Stretched public finances, copper business in turmoil are main headaches that face newly-elected president
Election commission said Lungu, of the ruling Patriotic Front, won 48.3 percent of vote; his rival, Hakainde Hichilema 46.7 percent
Many say it is a close race between Defense and Justice Minister Edgar Lungu of Patriotic Front party and Hakainde Hichilema, head of opposition United Party for National Development
Approaching Jan. 20 elections, Patriotic Front's Edgar Lungu holds slight advantage, but faces stiff competition from popular opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema
African National Congress has promised a $1.8 billion bailout to Eskom and to sell $2 billion of non-strategic assets to help bridge a $21 billion funding shortfall
Country's sole power utility, Eskom, has intensified controlled power-cuts in effort to prevent total collapse of the grid
Country is currently conducting trial that could prevent up to 80 percent of cervical cancer cases
Mozambique has one of the world’s highest rates of child marriage - driven by strong social and cultural traditions
African governments are increasingly looking to leverage funds from private companies to close deficit
Country must deliver information via less traditional means with more than half of population illiterate and its people speaking more than 40 local languages
Some measures to enforce quarantines and curb movement in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea criticized for infringing on civil liberties
During closing arguments of sentencing, state prosecutor demanded disabled Olympic track star serve at least 10 years behind bars for killing his girlfriend
News that star athlete had requested that $550 monthly payments to former girlfriend's parents not be revealed shocked Steenkamp family Wednesday
South Africans working for Doctors Without Borders call on their fellow citizens to support efforts to stem Ebola outbreak in West Africa
South African star athlete faces up to 15 years in prison after being convicted of culpable homicide in September
So-called plastic surgery 'safaris' offer surgery and recuperation away from public scrutiny
Under apartheid, the majority of South Africans had no access to banks; The 1994 transition to democracy set off a boom in consumer credit
Announcement comes after government coalition leaders sign deal meant to hold them to decisions made at talks to secure lasting peace in mountainous kingdom
Verdict to be delivered Sept. 11, and legal spectacle has provided snapshot of nation's ability to deliver justice where inequality persists 20 years after apartheid's end
Experts say international coordination needed to follow the money trail and bring down rhino horn kingpins
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