Former South African Foreign Minister Roelof “Pik” Botha, a key figure in the country’s transition from the apartheid era to democracy, has died at the age of 86. Botha’s son confirmed to local media ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first group of white South African refugees arrived in the U.S. on Monday to be prioritized for resettlement by order of ...

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital Saturday that included a 21-gun salute and the ...

Johannesburg — South African activist and anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko died almost five decades ago at the age of 30 in police custody. Family members and others who saw his body that day said he ...

It’s 5 a.m., just after the crack of dawn, and a heavily pregnant Mara Khoza is already on her feet, mustering the strength for a grueling commute to work. As she steps out the door and begins her ...

JOHANNESBURG — When Nombuyiselo Mhlauli was given her husband’s body back for burial, he had more than 25 stab wounds in his chest and seven in his back, with a gash across his throat. His right hand ...

The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the ...

The successful push to change US policy toward South Africa provides a useful blueprint for our current moment. Democratic congressional candidate Ron Dellums, and his wife, Roscoe, left, clasp hands ...

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