Old liberation movements in Southern Africa suffered serious electoral declines this year as millions of people made their ...

South African elections marked a historic turning point, with the ANC losing its parliamentary majority for the first time since 1994. A coalition government has emerged, while Jacob Zuma’s MK Party ...

Solly Moeng explores the dangers of ethnic identity politics in SA and the need for unity, inclusive governance, and ...

OPINION: Helen Zille and her fellow travellers are victims of their propaganda. They undermine and underestimate the MKP at ...

South Africa finds itself in a politically intriguing space, where political parties who had previously chanted for change from opposition benches, have had to knuckle down to the task at hand under a ...

Former president Thabo Mbeki moved to the forefront as President Cyril Ramaphosa got boycotted by the South African Party ...

MK Party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu has hailed party leader Jacob Zuma for taking a bold decision to "ditch" the ANC ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday signed a disputed education law on languages in schools, after reaching an agreement with his initially opposed coalition partner.

Surprises witnessed in presidential polls, some longest ruling parties dislodged and protests hit parts of the region.

In West Africa, where a wave of coups recently dominated the political landscape, two countries seen as beacons of democracy ...