As attacks spread, leading to murder and thousands of displaced foreigners, we must ask if the bitter pill we swallowed then has had tangible results.
Readers write in on the xenophobic violence.
Lawsuits on the constitutionality of lethal injection have trapped Tennessee, US, inmates in perpetual limbo.
Greg Marinovich looks at the difficult situation faced by photojournalist James Oatway who pictured the death of Mozambican national Emmanuel Sithole.
South Africa has begun rethinking its immigration strategy as outrage over xenophobic attacks grows.
David Adjaye takes on Johannesburg’s Hallmark House, a residential project that aims to find its own place in the city’s architectural schizophrenia.
His promise to tackle corruption in Nigeria should begin with political party funding.
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Writing history is often a matter of rewriting earlier histories as present perspectives shift and change.
The annual Sanlam prize for youth literature attracts welcome additions to young adult literature, particularly the 2013 gold and silver winners.