The day apartheid died: South Africa’s first free elections – archive, 1994
In April 1994, the country held its first all-race, democratic elections. See how the Guardian reported events ...
South Africa's Eskom aims to limit winter power cuts
South Africa's state power utility Eskom said on Friday that it would probably be able to limit rolling power cuts over the ...
South Africa will mark 30 years of freedom amid inequality, poverty and a tense election ahead
South Africa this week celebrates 30 years of freedom after a historic 1994 election that saw the end of white minority rule ...
Zuma Dispels Ill-Health Rumors at Party Rally in South Africa
Former South African President Jacob Zuma made his first public appearance in a week as his party sought to dispel ...
Mbeki vows to rid South Africa's ANC of 'rotten apples'
S outh Africa's former President Thabo Mbeki has vowed to remove "rotten apples" and "thieves" from the governing African ...
Why South Africa is Anglo American’s ‘poison pill’
BHP, whose £31bn bid for Anglo has been rejected, faces fraught politics and complicated history in the country ...
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How race and politics interact in modern South Africa
It enjoys another major advantage: a level playing field. South Africa is renowned for the strength of its democracy.
South Africa’s constitution was set up as the bedrock of its democracy: it’s been challenged over last 30 years, but has held firm
The constitution and the principle of constitutionalism will continue to be politically contested territory. So far it’s held ...
South Africa’s ANC Support Slips Before Vote; EFF Backing Slumps
Voter support for South Africa’s ruling African National Congress slipped further before next month’s election, a new opinion ...
South Africa to mark 30 years of freedom amid inequality, poverty with a tense election ahead
As 72-year-old Nonki Kunene walks through the corridors of Thabisang Primary School in Soweto, South Africa, she recalls the ...
South African democracy: Did the 'get-out-of-jail' vote live up to the hype?
Sakhumzi Maqubela owns a popular restaurant on its famous Vilakazi Street, where both Nelson Mandela , who became president ...