Four men from Dunoon were released on bail after two weeks in prison on public violence charges, igniting community outrage ...

The continued demolition of shacks erected on vacant land near the Killarney International Raceway has triggered riots in Dunoon, Cape Town, since Sunday. Police have arrested 14 people ...

This month’s riots across South Africa have underscored concerns about inequality and stability after nearly three decades of democracy. In Soweto, owners of pillaged shops accuse the government ...

South Africa — South Africa was already beset by rampant poverty. The pandemic exacerbated the struggle for many of the country’s poorest. Now weeks of riots have left stores torched ...

The chaos erupted following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma. LONDON and PRETORIA -- At least 117 people have been killed in ongoing riots across South Africa despite the efforts of ...

HOW BAD WERE THE RIOTS? At least 215 people died in the ... which together account for nearly 50% of South Africa's GDP. The violence did not spread to South Africa's other seven provinces.

A similar dynamic is at play in South Africa. But the problem revealed by the riots isn’t just about inequity. Zuma and his loyalists are engaged in a political struggle within the African ...

Dozens of people have died in oubreaks of looting and rioting in parts of South Africa. Shopping centres and businesses in the Gauteng and Kwazulu-Natal provinces have been ransacked. The violence ...

South Africa is facing unrest on a scale that has been rarely seen since white-minority rule ended in 1994. Here's how one political event exposed deep-seated inequalities that have increased ...

The riots, and the retaliatory measures, could not come at a more inopportune time for regional cooperation. This week, African leaders are meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, to discuss the ...

South Africa plans to overhaul its law-enforcement agencies in the face of scathing criticism of its response to rampant crime and last year’s deadly riots that claimed 354 lives. The police ...

The blackouts, combined with last year's riots, have contributed to an accelerated flight of capital from South Africa. So, what might stop the rot? For some, the answer lies in the next ...