South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Washington on May 21, 2025, with his delegation, seeking a diplomatic ...

The biggest townships in South Africa have a rich cultural and political history. Learn about the communities that shape the ...

Years ago, I hopped on a flight to Johannesburg, South Africa, excited for what promised to be the trip of a lifetime. I had been invited by an NBA agent […] The post Op-Ed: My Journey Through ...

These streets also echoed to chants of defiance. Especially when the June 1976 riots in Soweto quickly spread to Alex where 19 people were killed. This township refused to be silenced. Then came ...

The 30th anniversary of the Soweto uprising in South Africa is on 16 June: the day school pupils took to the streets of a township on the outskirts of Johannesburg, to protest against the standards of ...

In June 1976, the choir members' home — Soweto — was the site of one of South Africa's worst race riots. Black students started a peaceful protest to oppose a government policy that forced ...

This episode became known as the Soweto uprising. It was one of many massacres. Around 1985, when Musk was in his early teens, Oliver Tambo, the leader of the then-banned African National Congress ...

After struggling with crime and poverty for years post–Soweto Uprising, Johannesburg is now a burgeoning travel destination, with many rooftop bars and trendy restaurants to explore. Meet fellow ...

(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File) FILE -Former South African President Jacob Zuma, speaks as his daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, right, listens, during a press conference in Soweto, South Africa, Dec.

EFF leader Julius Malema has slammed recent reports alleging that his fallout with former deputy president Floyd Shivambu was due to his secret meetings with ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa ...

What started as a peaceful demonstration turned into the infamous Soweto Uprising, where hundreds of young lives were tragically lost to police brutality. The uprising resonated across the globe, ...

‘Has President William Ruto become a captive of the Kenyan youth? Is State House now an executive prison shielding the President from a Nouvelle Generation chanting Ruto Must Go?” This is now a ...