South Africa has a constitution that's revered for its commitments to human rights, ... The U.N. recognizes Nov. 25 as the Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women.

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 16: People of the Eersterust community during the Stop Violence Against Women March on June 16, 2020 in Pretoria, South Africa. The group condemned violence against ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Shenilla Mohamed of Amnesty International about refugees in South Africa who are asking to leave the country because of xenophobic violence.

JOHANNESBURG — For four days last week, South Africa’s economic capital was the site of running battles as looters raided shops owned by foreigners. Ten people were killed in mob violence ...

PRETORIA, South Africa. (AP) — A crowd of protesters staged a demonstration against gender-based violence in the South African capital of Pretoria on Friday as part of a national outcry after an ...

Millions of people use minibus taxis to get around South Africa every day. These “pillars of public transport” (which are privately owned and run rather than operated by the state) account for ...

The violence, which has been widely condemned in South Africa, has been attributed to comments made by Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, who was quoted as saying foreigners should "go back to their ...

Food and fuel shortages in South Africa have grown so severe amid deadly rioting and looting that ... Violence has been spreading in protest of former President Jacob Zuma beginning a 15-month ...

South Africa is the most diversified and technologically advanced economy in Africa and has had a vibrant democracy since the end of apartheid in the mid-1990s.But the country is being wracked by ...