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Image of Oscar Pistorius used to promote this year's Paralympics by tournament organisers
An image of convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has reportedly been used to promote this summer's Paralympics by tournament organisers. Earlier today, the official Rio2016 Twitter account posted a video of the South African winning gold in the London 2012 Games - a tweet that was later deleted according to Mail Online.
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Featured Documentary - 28Up South Africa: Part One
Now 28 years old, the South Africans we first filmed as children give a unique insight into their adult lives and relationships.
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25th January 1905 - World’s largest diamond found
At the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa, a 3,106-carat diamond is discovered during a routine inspection by the mine’s superintendent. Weighing 1.33 pounds, and christened the “Cullinan,” it was the largest diamond ever found.
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The game industry of South Africa
Ruan Gates, a third-year game design student at Witwatersrand University, is lost in the dirt roads of Johannesburg. He’s trying to make it back to campus, where Wits is hosting a presentation on mobile game design. His GPS picks up the location, but each route it maps leads to a metal gate. He's in Northgate, an upper middle-class suburb. Every house is walled off and topped with barbed wire and advertisements for private security companies...
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11th February 1990 - Nelson Mandela released from prison
Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, is released from prison after 27 years.
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South Africa bans leopard hunt
South Africa has banned the leopard hunt for the 2016 season - the first time in decades hunters with deep pockets cannot target the so-called "Big 5" game animals in the country. The temporary ban comes in the wake of a global uproar last year over the killing of Cecil the Lion in Zimbabwe by a US dentist. The decision to ban the leopard hunt, however, was driven by science, not emotion.
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Incredible Photos & Videos of Hoopstad Sandstorm
The following dramatic photos were taken by Hoopstad farmer Petrus Roux during a massive sandstorm in the Freestate, South Africa.
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Nelson Mandela’s fellow ANC activist breaks silence to demand Jacob Zuma’s resignation
Ahmed Kathrada, who stood in dock at Rivonia trial, tells South Africa president to go as scandal mounts over government cash for private mansion. By Mark Townsend.
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This Vineyard puts 800 Happy Ducks to Work Every Day
A wine estate employs hundreds of ducks as daily pest control specialists, to the delight of visitors.
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Paintings that Get (Kind of) Close to South Africa’s Colonial Aftermath
KINDERHOOK, NY — Meleko Mokgosi’s eponymous solo show, well installed at The School, Jack Shainman gallery’s outpost in Kinderhook, New York, will hit your sweet spot if you’re in the m…
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South African miners given go-ahead to sue companies over deadly diseases
Thousands of South African gold miners and their families can pursue a multi-million-dollar class action against mining companies over fatal respiratory diseases contracted at work, a high court judge has ruled. The decision opens the way for the current and former miners to sue about 30 companies for damages, after suffering silicosis and tuberculosis from dangerous underground working conditions dating back decades.
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How rape became South Africa's enduring nightmare
Most South Africans learn about rape, or the threat of rape, when they are very young – even if they are yet to have the words for it. Sexual abuse has become normalized. Though the country’s annual crime figures, released on Tuesday, saw the number of sexual offences drop by just over 5% to 53 617 between 2014–2015, most researchers believe this figure reflects only a fraction of actual that occur. The chances of rape convictions have proved to be scanter still.
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South Africa: Tembisa Tornado - 100 Injured, 400 Houses Uprooted
At least 100 people have been injured and 400 homes destroyed after a tornado hit the Tembisa township in the East Rand, government has said.
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Zephany Nurse baby-snatcher jailed in South Africa
A South African court jails a woman to 10 years for kidnapping a baby 19 years ago and raising her as her own, in a case which has gripped the nation.
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South Africa records more than 18,000 murders over 12-month period
The murder rate in South Africa, which has one of Africa's highest crime rates, has increased by 20 per cent over the past four years, according to the Pretoria-based Institute for Security Studies (ISS).
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A Hacker From South Africa Just Rescued The First NASA Computer In Space
The Guidance and Navigation Control computer launched on 1966's Apollo-Saturn 202 mission, was the first of its kind. It successfully led a rocket in and out of suborbit, paving the way for the mission to the moon. After that kind of pioneering adventure, you might expect this metal explorer to be safely ensconced in a museum somewhere. But until very recently, it wasn't. Instead, it was languishing in obscurity—first in a scrap heap, then in storage in Houston, Texas.
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South Africa vs. China
Worlds apart and culturally different, what is life like in these two strikingly unique countries?
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South Africa is the Cheapest Country in the World – for Expats
South Africa is the cheapest country in the world for foreigners who are looking to retire or relocate, according to the latest data from Numbeo and GoBankingRates.
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From a Bridge in South Africa, Sidewalk Bookseller Believes in the Power to Change Lives
He spends his day on his knees, reverently arranging and rearranging his books on the plastic sheets that serve as his sidewalk shop on a downtown bridge, as thoughtful as a fortuneteller turning over cards.
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Gigaba bans anti-gay US Pastor from entering SA
Anderson, who has been accused of hate speech following remarks against homosexuality, has publicly criticised South African leaders - including Gigaba - for allowing same-sex relations in the country. The controversial pastor has taken to social media, promoting his visit to South Africa as a "soul-winning marathon". Gigaba said this prohibition will be implemented in terms of section 29(1)(d) of the Immigration Act. This section affords the department the legal means to prohibit a foreigner who is...
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