JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) has suffered its worst electoral setback since apartheid ended in 1994. With 94% of the votes counted after Wednesday’s municipal elections, the party has lost the key battleground of Nelson Mandela Bay to the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA). The two parties are in a close fight…
JOHANNESBURG – As counting in the local government polls progressed on Thursday, the ANC was holding onto its slight majority, though its count at 7am was slightly lower than an hour earlier, while the DA took strong early leads in all three Gauteng metros, as well as Nelson Mandela Bay. Just after 7am, with 39%…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africans are voting in local elections seen as a test for President Jacob Zuma and the ruling African National Congress. The ANC has dominated the political landscape since the first all-race elections in 1994. But Mr Zuma has had to weather scandal, after being ordered to repay taxpayers’ money spent on his…
KINSHASA – Tens of thousands of people have protested in Congo, calling for the resignation of President Joseph Kabila once his term ends in December. Opposition leaders fear Kabila may try to extend his rule for a third term. Demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans and waved flags as they marched down Kinshasa’s streets on Sunday, calling…
LUSAKA – Zambia President Edgar Lunga has warned the opposition UPND not to cause trouble after the country’s elections next month, the Lusaka Times reported on Thursday. He claimed he was aware of the United Party for National Development’s plans to cause trouble and would not allow this as long as he remained president of…
JOHANNESBURG – The department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs has confirmed one person died in flooding in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday evening. Cogta MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube extended condolences on behalf of Premier Willies Mchunu and government to the family that lost a relative in the inclement weather. [GoogleAd]
CAPE TOWN – After a blisteringly cold weekend, forecasts of snow for parts of SA continue into the new week, as sections of the N3 in KwaZulu-Natal are being described as ‘Tibet’. The South African Weather Service issued a warning to expect heavy rainfall for the south and central coast of KwaZulu-Natal, as well as…
NEW DELHI – An Indian military plane with more than 20 people on board has gone missing over the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has confirmed to the BBC. The Antonov-32 transporter aircraft took off from Chennai (Madras) at 08:30 local time (03:00 GMT), bound for Port Blair in the eastern archipelago…
PRETORIA – South African prosecutors say they will appeal against Oscar Pistorius’s six-year sentence for murder, calling it “shockingly too lenient”. The National Prosecuting Authority said the sentence was “disproportionate to the crime” and could bring the justice system “into disrepute”. The Olympic athlete was jailed earlier this month for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp…
LUSAKA – Zambian police have fired tear gas during a raid on the home of opposition vice-presidential candidate Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba. Officers were looking for people they allege had vandalised election posters and fled to the property. A police spokesman said petrol bombs were also found, but Mr Mwamba’s party has said they were planted….
