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Helen Zille at a Democratic Alliance rally.South Africa

Helen Zille refuses to drop Johannesburg mayoral bid as coalition talks open

15 min ago
Cape Town, host of the Africa Tech Festival.South Africa

US signals it cannot afford to lose South Africa despite AGOA and G20 exclusions

3 hours ago
South African Olympic swimmer Tatjana Smith.South Africa

Olympic champion Tatjana Smith to represent the Netherlands

4 hours ago
A Democratic Alliance billboard for Helen Zille in Alexandra township, 31 October 2026.South Africa

ANC records worst result in its history as coalition talks begin in 120 councils

8 November 2026
Voters queue at a polling station in Alexandra township, Johannesburg, 4 November 2026.South Africa

South Africans vote in local elections dominated by water and power failures

4 November 2026
Shipping containers at a depot in Johannesburg.South Africa

US to exclude South Africa and Rwanda from AGOA trade preferences

2 November 2026
Presidents Vladimir Putin and John Mahama at the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, 30 October 2026.Ghana

Russia agrees to stop recruiting Ghanaians to fight in Ukraine

2 November 2026
A Sahrawi refugee at the Boujdour camp near Tindouf, Algeria.Western Sahara

UN mission in Western Sahara ends after 35 years

2 November 2026
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