The political history of South Africa goes as far back as 500 years, with events that shaped life in South Africa as it is being triggered by the adventurous voyage of Vasco da Gama.Since then, great ...

Thirty years after South African President F.W. de Klerk ordered his release from Cape Town’s Victor Vorster Prison, Nelson Mandela’s reputation as a genuine hero of the twentieth century holds up.

MVEZO, South Africa (AP) — A couple of decades ago, Nelson Mandela grew withdrawn while feasting with his family on Christmas Day in the part of rural South Africa where the anti-apartheid leader ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela was released Wednesday from the hospital after being treated for a lung infection and having gallstones removed, a government ...

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa announced its final election results Sunday that confirmed no party won a majority, and unprecedented coalitions talks were starting to find a way forward for Africa’s most ...

West German officials warn that East Germany faces imminent economic and political collapse, with advisers to Chancellor ...