European Council President António Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa met in Cape Town for the 8th Summit between ...

HUMAN rights activists have called on government to accord Everjoy Win national heroine status in recognition of her ...

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Lawmakers in South Africa have laid out plans to shore up the budgets for health and defense but also put up value added tax ...

When asked to name a living scientist from their own country, more than half of the respondents in both countries did not ...

B udget announcements are rarely dramatic events in South Africa. But the statement on March 12th by Enoch Godongwana, the ...

Improving the business environment, strengthening governance, and reforming the labor market are among the keys to economic ...

Many African countries are facing acute economic challenges. As the number of super-rich on the continent grows, so do calls to impose wealth taxes.

Prominent women human rights defender Everjoice Jeketa Win, popularly known as EJ, has died. She was 60.Her family confirmed the death, saying she died in Johannesburg, South Africa this morning. “It ...

Their wealth, writes Oxfam, "has grown three times faster than the rate of ... amounting to 2% of their wealth failed due to ...

Open-cast mining, where coal is dug out of the ground through a giant, open pit, destroys habitats. South Africa has many of ...

As the world marks International Women's Day, RFI looks at the situation in Africa . Women on the continent are closer to ...