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South Africa religion in 2026: Census 2022 shares, the ZCC, Shembe, Catholic and Muslim communities, faith in politics and the church regulation row. The post Religion in South Africa Explained appeared first on The Rio Times.
South Africa's Constitutional Court ordered the Electoral Commission on Thursday to put 181 ANC candidates on ballots in six councils. The post South Africa Court Backs 181 ANC Candidates appeared first on The Rio Times.
South African jurist, Navi Pillay, was honoured for her lifelong commitment to human rights, justice, and accountability.
South Africa’s suspended deputy police chief, Shadrack Sibiya, has resigned amid corruption allegations and charges involving alleged sexual offenses.
The ANC says it will appeal a High Court order to restore Andile Lungisa to its Nelson Mandela Bay list, weeks before South Africa's 4 November local vote. The post South Africa’s Largest Party to Appeal Lungisa Ruling appeared first on The Rio Times.
South Africa's asylum directive was withdrawn after violence in Durban and Soweto, yet the Constitutional Court ruling remains binding on Home Affairs. The post South Africa Asylum Rules After the Unrest appeared first on The Rio Times.
Jacob Zuma’s hospitalisation has raised questions about his participation in upcoming uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party campaign events ahead of South Africa’s local government elections.
Several cars torched and foreign-run businesses forced to shut in Johannesburg's Soweto and coastal city of Durban.
outh African President Cyril Ramaphosa held talks with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit in Tshwane on Wednesday, focusing on preparations for South Sudan’s December elections and the country’s fragile peace process
Returnees face economic hardship and limited support as they try to rebuild in Zimbabwe.
Suspected political assassinations in South Africa have claimed at least 43 lives this year to September, with local government elections still one month away, a report said Friday
Anti-migrant group March and March staged demonstrations against illegal immigration across several South African provinces on Wednesday. The movement had set the date of September 30 as a deadline for undocumented immigrants to leave the country.
SASSA is reviewing its November 2026 grant payment dates because the disability grant run falls on the 4 November municipal election day. The post South Africa: SASSA Reviews November Grant Payment Dates Over 4 November Election Clash appeared first on The Rio Times.
South Africa has demarched US ambassador Brent Bozell for the third time in nine months, after media interviews Pretoria called undiplomatic conduct. The post South Africa: US Ambassador Bozell Demarched for Third Time in Nine Months Over ‘Undiplomatic Conduct’ appeared first on The Rio Times.
In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said Washington's plan to take in up to 17,500 more White South Africans was "a race-based policy", dismissing the "so-called genocide" of Afrikaners as "fake news".
ActionSA, led by former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba, launched a nine-point plan on 26 September to fix South Africa's failing municipalities, five weeks before local elections. The post South African Party Declares War on Broken Municipalities Before Vote appeared first on The Rio Times.
Roelf Meyer tells the BBC that being a white Afrikaner gives him legitimacy to challenge Trump's claim of a genocide.
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it planned to admit up to 17,500 Afrikaners to the United States in 2027, as part of a new refugee policy.
A senior South African police officer appeared in court Tuesday on rape and sexual grooming charges, intensifying scrutiny of gender-based violence in a country with one of the world's highest violent crime rates.
South Africa · POLITICS Key Facts —What happened President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Public Service Commission Bill into law on 16 September 2026, repealing the 1997 Act. —The mandate The new Public Service Commission Act extends oversight to local government, state-owned companies and public entities. —The structure The Office of the Public Service Commission shifts […] The post Ramaphosa Signs South Africa Public Service Commission Bill Into Law appeared first on The Rio Times.