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  1. Hunger makes it hard to focus at school: what learners in South Africa told us about food insecurity

    The Conversation ZA

    Hungry learners struggle to concentrate, take part in lessons and attend school. A rural South African study shows why nutrition must be a priority for education.

  2. Africa’s top 3 largest economies, South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria, owe China a combined $17.2 billion as of 2025, while poverty and unemployment persist

    Business Insider Africa ZA NG EG

  3. The legacy of South Africa’s first Black showjumper and his horse-riding school in Soweto

    The Guardian ZA

  4. Afrique du Sud : l'ANC subit le pire score de son histoire électoral depuis plus de 30 ans

    France 24 FR ZA

    Le Congrès national africain (ANC), parti dominant la politique sud-africaine depuis la fin de l'apartheid, a obtenu 30,76 % des voix aux élections municipales dimanche 8 novembre. Ces résultats montrent le recul spectaculaire de l'ANC, le...

  5. South Africa's unemployment rate edges up, highlighting key voter concern

    Reuters ZA

  6. Afrique du Sud: arrestation de personnes suspectées d’avoir été recrutées pour partir en Ukraine

    RFI Afrique ZA

    En Afrique du Sud, la police a annoncé, lundi 9 novembre, avoir procédé à l’arrestation de neuf ressortissants zimbabwéens, soupçonnés d’avoir eu l’intention d’aller se battre sur le front russo-ukrainien. Il s’agit d’une opération effectué...

  7. Afrique du Sud : la déroute de l'ANC, parti de Nelson Mandela, aux municipales

    France 24 FR ZA

    Le Congrès national africain (ANC), parti dominant la politique sud-africaine depuis la fin de l'apartheid, a obtenu 30,76 % des voix aux élections municipales, le pire score de son histoire, selon les résultats définitifs annoncés dimanche...

  8. South Africa's ANC suffers historic setback in local elections as coalition talks begin

    France 24 ZA SN UG

    South Africa's ruling ANC party suffers its worst-ever local election results, securing just 30 percent of the vote, as coalition talks loom. Meanwhile, former Ugandan military intelligence officer Herbert Matanda Mabonga accuses the army o...

  9. South Africa: ANC Loses Ground, Coalition Talks Take Centre Stage [Africanews Today]

    Africanews ZA

    Nelson Mandela's party is losing ground, although it remains the country's largest political force.

  10. Nine Zimbabweans caught allegedly trying to leave South Africa to fight in Ukraine

    BBC Africa ZA ZW

    Hundreds of people from different African countries have been recruited to fight for Russia, according to Ukraine.

  11. 'People have spoken': Ramaphosa reacts to outcome of local govt polls

    Africanews ZA

    The African National Congress, which has dominated South African politics since the end of apartheid, took 30.76 percent of votes in municipal elections, its worst-ever electoral performance, the electoral commission said Sunday

  12. The legacy of South Africa’s first Black showjumper and his horse-riding school in Soweto

    The Guardian ZA

    Enos Mafokate began his career as a stable hand and went on to become a world-class athlete during the apartheid era. In September 2026, aged 80, Enos died in Johannesburg – but his legacy endures through his horse-riding school and the gen...

  13. 'Devastating message' as ANC records worst-ever result in South Africa election

    BBC Africa ZA

    President Cyril Ramaphosa says the verdict must be respected, while the party's secretary-general calls the outcome "catastrophic".

  14. Municipales en Afrique du Sud : déroute historique de l'ANC

    France 24 FR ZA

    Aux municipales en Afrique du Sud, plus de 99 % des bulletins ont été dépouillés. Les résultats seront annoncés demain, après vérification de près de 200 contestations. Mais les tendances sont claires : l’ANC est en recul historique, en pas...

  15. Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison

    France 24 ZA SN KE

    In tonight's edition: Cult leader Paul Mackenzie is sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murder of 190 children starved ‌to death on his orders. Also, in South Africa, activists warn that new data centres could put added pressure on alr...

  16. Municipales en Afrique du Sud, JOJ Dakar 2026, Midterms pour l'Afrique : l'hebdo Afrique

    France 24 FR ZA SN

  17. ANC faces bruising defeat in South African local elections with 80% of ballots counted

    The Guardian ZA

    Former liberation movement’s share of national vote almost 14 percentage points below 2021 resultThe African National Congress is on course to suffer a bruising defeat in South Africa’s local elections, with the once dominant party of Nelso...

  18. Municipales en Afrique du Sud : l'ANC vers un recul électoral inédit, selon des résultats partiels

    France 24 FR ZA

    Le Congrès national africain (ANC), qui dirige l'Afrique du Sud depuis 1994, se dirige vers le pire résultat électoral de son histoire, indiquaient vendredi les scores après dépouillement de plus des trois quarts des votes des élections mun...

  19. South Africa's ANC party on track to face 'nightmare' losses in municipal elections

    France 24 ZA

    South Africa's African National Congress party could face its worst-ever election result on Friday with about a third of support after 80 percent of the votes from local government polls counted. Final results are expected by Sunday.

  20. Municipales en Afrique du Sud : l'ANC se dirige vers son pire résultat électoral

    France 24 FR ZA

    Le Congrès national africain (ANC), à la tête de l'Afrique du Sud depuis 1994, se dirige vers le pire résultat électoral de son histoire, indiquent les scores après dépouillement de la moitié des votes des élections municipales, jeudi en fi...

  21. South Africans eager to vote as local elections put failing services in focus

    France 24 ZA

    South Africans voted on Wednesday, November 4, in local elections. Nearly 30 million people were eligible to cast their ballots, with corruption, failing infrastructure and the deterioration of essential services among the key issues shapin...

  22. South Africans vote in key municipal elections

    France 24 ZA ET SD

    In tonight's edition: South Africa's ruling ANC party faces a crucial test as millions vote to elect municipal governments. Also, Ethiopia has expelled six Sudanese diplomats amid accusations it's allowing the paramilitary RSF to launch dro...

  23. ANC faces anger over poor services as South Africans vote in local elections

    The Guardian ZA

    Party expected to get less than a third of the vote amid frustration over water outages and power cutsThe African National Congress is on course for a bruising result in South Africa’s local elections on Wednesday as voters go to the polls...

  24. More than water: villagers in South Africa mapped a river’s importance to daily life

    The Conversation ZA

    When this South African river became polluted and damaged, nearby communities’ water and food supplies, incomes and cultural connections suffered.