20120701 AP JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In the six years he's managed a sanctuary for abused and orphaned chimpanzees, South African conservationist Eugene Cussons is from time to time called on to comment when an ape elsewhere in the world attacks a human.
20120630 AFP South African President Jacob Zuma wrapped up key policy talks by the ruling ANC Friday calling for radical change to speed up economic transformation and correct past inequalities.
20120626 AP JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's president is calling on his African National Congress party to root out corruption and return to the values of its past.
20120623 AP JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Eighteen South African police officers have been arrested on charges of murder, assault and possession of ammunition, an official said.
20120620 AFP Alexandra, one of Johannesburg's most notorious townships, marks its 100th anniversary this year with hopes of revitalising a slum that has come to symbolise inequality in South Africa.
20120613 AFP England 'bad boy' Danny Care makes his first appearance in nearly a year Wednesday and hopes to create headlines on the field for a change.
20120613 AFP South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday fired his police chief, who is implicated in suspect property deals, and replaced him with first woman head of the scandal-tarnished service.
20120613 AFP The slaughter of rhinos driven by the soaring illegal trade in their horns continues at a record pace with 245 killed in South Africa since January, authorities said on Tuesday.
20120612 AFP With woollen hats covering their heads from early morning chills, dozens of children troop into a courtyard for a bowl of hot cereal in South Africa's impoverished Alexandra township.
20120612 AFP A South Africa platinum mine owned by global giant Anglo American will temporarily halt operations after low prices made operations unviable, the co-owner said Monday.
20120606 AFP South African Airways (SAA) announced Tuesday it was halting daily direct flights between Cape Town and London to avoid losses amid shrinking demand.
20120606 AFP South Africa fired coach Pitso Mosimane Tuesday after hopes of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil suffered a severe setback last weekend when held 1-1 at home by Ethiopia.
20120601 AFP South Africa still needs to heal the wounds of apartheid, 18 years on, President Jacob Zuma said Thursday, amid heated debate over free expression sparked by a controversial artwork.
20120530 AFP About 1,000 supporters of South Africa's ruling ANC marched on an art gallery Tuesday to protest a painting depicting President Jacob Zuma's genitals.
20120530 AFP Nelson Mandela arrived Tuesday at his residence in his childhood village of Qunu after spending several months at his Johannesburg home, the South African presidency said.
20120529 AFP Nelson Mandela will on Tuesday move back to his residence in his childhood village of Qunu, South African President Jacob Zuma said, adding that the elder statesman was in good health.
20120529 AP JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela is leaving Johannesburg on Tuesday to take up residence in his eastern home village of Qunu, the country's current leader said Monday.
20120528 AFP South Africa's freshly reinstated police spy boss was suspended again over fresh allegations in an ongoing love triangle murder inquest, a newspaper reported Sunday.
20120528 AFP Rescuers have recovered the bodies of 10 illegal diamond miners who were killed in a disused mine tunnel earlier in the week in the Northern Cape province, officials said.
