‘We didn’t fight for this’: ANC’s grip on power in peril in South Africa election
‘Unlock the door or we’ll kick it down’: why South Africa’s youngest politician is in a hurry for change
November 2022
UN to vote on new tax convention proposed by African states
Developing nations hope draft resolution will pave way for fresh talks on global tax policy
October 2021
Mel Gooding obituary
Writer on art who undertook interviews for the Artists’ Lives oral history project at the British Library
May 2020
How South Africa’s action on Covid-19 contrasts sharply with its response to Aids
Country’s swift response is distinct from the handling of the HIV crisis 20 years ago. Have lessons been learnt?
December 2019
I lived through Aids denialism in South Africa. Scott Morrison's slippery climate stance is doomed
Sisonke Msimang
Using tactics straight out of the Trump playbook, the PM has mocked those who are outspoken
October 2018
Pik Botha obituary
Long-serving South African foreign minister whose career survived the end of apartheid
March 2016
Guardian Africa network
Knives are out for Jacob Zuma as South Africa's Guptagate grows
Ranjeni Munusamy
Guardian Africa network
South Africa playing a high-stakes game as president and treasury square off
Richard Calland
October 2015
South African government condemns satirical painting of Jacob Zuma's penis
R is for Respect by Anton Kannemeyer refers to controversy over The Spear, another painting depicting president’s genitalia, which led to 2012 protests
April 2015
Guardian Africa network
'South Africa's silence on Zimbabwe instrumental in xenophobic attacks'
The ANC fought so hard for democracy at home yet covertly endorses an illegitimate government next door, says Blessing Vava
February 2015
Guardian Africa network
Thabo Mbeki slams Jacob Zuma over brawl in South Africa parliament
Former president says successor should have answered opposition questions about use of taxpayers’ money to upgrade private residence
September 2014
Cyril Ramaphosa in line of fire over profits from game farm
Deputy president of South Africa seeks to ease white farmers' anxieties as opponents say ANC is abandoning country's poor
August 2014
Zuma's position weakens as he loses battle to keep 'spy tapes' under wraps
Guardian Africa network
Athol Fugard: 'Prejudice and racism are still alive and well in South Africa'
July 2014
Guardian Africa network
Why South Africa should release apartheid's 'Prime Evil' assassin
Guardian Africa network
Tony Blair deserves criticism but military intervention isn't always wrong
May 2014
South Africa elections: have 20 years of democracy truly transformed nation?
How far the country has come since the fall of apartheid is undeniable, but it could have been so much better
January 2014
Guardian Africa network
We're here, we're queer, we're African
Anti-gay laws that suggest homosexuality is not part of African culture present a very Victorian view of the continent, says Patrick Gathara
December 2013
Mandela's death gives respite for Jacob Zuma and the ANC – but for how long?
South African president besieged by corruption allegations, while ruling party attacked over failure to redress apartheid's legacy
