Decision comes amid disciplinary hearing after Zuma campaigned for rival party in May elections
Chinese-linked e-commerce companies have gained a strong foothold in Africa’s biggest economy, but planned changes to how customs duties are applied aim to level the playing field
South Africa’s newly-appointed minister of sports – a self-described former gangster – wants to promote a sport that has associations with South African gangster culture. The sport of “spinning” involves fast-moving cars and dangerous stunts.
Ministers from different parties will now have to put political differences aside to run country successfully
Experts say IMF, China are major lenders to Kenya but no one source bears all the blame
Ramaphosa now heads a coalition government because the ANC party lost its majority
Chinese escaping poverty at home in the 19th and early 20th centuries sought their fortunes in South Africa’s 'City of Gold.' Newer migrants are still coming with money as China prospers in recent decades. Kate Bartlett has the story
After losing their majority at the polls, Cyril Ramaphosa’s ANC party must find new partners to form a coalition government
The governing African National Congress has accepted it lost its majority for the first time in three decades and will now have to enter into a coalition
Party once led by Nelson Mandela will need to start looking for coalition partners after taking a bashing at the polls
Once-storied party of Nelson Mandela will be looking for coalition partners after historic election
Thirty years into South Africa’s democracy, many voters say they are unhappy with the status quo. Kate Bartlett spoke to voters in two very different areas of Johannesburg about why they felt it was important to turn out
Some South African opposition parties have spoken vicious rhetoric against immigrants and threatened to resume the death penalty
The country's Constitutional Court on Monday disqualified the former president from being a lawmaker, just one week before a pivotal vote
A research group says an IS-linked militant group is benefiting from illegal sales of a luxury hardwood to China
China and the US are both keen to partner with the African continent on the new technology
Oxpeckers reporters investigate illegal mining, wildlife crime and other environmental issues that affect their communities. Kate Bartlett spoke to some of its journalists about what drives and challenges them as they report on people and practices that hurt the planet. Camera/edit: Zaheer Cassim
South Africa's treatment of its big cats has long tarnished its reputation for conservation, from allowing captive-bred lion hunting to selling lion bones to East Asia for their purported "medicinal" qualities. But now, the country is ending all that. Kate Bartlett reports from Free State province.
Africa’s entertainment industry is another stage where global competition between China and the U.S. is playing out. African artists see it as an opportunity. Kate Bartlett has the details from Johannesburg. Camera and video editing by Zaheer Cassim.
The court overturned an earlier decision barring the former president from competing in May polls
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