Reports say Wiandre Pretorius, who last week said he survived an assassination attempt, shot himself.

John Steenhuisen, leader of South Africa's Democratic Alliance, announces he will not seek reelection as party leader.

South Africa will withdraw its troops from the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said in a statement late on Saturday.

South Africa has decided to "temporarily withdraw" from the G20, after a request by the United States. Washington takes on the rotating presidency for the year 2026, following on from South Africa in 2025.

South Africa has declared Israel’s deputy ambassador persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country within 72 hours.

The South African Foreign Ministry said that it was expelling Ariel Seidman, the chargé d'affaires at the Israeli Embassy, and declared him persona non grata — a diplomatic term indicating the person is no longer welcome in a country.

South Africa’s budget will show government debt stabilizing relative to gross domestic product for the first time in almost 20 years, said the head of the National Treasury. It will also show a third straight primary surplus,

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of nuclear safety experts on Friday completed a review of continued safe operation of the SAFARI-1 Research Reactor in Pelindaba, South Africa. The Safety Review Mission on Ageing Management and Continued Safe Operation (SALTO-RR) mission was requested by the operator,

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The South African rand began the new week firmer in early trade on Monday, boosted mainly by stronger yellow precious metal prices. At 0638 GMT, the rand traded at 15.97 against the dollar,