Beating almost 43,000 other entries from across 96 countries, Greg du Toit’s photo of elephants will take centre stage at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition opening at the Natural History Museum on 18 October 2013.

South African authorities are set to take over the running of Mangaung maximum security facility after private security contractors G4S “lost effective control”.

The prediction at the start of the week was for the Rand to remain range-bound as long as the Democrats and the Republicans remained deadlocked over the US budget

Red October supporters demonstrated outside SA House in London last week. They displayed both an old and new South African flag and carried signs that read ‘Black on White Genocide’; Stop the Boer Genocide and ‘No Farmer, No Food’

Minister Shabangu’s announcement raises the bar for companies looking to invest in shale gas in a bid to balance the State’s long-term responsibility towards the Karoo with its short-term responsibility for job creation and prosperity

As 1990 turned, South Africa’s political reality began to change more with every passing month than it had in entire years. The end of stasis, taboos, bannings and violence was in sight.

Popular South African funnyman Trevor Noah appears as a guest on panel quiz show QI, where he sings a snippet of Miriam Makeba’s famous ‘Click Song’.

Poverty is down, incomes are up, and white South African unemployment is lower than that in the UK – yet Red October, and a number of readers, contend that whites, particularly farmers, are being economically excluded from opportunities to thrive in a democratic South Africa

As Red October supporters gathered in South Africa, London and other public places around the world, South Africans expressed disbelief, condemnation and pride in the protest.

The Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies or CAS for short, is a virtual document that will be provided to the prospective student by the educational institution where the student will be enrolling for his/her studies.

The Rand began trading at around 15.6309 to the British Pound last Monday and around 9.9577 against the US Dollar. The Rand strengthened against both currencies towards the middle of the week and then weakened again to close at 15.7664 to the Pound and 9.9318 to the Dollar. The Rand recovered losses against the Dollar […]

As Gautengers brace for an expensive and administratively complicated electronic tolling Christmas present, the ANC has scored an own goal by converting a DA billboard campaign into a Twitter hashtag that was supposed to celebrate the ruling party’s achievements since 1994 – but didn’t.

Wittingly or unwittingly, Red October is mistaken in racialising South Africa’s murder and violent crime epidemic, say journalistic fact-checking bureau, Africa Check

The rand failed to take advantage of the weaker Dollar as the shutdown saw investors take flight from riskier assets such as the Rand

Catherine Maclay has been nominated for Woman in Business of the Year in the South African Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2013. Read her profile and vote for her here.

His health ruined by respiratory disease from the dank cells on Robben Island, Nelson Mandela recovered a little, and studied and wrote a lot, after his move to Victor Verster prison, just prior to his final release

Applicants who are eligible to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain or British Citizenship, must please remember that the new English test requirement is coming into effect on 28 October 2013

SA film wins praise and prizes in international film festivals, including the top award at the LUCAS children’s film festival.

Leading universities have clubbed together together to write the roadmap for higher education in South Africa’s immediate future. The key proposal: deal with the achievement level of South Africa’s matrics by lengthening undergraduate degrees by a third

This fascinating map series will help South Africans – and interested foreigners – to better understand just how physically divided the Rainbow Nation still remains, and how much opportunity there is for more and better mixing

Steve de Klerk has been nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year in the South African Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2013. Read his profile and vote for him here.

Pily Mirazi has been nominated for Rising Star of the Year in the South African Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2013. Read her profile and vote for her here.

Three is family: South African X Factor UK entrant Jeanette Akua was dropped in the X Factor Bootcamp stage but given another chance at stardom by judge Gary Barlow, who united her with two other rejected contestants to form a formidable girl group.

Conservationists are implementing unmanned airplane programmes that will see drones used to track rhino and poacher movements in a bid to stop poaching

Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) foundation Bunengi announced a partnership with CRDF Global on Friday aimed at increasing opportunities for African women to study and pursue careers in the important STEM sectors