President Jacob Zuma has praised national police commissioner Riah Phiyega and called on countries to rely on the UN to intervene in Syria.
From Zimbabwe to Gwede Mantashe, readers express their views on some of the stories that have been making headlines.
People have not forgotten nor forgiven Nkala’s role in the Gukurahundi massacre.
Eager to rebrand the country, Zimbabwe’s tourism minister has outlined a scheme to build an entertainment complex near Victoria Falls.
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has threatened "tit-for-tat" actions against western countries that have sanctions on his rule.
Zimbabwe has shocked Zambia 1-0 at the weekend to qualify for the 2014 African Nations Championship tournament in South Africa.
Robert Mugabe has been feted by his supporters and allies in the region, but it will be a while before the West rolls out the red carpet for him.
The land of the great stone ruins is little more than a myth and a metaphor to many outsiders, writes Percy Zvomuya.
VIDEO: Ramphele announces that she has the megabucks, Mugabe is sworn in as Zim’s president, and the Guptas try to take over the world.
Robert Mugabe, Africa’s oldest leader at 89, has been sworn in for a new five-year term in the face of widespread criticism.
Around 40 leaders have been invited to attend Robert Mugabe’s "grand" inauguration – an event election rival Morgan Tsvangirai will not show up at.
Zim’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a disputed election which put Robert Mugabe in power was fair, dismissing allegations of vote-rigging.
After the SADC’s call for a lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe’s re-elected president, it conceded to do so after political reforms in the country.
This is no time for SADC to stand idly by or blindly to disregard its own guiding principles, writes Kerry Kennedy.
Regional bodies’ policies need work after both uphold the elections in the divided country.
Morgan Tsvangirai claims he rejected discussions with Zimbabwe’s president, but Zanu-PF says if the MDC leader claims he was approached, it’s a lie.
Zimbabwean police are looking for two journalists who wrote the story about a secret uranium export deal between Zimbabwe and Iran.
Two US men have been charged with illegally lobbying to have sanctions lifted against Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe.
Three minutes of everything you need to know about what Robert Mugabe’s win means for Zimbabwe and the MDC.
The re-election of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe was a fraud and far from being free and fair, says union federation Fedusa.
Journalist Ray Ndlovu describes the mood in Zimbabwe following the country’s compromised election, won by Robert Mugabe, and where to next.
President Jacob Zuma on Sunday congratulated Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe on his re-election, in sharp contrast to Western governments.
The Mail & Guardian was at the centre of a plot to inspire a mass revolt in Zimbabwe by way of false election results.
The M&G Zimbabwe Elections voting trends site is an attempt to give citizens access to information, despite Zanu-PF’s claims to the contrary.
Vote counting is under way after Zim’s tightly fought election, which observers say was "orderly and fair", despite charges of vote-rigging.
Zimbabwe’s future is in the hands of two fine human specimens: ‘Greased Lightning’ Tsvangirai and ‘Bullet-for-your-vote’ Mugabe. Good luck with that.
Veteran Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe says he would step down from 33 years in power if he lost Wednesday’s knife-edge election.
Believing there had not been any campaign violence weeks before this week’s elections, President Jacob Zuma has urged Zimbabwe to hold peaceful polls.
In this week’s hangout we discuss some of the controversy surrounding the upcoming Zim elections and Mugabe’s chances of re-election.
The state is again scrambling to keep the report by SA judges on the 2002 Zim polls under wraps.
African Union Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has flown into Harare to assess Zimbabwe’s preparedness for next week’s elections.
The international relations department has refused to engage President Robert Mugabe after he launched an attack on SA during an election rally.