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Frans "Ting-Ting" Masango, a former guerrilla activist once sentenced to death for treason against the apartheid government, has died, South Africa's ruling African National Congress party said Monday. He was 51.
The leader of South Africa's long-dominant ANC was treated like a president-elect Saturday after his party swept parliamentary elections — though not with the two-thirds majority it won easily in the last vote.
A businessman convicted in a corruption scandal involving presidential front-runner Jacob Zuma was granted parole on medical grounds Tuesday. Outraged opposition parties accused the ruling African National Congress of improper influence.
Some comments by Jacob Zuma, African National Congress presidential candidate, in interview:
Nelson Mandela's surprise appearance at a campaign rally does not mean the 90-year-old former president is coming out of retirement, his office said Friday.
African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma suffered a legal defeat Monday that could force him to divide his time between a corruption trial and a presidential campaign.
EAST LONDON, South Africa — ANC President Jacob Zuma launched his party's parliamentary election campaign on Saturday by promising massive public spending projects, an answer to critics who say the party has done too little for the poorest of the poor.
A glance at the history of South Africa's African National Congress:
A splinter group of prominent African National Congress politicians launched a new party Tuesday in the first major challenge to the movement since it took power nearly 15 years ago after toppling South Africa's apartheid government.
The head of a breakaway faction of South Africa's ruling party told thousands of cheering supporters Saturday that the African National Congress had turned the country's post-apartheid hope into despair with corrupt, incompetent and divisive policies.
South Africa's former defense minister — the man who resigned to protest the ouster of Thabo Mbeki — said he and other disgruntled members of the governing African National Congress party may break away to form a new opposition.
The man elected South Africa's third president since the end of white rule is an anti-apartheid activist and former trade unionist who takes over in a time tense with fears of political and economic crisis.
South Africa's new president went on television Sunday seeking to calm the nation after a week of political drama, saying the government is pressing ahead to combat poverty, unemployment and crime.
South African President Thabo Mbeki told the nation Sunday that he had resigned, having lost a power struggle to a rival tainted by allegations of corruption but poised now to lead the country.
Prosecutors said Wednesday that they will appeal a judge's ruling dismissing charges against the man likely to be South Africa's president, prompting outrage from the ruling African National Congress.
The man likely to be South Africa's next president emerged victorious Friday from a corruption case that dogged him eight years, getting a hero's welcome from supporters hungry for a charismatic leader who understands the pain of poverty.
Nelson Mandela called for unity in South Africa's governing party at a rally marking his 90th birthday Saturday, saying the African National Congress was responsible for making him the person he is today.
A South African judge announced Tuesday he will rule Sept. 12 whether to dismiss fraud and corruption charges against the country's strongest presidential candidate, Jacob Zuma.
African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma will be the governing party's candidate for national elections, the group declared Tuesday, despite his pending trial on corruption charges.
The new African National Congress leader and would-be national president Jacob Zuma took another wife Saturday — in a Zulu tradition of polygamy that coexists uneasily with calls for gender equality in modern South Africa.
Calm and measured, the new deputy president of the African National Congress could find himself at the top of South African politics if corruption charges force his boss to step down.
POLOKWANE, South Africa — South Africa's top prosecutor said Thursday he has enough evidence to bring corruption charges against new African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma, a case that could derail his election as the country's next president. Zuma responded: "Take me to court."
The newly elected leader of South Africa's ruling party rose to power on the backs of trade unionists, communists and the poor. The challenge now is to satisfy his supporters without sacrificing the nation's economy.
POLOKWANE, South Africa — As leaders of the ruling African National Congress huddled behind closed doors Monday to resolve tensions at a crucial conference, a senior party spokesman voiced concern at the level of dissent from members.
Constant Fear and Mob Rule in South Africa SlumDIEPSLOOT, South Africa — The two robbery suspects had already been viciously beaten, their swollen faces stained with rivulets of red. One of them could no longer sit up, and only the need to moan seemed to revive him into consciousness.
ANC Wins South African Elections As expected, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) has won general elections in South Africa, sweeping party leader Jacob Zuma into power, but came a hair's width from securing the two-thirds majority needed to re-write the country's constitution.
South Africa election results show racial divideSouth Africa's ruling African National Congress neared its cherished two-thirds majority nationwide but lost power in the country's richest province Friday because of hostility from mixed-race voters.
Supporters of South Africa's Zuma celebrateJacob Zuma's supporters danced and sang in the streets Thursday in celebration as partial results from South Africa's parliamentary elections showed him in line to become the next president.
S. Africa bars Dalai Lama from peace forumSouth Africa barred the Dalai Lama from a peace conference in Johannesburg this week, hoping to keep good relations with trading partner China but instead generating a storm of criticism.
Elite South Africa anti-crime unit to disbandLawmakers in South Africa have moved to disband an elite �crime-busting group� known as the Scorpions. The move comes despite an increase in violent crime across the country.
ANC set to name South Africa's caretaker leaderThe African National Congress will name party deputy head Kgalema Motlanthe as South Africa's caretaker leader after the ousting of President Thabo Mbeki, ANC members of parliament told Reuters.
South African President Mbeki resignsSouth African President Thabo Mbeki has told his nation he has formally resigned, effective as soon as a new president is chosen.
S. Africa ruling party mulls Mbeki's fateThe fate of South African President Thabo Mbeki hung in the balance Friday, as the ruling African National Congress's top decision-making body met to decide if he should be forced out of office.
Return of the apartheid partyThe National Party, which imposed the yoke of apartheid to divide and rule South Africa for much of the previous century, is being resurrected to contest next year's national elections where it will take on its old nemesis, the African National Congress.
Church tells Zuma to leave God out of itAfrican National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma has been "extremely unwise" to claim divine blessings for the leading political party, church leaders of the Apostolic Faith Mission said in Tuesday.
BBC NEWS: Mugabe rival sets run-off terms [Warning: disturbing video]Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will not contest a run-off election unless certain conditions are met, a spokesman for his party says. Mr Tsvangirai's party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), believes he won last month's election against President Robert M …
Africa: SA moves to scrap Scorpions unitSouth Africa's security minister has tabled a proposal in parliament calling for the FBI-style Scorpions special investigations unit to be disbanded. The Scorpions was set up in 1999 to fight organised crime and corruption and works separately from the police.
Power Failures Outrage South AfricaElectricity shortages, now expected to be a fact of life for the next five years, are threatening economic growth.
Leadership Battle Grips South Africa's Dominant Party - New York TimesIn South Africa, the African National Congress is the unchallenged political machine, the party's leader is its kingmaker and the conference to select that person, which began Sunday, is not unlike an American presidential primary.
South Africa Grows UpThe current contest for leadership is mainly an indicator that South Africa's democracy has matured and is ready for meaningful political debate.
Poor South Africans double in decade"Poverty has increased both in absolute numbers and proportionally," SAIRR said in a statement, blaming the rise on unemployment and HIV/Aids. Despite good economic growth in recent years, unemployment has remained consistently high at about 26%.
Cleared of rape and fraud and set to be South Africa's next presidentBald, with dark-tinted glasses, the middle-aged man in the grey suit and open-necked blue shirt moves to the edge of the stage and addresses the large crowd in calm, measured tones.
Zille warns of slide towards Animal Farm stateThe African National Congress ANC is intent on turning South Africa into an authoritarian state Democratic Alliance DA leader Helen Zille warned on Friday.
Zimbabwe's desperate people flee across border to escape Mugabe"At the rate which they are flocking in, I think there will soon be very few people left in Zimbabwe," says Peter Thompson, a South African farmer .
Tutu warns on gulf between rich and poorThe gap between rich and poor is widening in South Africa threatening to sweep away the gains brought about by democracy since 1994 Desmond Tutu the former archbishop ofCape Town has warned.
De Klerk condemns positive discrimination | Uk News | News | TelegraphThe intervention of such an influential figure will fuel growing demands by opposition parties and even some within the governing African National Congress party for the policy to be scrapped, as the country faces a dire shortage of skilled workers.
South Africa to step up land seizureWhite farmers in South Africa who refuse to sell their property to the government under a land redistribution scheme were told yesterday that their property would be seized.
Adelaide Tambo Dies at 77Oliver Tambo led the ANC in exile while Nelson Mandela was imprisoned. Like her husband, Ma-Tambo, as she is known, was a political activist and widely regarded as a mother figure to anti-apartheid campaigners in exile.
ANC's year of shame : Mail & Guardian OnlineAn unprecedented string of scandals has led to a haemorrhaging of support for South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) that can only be reversed with a thorough purge of the leadership, according to analysts.
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