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Detention of two brothers in Gulf state comes as Cyril Ramaphosa seeks to tackle state capture
President extends cash grants introduced during pandemic and says fight against corruption will take on new intensity
Judges become political targets as battle for control of ruling party intensifies ahead of leadership poll this year
Ramaphosa government is hampering efforts to bring fugitive genocide suspects to justice
Country tackles one of the first waves of infections caused by Omicron variant
South Africa has big plans for its journey to net zero but needs assistance from the nations responsible for climate change
Ex-South African president has served two months of 15-month sentence for contempt of court
South Africa’s president speaks in two-day testimony at inquiry into graft under predecessor Zuma
Security and intelligence services also revamped in wake of ‘attempted insurrection’
The worst violence since the end of apartheid has left at least 300 dead and exposed vicious political rivalries and racial tensions
Hopes of economic renaissance dashed after warehouses and factories targeted for looting
South African army moves in to restore order as president tells nation looting is a ‘smokescreen’ for sabotage
Jailing of former president ignites slow-burning tensions over unemployment and long lockdowns
Domestic spy agency investigates whether former agents loyal to ex-president orchestrated turmoil
President Cyril Ramaphosa says country needs to liberalise energy supplies to avert ‘massive risk’ of blackouts
Ramaphosa’s remarks most direct admission yet of party’s failings as he takes stand in corruption probe
Most dramatic moment in long-running corruption probe lies ahead with defiant former president under pressure
A stumbling economy and sense of drift in Cyril Ramaphosa’s once-promising government makes matters worse
Social gains the continent has made since the early 2000s are threatened by the Covid pandemic
Move against Ace Magashule relates to corruption charges over his role in asbestos scandal
Long-running scandal comes to boil with South African president in struggle with party rival
Mbali Ntuli aims to rebuild main rival to the African National Congress
Fund makes single biggest emergency financing for a pandemic-hit country
Detentions seen as most significant step yet in president’s anti-corruption drive
New airline would be created out of South African Airways, according to draft proposal
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