Latest fromSouth Africa
![Investors cheer as Cyril Ramaphosa sworn in as South Africa’s president](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Investors cheer as Cyril Ramaphosa sworn in as South Africa’s president
Financial Times: Rand and equities rise after ANC seals power-sharing agreement.
![South African President re-elected after last-minute coalition deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
South African President re-elected after last-minute coalition deal
Cyril Ramaphosa's party strikes late coalition deal with the main opposition and others.
![African elephants call each other by unique names](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
African elephants call each other by unique names
African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday. Video / AP
![Malawi plane wreckage found, all passengers dead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Malawi plane wreckage found, all passengers dead
The country's Vice President Saulos Chilima and nine other people died in the crash.
![Watch: Unsuspecting American teaches South African cricket legend how to bowl](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Watch: Unsuspecting American teaches South African cricket legend how to bowl
A staff member at a New York street cricket facility was unaware of who he was talking to.
!['Feels like it's not real': Devastated Sam Cane reflects on World Cup red card](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Feels like it's not real': Devastated Sam Cane reflects on World Cup red card
'Even now just saying those words... I just feel the tension.'
![Party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses 30yr majority in landmark election](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses 30yr majority in landmark election
Election marks a historic shift in South Africa's politics.
![South Africa's opposition parties make final call for historic change before election](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
South Africa's opposition parties make final call for historic change before election
Will South Africa reject the ruling African National Congress party once and for all?
!['The ANC will pay': South Africa's Zuma vows to rule nation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'The ANC will pay': South Africa's Zuma vows to rule nation
Jacob Zuma's supporters say he has been treated unfairly by his former allies.
![Explained: Why South Africa’s election could bring a defining moment — and new complications](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Explained: Why South Africa’s election could bring a defining moment — and new complications
The election will test how weary voters are of the ruling African National Congress party.
![Thinking of South Africa? This is still the best way to see the country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Thinking of South Africa? This is still the best way to see the country
How to have the perfect holiday in South Africa.
![Rough Guides' readers pick world's most beautiful countries – does NZ even rank?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Rough Guides' readers pick world's most beautiful countries – does NZ even rank?
Discover where your favourite destinations sit among the 20 top-ranked nations.
![Business Hub: new Naylor Love chief executive Bruno Goedeke](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Business Hub: new Naylor Love chief executive Bruno Goedeke
'After a few weeks, we decided we needed to move' - Goedeke on coming to NZ.
![How South Africa has been transformed by 30 years of freedom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
How South Africa has been transformed by 30 years of freedom
NYT: Thirty years ago the South African miracle came true. But how far has it really come?
![Families of Kiwi soldiers who escaped Nazi-occupied Greece remember the help of young boy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Families of Kiwi soldiers who escaped Nazi-occupied Greece remember the help of young boy
Geroge Bizos was 13 when he helped Kiwi soldiers escape from Greece.
![Couple attacked in South African crime hotspot sue Google](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Couple attacked in South African crime hotspot sue Google
The travellers were unknowingly led through a neighbourhood residents would never go near.
![Oscar Pistorius too 'toxic' to find work after prison release](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Oscar Pistorius too 'toxic' to find work after prison release
Former Paralympic champion and convicted killer Pistorius has struggled to find work.
![Mistake leaves cruise passengers stranded in West Africa without belongings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Mistake leaves cruise passengers stranded in West Africa without belongings
A pregnant woman and a paraplegic were among the passengers left high and dry.
![Horror bus crash in South Africa claims 45 lives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Horror bus crash in South Africa claims 45 lives
Bus believed to have been carrying group heading to a church for Easter.
![UN orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
UN orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
South Africa sought more provisional measures, Israel urged court not to issue new orders.