Nadine Gordimer’s politics may have been radical but her fiction was always more complicated than the "political" tag would allow.
The elite networks of the early 20th-century ANC leadership, with so many coming from a mission-school rural background, are still really important.
Rehad Desai’s documentary ‘Miners Shot Down’ is compelling viewing even if there are moments at which one wants to turn away.
Findings by the University of Johannesburg suggest that the recipients of food parcels are aware their vote is being bought – and disapprove of it.
To celebrate 20 years of freedom, the M&G went back to the unfree years and picked 20 absurd apartheid moments.
Three books give a keen insight into the role played by communists in shaping South Africa’s history.
Shaun de Waal speaks to Jade Davenport about her first book, "Digging Deep", on the history of mining in South Africa.
An astonishing number of musicians have joined Gary Herselman to produce a mega-album.
The department of international relations has released a carefully worded statement about a number of countries’ new anti-gay laws.
The ministerial team tasked with advising President Yoweri Museveni on homosexuality falsified and twisted information in an expert scientific report.