South Africa's deputy president Sunday called for an end to violent street protests linked to poor service delivery as the country marked the 50th anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre. Kgalema Motlanthe said the violence of current service protests contrasted sharply with the peaceful beginnings of the Sharpeville demonstration, which ended when police opened fire on marchers, killing 69 people ...

Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba was sworn in for a second and final term Sunday, pledging to a crowd of thousands at a colourful event to create jobs and bring development to rural areas. Pohamba took the oath dressed in a black suit and vowed to "uphold and defend the constitution of Namibia", in a ceremony attended by regional and international ...

Family members of victims raised flowers to the sky and placed them on gravestones Sunday as mourners sang songs from the anti-apartheid struggle to mark the 50th anniversary of a massacre that drew world condemnation. Others used the Sharpeville massacre anniversary to highlight the inequalities that ...

Namibia marked the 20th anniversary of independence from apartheid-era South Africa on Sunday and swore in President Hifikepunye Pohamba for a second five-year term. More than 50 regional and world leaders watched military parades at the main sports stadium when Pohamba repeated the oath of office, the official Namibia Press ...