Explore how unchecked political funding in South Africa poses risks to democracy and public trust, as highlighted by Transparency International's latest findings.

Money is there but ‘political will is lacking’: Not enough schools being built in South Africa By Jarryd Westerdale Journalist 6 minute read 21 January 2025 ...

Thirty years after the transition from apartheid to a democratic South Africa, Fergal Keane returns to a country experiencing increasing political violence in a key region to see what happened to ...

South Africa’s lower house of parliament currently includes 14 political parties represented by 400 members, allocated proportionally based on the votes each party received in the 2019 elections.

At least 49 people are confirmed dead after flooding hit South Africa, including children whose school bus was swept away during the extreme weather, officials said.

The rand led emerging-market currency gains against the faltering dollar after weekend reports raised hopes that a rift in South Africa’s governing coalition will be ironed out.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with political commentator Justice Malala about the fate of South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa.

South Africa’s African National Congress party said Thursday that it has a broad agreement with the main opposition and other parties to form a coalition government and end a political deadlock ...

The problem in South Africa is not just a matter of hygiene. Several younger children have fallen in and drowned in the 10-feet-deep pit latrines.

Explore how the political infighting within South Africa's Government of National Unity undermines national solidarity at a time of mourning for fallen soldiers.

But South Africa's democracy does offer the possibility of change. That is why next year's elections could be the most consequential since those first non-racial polls 30 years ago.