— The word Panchsheel traces its origin to the Buddhist concept of Pañcaśīla, which describes the five moral vows of Buddhism: abstinence from murder, theft, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxicants.

Ramaphosa was expected to deliver the keynote address at the national Freedom Day celebration at in Ermelo, Mpumalanga.

The 27th of April commemorates the first time South Africa held its first ever democratic elections in 1994 following the ...

Amid escalating tensions, the ANC and DA convene in Johannesburg to address critical budget issues and the future of the ...

SOUTH Africans heaved a collective sigh of relief after the government reversed a decision to impose the divisive value added tax (VAT). However, this relief has emerged as a source for parties in and ...

South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has reversed his contentious proposed 0.5% value-added tax (VAT) hike, but ...

Gabriele Steinhauser is The Wall Street Journal’s Southeast Asia bureau chief. Before that, she covered sub-Saharan Africa ...

The South African rand was stable on Thursday after the finance ministry said it was withdrawing a contentious increase in ...

The South African government has canceled a proposed tax increase that has threatened to collapse the unity government after a pushback from various political parties ...

South Africa on Thursday scrapped plans to raise value-added tax after a political backlash that threatened the stability of ...

Setting up a unity government highlights that a positive turnaround is possible for South Africa, though it is far from ...