Southern Africa
Everything SaharaWire has filed out of South Africa: public affairs, business, technology and culture, in one continuously updated archive.
South African singer Tarryn Lamb has released the official music video for her Afrikaans pop song "Waar Lei Jou Hart", which has reached number 31 on Apple Music's TOP 100 Afrikaanse Tref...
ANC may need to negotiate with DA in Johannesburg despite regional resistance
The Brother Moves On's frontman discusses democracy, citizenship, and music ahead of local elections and anti-corruption festival Ngeke!
IFP wins ward 14 in Nkandla, retaining control as Jacob Zuma's stronghold
A chartered accountant has lost his bid to overturn a seven-year debarment imposed by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) after helping market an unauthorised investment scheme ...
South Africa's local government elections have resulted in 69 out of 100 councils without an outright winner, setting the stage for coalition talks and power struggles among political par...
DA's Chris Pappas hails party's victory in uMngeni as proof of its ability to govern differently
South African political parties express cautious optimism as vote-counting continues in metropolitan municipalities
Analyst Richard Calland says fragmentation will lead to power sharing
DA gains in Johannesburg, with 79.4% of the vote in Hyde Park's Ward 90, home to President Cyril Ramaphosa and EFF leader Julius Malema.
Developers of planned Cape Town data centres near the airport say objectors misunderstand municipal planning law.
Innovative financing and alternative data can close the transport gap
