The country needs a free and fair election to escape Western sanctions. But voting got off to a rough start, with late openings at polling places and fliers spreading misinformation.
Author: John Eligon
Jacob Zuma Released From South Africa Prison After Brief Return
The authorities said Mr. Zuma, the former president, was a beneficiary of a new program to relieve crowding. His political opponents called the timing suspicious.
‘Kill the Boer’ Song Fuels Backlash in South Africa and U.S.
Right-wing commenters claim that an old anti-apartheid chant is a call to anti-white violence, but historians and the left-wing politician who embraces it say it should not be taken literally.
Putin Will Attend BRICS Summit Via Video Call, Kremlin Says
The Russian leader’s decision not to go in person to a diplomatic meeting in Johannesburg spared South Africa the predicament of whether to arrest him. He has been accused by an international court of war crimes.
Arresting Putin in South Africa Would Risk War, President Says
The assertion, made in a court affidavit, was the clearest indication yet that South Africa was seeking any way possible to avoid arresting the Russian leader on an international warrant at a long-planned BRICS summit in Johannesburg next month.
Mozambican Accused in $2 Billion ‘Tuna’ Scandal Is Extradited to New York
Manuel Chang, the former finance minister of Mozambique, is at the center of a scandal that roped in American investors.
Botswana and De Beers Sign Deal to Continue Rich Diamond Partnership
Under the new joint mining agreement, Botswana will immediately get a 30 percent share of the rough stones extracted, up from 25 percent, and it will rise to 50 percent within a decade, De Beers and government officials said.
African Leaders Visit Ukraine to Talk Peace With Russia
After meeting with the Africans, including some who have close ties to Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that their peace plans were unrealistic.
U.S. Lawmakers Ask White House to Punish South Africa for Supporting Russia
South Africa is accused of helping supply Russia with weapons for the Ukraine war, a charge that South Africa denies.
Top U.S. Official Accused South Africa of Providing Weapons to Russia
The American ambassador to South Africa told reporters that Washington is confident a Russian ship picked up a load of weapons and ammunition near Cape Town in December.