Residents of Carnarvon hope the hosting of the world’s most powerful radio telescope could inspire SA’s grooming of the world’s future scientists.
Pollsmoor Prison has provided South Africa’s first unit dedicated to ensuring babies in lock-up are not punished for their mothers’ crimes.
Malawi may have a new president, but its old problems remain, and Joyce Banda is under pressure to tackle currency and fuel shortages without delay.
From solar-powered lights to televisions that can withstand power surges, electronics mega-firms are wooing African consumers.
The funeral of a gem dealer has revealed the illicit trade of diamonds in Zimbabwe has gone underground and may be propping up Zanu-PF cronies.
South Africa’s rampant unemployment and sluggish economy loom over President Jacob Zuma as he prepares to deliver his State of the Nation address.
African leaders have hailed the ANC in centenary celebrations for the continent’s oldest liberation movement which inspired regional freedom battles.
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/ 11 December 2011
Anglo American has been sued on two continents by miners wanting to be paid out after falling ill due to exposure to dangerous levels of dust.
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/ 8 December 2011
Five young artists are gaining valuable artistic and business skills near Mandela’s childhood home.
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/ 5 December 2011
South Africa is home to some of the most beautiful beaches, but is also the site of fatal shark attacks which have experts puzzling over the cause.
Desmond Tutu has accused SA of putting trade ties above values, saying the government’s explanations of the Dalai Lama debacle left him more upset.
Desmond Tutu turns 80 on Friday with celebrations overshadowed by his government’s dithering on whether to allow the Dalai Lama to visit.
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/ 5 September 2011
Two-wheeled transport rivals cars outside of big cities in Malawi, where simple bikes with a few bells and whistles are used to ferry even the sick.
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/ 5 September 2011
World champion soprano Pretty Yende never knew opera existed until she heard the soaring score of an airline advertisement.
Madonna’s $15-million academy dream to groom girls into Malawi’s next leaders was ditched in a cloud over misused funds, leaving locals disgruntled.
Bits of moulded cane and metal on the factory floor are destined to be stars: majestic horses that flick their tails, and gallop with life-like ease.
The portrait is a lurid splash of colour outside the SA National Gallery in a nod to Vladimir Tretchikoff who was blackballed by the art world.
South Africa’s economy bounced back strongly from recession with 4.8% growth in the first quarter of 2011 but still faces rampant unemployment.
Hate and passion flares in rural SA when Thuli meets Jake in a locally flavoured romance novel with a feisty black heroine and hunky Zulu man.
Jacob Zuma faced pressure on Thursday to map out concrete steps to fight massive unemployment with nearly one in four people jobless in South Africa.
President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday address SA after asking for input from users of Twitter and Facebook, who said they want jobs and no corruption.
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/ 8 February 2011
Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell is targeting potential untapped shale gas reserves in South Africa where landowners are readying for a showdown.
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/ 7 November 2010
Waving his index finger into the balmy heat, the taxi driver barely pauses while driving through the hub of international diamond dealers.
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/ 28 October 2010
In Zimbabwe, where just 700 rhinos remain, anti-poaching units face military-like armed gangs.
SA’s economy will grow a better-than-expected 3% this year but this will be too slow to tackle soaring unemployment, the finance minister has warned.
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/ 26 October 2010
The crack of bats on balls at the Harare Sports Club rouses cheers as Zimbabwe hosts their first New Zealand cricketing visitors in five years.
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/ 29 September 2010
SA’s defence industry, a former world leader side-swiped by apartheid’s fall, is aiming for recovery with an eye on the crucial export market.
South Africa’s World Cup stadiums are hunting for new business, but the country’s most lucrative sports say they were sidelined long before kick-off.
Thandi Wines is one of the few black-owned operations in a high-end business that like most commercial agriculture is still predominantly white-owned.
Last year, the Shamwari reserve opened a specialised rehabilitation centre to nurse animals hurt in man-made problems.
A World Cup fan charged with trespassing after he entered the England team’s locker room following a lacklustre 0-0 draw with Algeria will go on trial
Blikkiesdorp, a vast temporary camp for Cape Town’s homeless and evicted, has attracted a media spotlight ahead of the Soccer World Cup.