Kgalema Motlanthe (L) greets then incoming President Jacob Zuma (R) during Zuma's innauguration at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, May 9, 2009. (Steve Crisp/Courtesy Reuters) South Africa President…

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of Naledi Pandor as minister of international relations may be a positive step toward improving South Africa’s relations with the United States. Pandor is part of a Ramaphosa’s trimmed-down cabinet whose positions are split equally between men and women. 

Since the 1994 transition to “non-racial” democracy and Nelson Mandela’s inauguration as president, South Africa has been governed by “the triple alliance.” This alliance is made up of the African Na…

Politics within South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) is focused on the upcoming December party convention for the party presidency. The political maneuvering is focused on nominee…

South Africa's Vice President Kgalema Motlanthe (L) meets Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Ziguangge in Zhongnanhai in Beijing September 29, 2011. (POOL New/Courtesy Reuters) The Zuma government’s …