South Africa has been rocked by the worst violence since the nation achieved democracy in 1994. Here is a closer look at the unrest. WHAT TRIGGERED THE VIOLENCE? The unrest began on July 8 when ...

DURBAN, 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 ...

Protests in Dunoon have arisen because backyarders cannot afford to pay rent, and are consequently occupying land to build new homes. Photo: Ashleigh Furlong South Africa: Timeline of Protest and ...

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 recent riots in the country’s two most populous provinces reflect, in many aspects, a uniquely South African tragedy. But lurking within the scenes of looting and violence, which saw at ...

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South African authorities should ensure that security forces deployed to police escalating riots and looting respect rights and observe international law enforcement standards.

One year after what South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa called a violent "insurrection" that led to more than 300 deaths, the country is still wrestling with profound political and economic ...

South Africa is facing a backlash after rioters in and around Johannesburg targeted immigrants from other African countries this week, torching their shops and leading to at least 10 deaths.

This is a nod to South Africa's infamous apartheid states of emergency in the mid-1980s when the country was under martial law. The use of the military is highly sensitive.

South African government, business and labor leaders are discussing the payment of a relief grant to alleviate suffering after the worst unrest since the end of apartheid.

South Africa’s two largest provinces by contribution to gross domestic product accounted for half of jobs lost in the third quarter as deadly riots in July saw thousands of businesses ransacked ...