South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his condolences on Friday over a bus crash just before Easter that killed 45 of the 46 people on board.

South Africa will go to the polls on May 29 to choose a parliament, which will in turn pick a president, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Tuesday. The vote may prove historic, with opinion polls showing Ramaphosa's ANC party on less than 50 percent in nationwide elections for the first time in South Africa's three decades…

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday give his most important state of the nation address in an election year when his ruling party risks losing its parliamentary majority for the first time.

Around the world, leaders of nations use the occasion of the New Year to pass on powerful messages and signal what their priorities would be for the next 12 months.

Former South African president Jacob Zuma, who was forced out of office over corruption allegations, said Saturday he would not vote for the ruling African National Congress in national elections in 2024.

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the once-feared Zulu nationalist and historic leader of Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) which presided over South Africa's deadliest violence ahead of the first all-race elections, died Saturday aged 95, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced.

Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Monday for the 15th BRICS Summit holding in Johannesburg, South Africa, and a state visit to South Africa.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said the main objective of the deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports to resume

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday hailed an African mission to broker peace in Ukraine as "historic" upon returning from talks in Kyiv and Saint Petersburg that however did not yield any immediate results.

South Africa's president, in Russia as part of a delegation pushing for peace between Kyiv and Moscow, told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin

African political leaders led by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Kiev from Poland on Friday for a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky amid ongoing attacks by Russia.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has briefed Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping about an upcoming mission by African leaders to Russia and Ukraine to try and broker peace, Pretoria said Saturday.