JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Twenty years after Nelson Mandela was freed from prison, South Africa is a vibrant democracy but the millions still living in poverty are now looking for leadership that can tackle its economic problems. Mandela's release on February 11, 1990, after 27 years in apartheid-era jails, set in motion the country's transformation to democracy which culminated in ...

South Africa's polygamist president has apologized to the nation after being criticized for having an extramarital affair that resulted in a daughter born in October. Analysts had argued that the love child revelations would have little impact because South African voters overwhelmingly supported Jacob Zuma in last year's ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma apologized on Saturday for fathering an illegitimate child, in the face of national outcry. Critics say Zuma, a Zulu traditionalist who practices polygamy and currently has three wives and 20 children including the baby he fathered with another woman, has set a bad example in a country with one of the world's ...