When viewed through a continent-wide prism, the service delivery protest phenomenon in South Africa is clearly not just a ...

Thulani Dlomo, who previously headed the State Security Agency’s special operations unit, made these remarks at an event ...

A former South African state security chief warned that high unemployment and poor governance could lead to social unrest ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN)-- Police armed with rubber bullets were patrolling neighborhoods in Johannesburg on Tuesday in an effort to quell a recent spree of violence aimed at foreigners ...

Critical issues such as the government’s overreliance on taxes and the deterioration of basic services threaten social unrest in South Africa.

SOUTH AFRICAN trade unions and women’s leaders slammed this week’s riots in Pretoria yesterday as the conspiracy behind the violence was unmasked. The Congress of South African Trade Unions said it ...

Watch analysis of reasons behind xenophobic attacks » South Africa's army has been patrolling riot-hit townships to restore calm as the country counts the cost of the xenophobic attacks.

SOUTH AFRICA’S communists vowed yesterday to defend riot-hit universities from “anarchy, violence and sheer destruction” for the rest of the academic year. Their intervention came as “Fees Must Fall” ...

South Africa all out for 73 in just 28.5 overs and inside three days. The scoreboard at the Galle International Stadium encapsulated the tourists' sorry tale as they succumbed to an ignominious ...