President Jacob Zuma visited a shantytown outside Johannesburg and vowed to improve public services to defuse anger that has erupted into protests ahead of the World Cup. Zuma's trip Friday to the Madelakufa squatter camp east of Johannesburg was part of three weeks of "monitoring and evaluation visits," which appear aimed at reassuring the public that he is addressing ...

President Jacob Zuma visited a shantytown outside Johannesburg on Friday vowing to improve public services and in the hope of defusing anger that has erupted into protests ahead of the World Cup. Zuma swept to the presidency in last year's elections on the back of promises to improve services like water, sewerage and electricity for the 43 percent of ...

Shots were fired at Johannesburg's new public buses introduced for the World Cup on Friday but passengers escaped unharmed, police said on Saturday. "Four occupants in a sedan shot at a BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) bus last night (Friday) but no one was injured," police spokesman captain Katlego Mogale said. Friday's shooting was the third such incident involving ...

From solid fists to raised victory signs, South Africa's unique finger-twisting hand signals used to hail the country's notorious minibus taxis have been inked into national postal stamps. The stamps, released in a blind-friendly raised-relief set of 10 by the South African Post Office, salute the unspoken language that ferries millions of commuters daily along fiercely competitive private ...