The South African Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a ruling that declared "gratuitous" display of the nation's old apartheid-era flag a prosecutable offense.

What was described as the last racial issue in the Union of South Africa was last week removed when Prime Minister James Barry Munnik Hertzog and former Prime Minister Jan Christiaan Smuts, now ...

South Africa's flag will fly at the ongoing Rugby and Cricket World Cups after an appeal is submitted over a Wada deadline to update the country's anti-doping laws. BBC Homepage.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African flag will not be displayed at the rugby and cricket World Cups later this month if its national anti-doping body does not appeal a decision by ...

A campaign video for South Africa’s opposition party showing the country’s flag in flames has stoked tensions just weeks ahead of national elections that are seen as the most pivotal since the ...

In the spring of 1994, apartheid ended in South Africa with the election of the African National Congress under Nelson Mandela's leadership. RFI interviews key activists three decades on.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a ruling that the “gratuitous” public display of the country’s old apartheid-era flag amounts to ...

South Africa has until Oct. 13 to pass the required amendments, or they may no longer be able to compete under the country’s flag at events, including the on-going rugby and cricket World Cups.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African flag will not be displayed at the rugby and cricket World Cups later this month if its national anti-doping body does not appeal a decision by ...

The South African flag will not be displayed at the rugby and cricket World Cups later this month if its national anti-doping body does not appeal a decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency to ...