hospital in critical condition. He will continue his treatment at home in Johannesburg.
Though it's not uncommon to see multiple wives, Kenya isn't quite ready for multiple husbands.