South Africa, Africa

With more South African doctors now working abroad than in the country's ailing public health sector, the government needs to start aggressively...

In the aftermath of the xenophobic violence that erupted in South Africa in May, the "reintegration" of displaced people into their communities...

Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang opened South Africa's first national tuberculosis (TB) conference this week with some welcome good news: her...

NYP’s Ousman Conteh off to South Africa   Hon Ousman Conteh, the Program Officer of the National Youth Parliament, who doubles as the Clerk of...

Nelson Mandela on Monday urged South Africans to put aside racial differences in a video address for the country's Youth Day, a rare appearance for...

Africa needs one common strategy on climate change to stand any chance of persuading rich countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions by between 25 to...

Zimbabweans living in South Africa returned in droves earlier this year to vote; this time many are unlikely to make the trip for the second round...

More than 400,000 HIV-positive South Africans have begun antiretroviral treatment (ART) since the government launched its programme in 2004. But this...

It is 5 a.m., but the winter night sky is yet to lighten over Johannesburg, South Africa; Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the international medical...

South Africa's sweeping legislation to outlaw mercenary activities might also hamper the country's peacekeeping efforts and affect non-governmental...