Soweto has long been a cosmopolitan centre of political and artistic life. The new Soweto Theatre complex is part of an ambitious redevelopment plan.
Alleged terror mastermind Henry Okah has accused his native country’s government of being behind a bombing in which he is to stand trial.
Students have marched in Swaziland, demanding democracy and scholarships, though their small numbers were a far cry from last year’s mass protests.
The first graduate’s of TV star’s academy are ready to take on the world.
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/ 17 February 2012
Impoverished miners have held a marathon march across a platinum-rich corner of the country to demand Xstrata share more wealth.
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/ 16 February 2012
Whether Walmart succeeds in buying a controlling share of a major SA chain could affect whether other Americans come to do business on the continent.
An attempt by Madagascar’s toppled president to end his exile in South Africa was thwarted in the air when his plane was forced to turn back.
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/ 3 December 2011
A fundraising campaign aimed at putting rhino poachers in jail was welcomed on Friday by South African conservationists.
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/ 9 November 2011
A study shows that Africa is the world’s fastest growing cellphone market, becoming the second biggest user of cellphones after Asia.
The words of little children from an isolated town in rural South Africa may have stopped an international sex predator.
South African scientists are fitting young penguins raised by humans with satellite transmitters so they can track them once released into the wild.
The turmoil in North Africa has hit growth across the continent but may be prompting important indirect political changes.
One of the men accused of trying to kill a former Rwandan general exiled in SA said that Rwandan soldiers were behind the plot, a friend testified.
As she began a tour to learn about the brutality of apartheid, Boipelo Ndaba was skeptical that anything good would come of learning about the dark ch
They found Noxolo Nogwaza’s body in a ditch. The lesbian activist had been stabbed with broken glass, and her teeth had been knocked out.
Cape Town’s Handspring Puppet Company, which created the life-size horse puppets for <em>War Horse</em>, was named a Tony Award winner on Tuesday.
Mozambicans see Mohamed Bachir Suleman’s glitzy shopping mall as a symbol of a modern future for their impoverished country.
Prominent and politically connected businessman Cyril Ramaphosa is taking over McDonald’s restaurants in the country, McDonald’s said on Thursday.
Scientists say they have discovered the first fossil of a dinosaur in Angola, and that it’s a new creature, heralding a research renaissance.
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/ 25 February 2011
The launch of state-owned mining company is renewing questions about whether South Africa has long-term plans to nationalise the lucrative industry.
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/ 12 February 2011
It’s fitting that one of the most politically plugged-in bands is debuting its world tour in SA on the anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s first rally.
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/ 21 November 2010
South Africans living with Aids are being robbed of their lifesaving drugs so that they can be mixed with marijuana and smoked.
Swaziland says its prime minister is receiving an award, but the group apparently bestowing the honour appears to be little more than a phone number.
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/ 12 September 2010
A California church wants to get back to helping Aids orphans in Africa, once it resolves questions over licensing in Zimbabwe.
A South African community once riven by anti-foreigner violence came together on Sunday in the spirit of Nelson Mandela to play a little soccer.
Police are investigating a case of attempted murder in the shooting of an exiled Rwandan general who is accused of terrorism in his homeland.
A leader in the search for a vaccine against HIV said on Friday that recent advances have given scientists new reason for hope.
Police in Ermelo thought they had a problem with prostitutes they could solve in the usual way — arrest the women and get them off the streets.
The roof of the World Cup stadium in Nelspruit is supported by 18 huge iron giraffes that look as is they were designed by a gifted pre-schooler.
As if South Africa’s high crime rate and the threat of hooligans weren’t enough, World Cup planners are also bracing for a possible terror attack.
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/ 24 February 2010
South Africa’s tourism ministry has ordered an investigation into allegations that World Cup hotel prices are unreasonably high.
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/ 23 February 2010
SA’s top cop says World Cup fans will be safe, and the country will be safer because of the work his force has done to prepare for the tournament.