PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital Saturday that included a 21-gun salute and the ...

From the activist who knew him as ‘Uncle Nelson’ to the campaigner who would go on to become a cabinet member, we talk to those involved in the struggle – and who feature in an eye-opening new documen ...

The successful push to change US policy toward South Africa provides a useful blueprint for our current moment. Democratic congressional candidate Ron Dellums, and his wife, Roscoe, left, clasp hands ...

The Daily Show host exclusively opens up to PEOPLE about growing up under apartheid in South Africa Trevor Noah understands firsthand the negative impacts of racial segregation. The 33-year-old Daily ...

Everyday scenes—children playing, Archbishop Desmond Tutu praying—make up the bulk of "Rise and Fall of Apartheid," an exhibition now on display at Museum Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa.

In late April I sat in a room in Oxford; a room I would not normally be in. Yet there I was, the CEO of a Somali organisation ...

Review & Outlook: With the death of Islamic State leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi comes a valuable reminder that the threat of Islamic extremism hasn’t gone away. Images: AFP/Getty ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — When Nombuyiselo Mhlauli was given her husband's body back for burial, he had more than 25 stab wounds in his chest and seven in his back, with a gash across his throat. His right ...

Despite South Africa’s transition to democracy in 1994, apartheid has quietly entrenched itself within the private sphere. While the responsibility of managing the state lies in public hands, real ...

Following its series of articles on corruption within South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC), the New York Times published an editorial on April 23 accusing the party of “a betrayal” ...

It’s 5 a.m., just after the crack of dawn, and a heavily pregnant Mara Khoza is already on her feet, mustering the strength for a grueling commute to work. As she steps out the door and begins her ...