Africa Articles

South Africa will embark on a major public works and job-creation drive in response to the coronavirus crisis, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday, unveiling a plan to return Africa’s most industrialised economy to growth. Under pressure after data showed the...

JOHANNESBURG - Former President Kgalema Motlanthe on Wednesday described the attack on state capture commission chair Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo as unseemly, and said that former president Jacob Zuma was receiving poor legal advice. Zuma's foundation claims...

Transport director-general Alec Moemi says that government plans to introduce new motor vehicle licence plates as part of the country’s new road rules. Presenting the National Road Traffic Amendment Bill to parliament on Tuesday (13 October), Moemi said that the new...

The Department of Home Affairs has confirmed its plans to introduce a new draft marriage policy in South Africa, but has indicated that the process was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a parliamentary presentation on Tuesday (6 October), the department said...