Zimbabweans hail “their own Julian Assange”, a Zanu-PF party insider who reveals alleged state secrets on a blog that has become very popular since it was created in March.

Robert Mugabe has allegedly hired a Lebanese murder squad to carry out an assassination of Jacob Zuma and South African diplomat Lindiwe Zulu, to make it look like an accident.

The trial of a South African former theology student accused of murdering four people in Ohio and New Mexico has been postponed till October.

The long-awaited trailer for Nelson Mandela’s biopic has finally been made public – and British actor Idris Elba is already tipped for an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of the South African icon.

A well-known ‘legless’ beggar at a busy Houghton intersection was revealed to be a charlatan in a video that went viral this week.

Former South African Deputy President takes over as the head of UN Women in August.

Many disappointed as a mysterious corpse thought to be an alien-like creature turns out be be only a baby baboon… but some people are still not convinced.

The Nobel Peace Prize is probably Nelson Mandela’s most notable award, but did you know that the South African struggle icon has received more than 250 awards? Here are 10 of the most prestigious.

South African authorities and Nelson Mandela’s friend deny that the former president was unconscious following reports that a court document claims he is on life permanent life support.

State Minister claims it was Public Works Minister who made Nkandla report “top secret,” after Public Works Minister said it was vice versa.

Nuclear energy tipped to end South Africa’s problems meeting energy demand as International Atomic Energy Agency says the country is ready for nuclear power programme

Two South African globetrotters will drive from London all the way to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in the annual Mongol Rally to raise money for charity.

Nelson Mandela coins and medallions lead the surge in Mandela memorabilia purchases on South African auction website bidorbuy. Top items include a Mandela centenary 1kg gold medallion that sold for R640,000 and a signed photograph on offer at R85,000.

Madiba’s relative believes that the current government has failed South Africans and wants to join the opposition party.

British businessman Shrien Dewani, accused of plotting his wife’s murder on honeymoon in Cape Town, is ready for extradition to South Africa to stand trial, prosecutors say.

South Africa’s Ministry of Home Affairs might introduce visas for British officials travelling to South Africa, but will spare other UK visitors for now

Taxpayers may soon become overstretched as research shows there are more individuals living on social grants than earning in South Africa.

A portrait of Nelson Mandela by South African artist Conor Mccreedy has disappeared from a New York storage space.

Nelson Mandela’s family complained about international media invading their privacy as reporters are camping outside the hospital in Pretoria, where the former leader fights for his life

A South African turned Briton will try to become the first person to swim the length of Britain this summer, facing the threats of sharks, jellyfish and rough seas.

After spending nine traumatic months under arrest in Dubai on ‘spurious’ manslaughter charges, elderly South African oncologist Professor Cyril Karabus is determined to sue the United Arab Emirates

As former South African president Nelson Mandela spends his third day in a critical condition, his relatives gather in his hometown Qunu to “discuss delicate matters”

According to a source in the international relations department the SA government found out that its delegation was spied on by the British intelligence during London G20 summit in 2009, and was not surprised by the spying but by the way in which it was carried out.

If the South African DNA Bill is passed, it will allow for the creation of a national DNA database by taking non-intimate DNA samples from suspects will help police to find criminals responsible for unsolved murders or rapes when they are arrested for other offences

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A comedian, radio DJs and cricket players are some of the most followed Twitter accounts in South Africa.

Anti-apartheid activist Cheryl Carolus has received a prestigious appointment by Queen Elizabeth as Trustee of one of London’s landmark museums.

The South African government continues struggle with “rampant” corruption as Minister Lindiwe Sisulu announces new Anti-Corruption Bureau. But some MPs have already questioned the bureau’s future effectiveness, saying that its budget of R17 million was too little compared to state corruption estimated at billions of rands.

The Reserve Bank says that economy might be harmed if billionaire entrepreneur, who seeks South Africa’s exchange controls to be declared unconstitutional, as he tries to get his R250m recompensed from the Bank, is successful with his bid

Allegations that Al-Qaeda conducted the kidnapping of a South African couple in Yemen have surfaced as officials say they are doing everything they can to release the pair.

Julius Malema is eager to create an alternative political platform made of “radical militants”

Experts predict difficult times for the South African economy after the rand’s decline, and assess that Nelson Mandela’s poor health is not adding to the currency’s weakness, rather it is a mixture of national and international factors such as labour unrest.

Tune in to Britain’s Got Talent tonight and vote for singing sensation from South Africa, Asanda Jezile

First preview of the adaptation of Nelson Mandela’s autobiography at Cannes Film Festival