My brother and I grew up in an Afrikaans home, fighting about politics, but he can still surprise me, writes Charles Leonard.
Edward Snowden has gone into hiding in Hong Kong after blowing the whistle on a top-secret US spying programme.
Societal anxiety about a moral collapse because we curse so regularly seems to be unfounded, says Melissa Mohr.
Pretoria locals have tasted fame since Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital. But countless interviews later, the media’s hunger gets to them.
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As South Africans watch and wait for news on Nelson Mandela’s health, the country’s response speaks volumes about the struggle icon’s lasting legacy.
On a recent visit to Japan, Jay Naidoo was struck by the success of smallholder farming, and left convinced it could solve Africa’s hunger crisis.
Three European activists with radical women’s protest group Femen have been handed four-month jail sentences by a Tunisian court.
Business is booming in Vilakazi Street, Soweto, as Nelson Mandela’s former neighbours talk about "the saviour of the people" and a superhero.
In Nelson Mandela’s home town of Qunu, residents are hopeful Madiba will recover. In the meantime it is business as usual, writes Kwanele Sosibo.