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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa held a national election Wednesday that could be the country’s most hotly contested in 30 years, with the long-ruling African National Congress party...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at elections in South Africa and Madagascar, the world’s largest climate change case to date, and Brazil recalling its ambassador to Israel....

Out of over 27 million registered voters in South Africa, 42% are under the age of 40.  Many South African social media influencers have been encouraging young people to vote, including Karabo...

Johannesburg, South Africa – Mpimo Hlavanganwane is far younger than South Africa’s democracy. The 23-year-old grew up in Chiawelo, the same area of Soweto that President Cyril Ramaphosa calls home....

Putin is rattled as NATO members warm to the idea of allowing Ukraine to attack bases deep inside Russia. French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday in Germany that he’s okay...

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In 2024, South Africa has firmly entered the era of uncertainty. The once-unassailable dominance of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) government is now at risk. But in a democracy,...

With just days to go until South Africa’s closest election since the dawn of democracy three decades ago, John Steenhuisen took to the stage and vowed to rescue South Africa...

South Africa will go to the polls on May 29 for the most unpredictable election in the country’s 30 years of democratic rule. The governing African National Congress (ANC) is...

Children born with Type 1 in sub-Saharan Africa died in childhood, said Biyi Adesina, a diabetologist in Nigeria. That was certainly true until very recently. Now, increased awareness of the condition...