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Miss South Africa is crowned Miss World 2014

Twenty-two year-old Rolene Strauss from South Africa has won this year’s Miss World title. There were the usual tears of joy and surprise as the

15/12/2014

South Africa

Graca Machel leads Mandela commemoration on first anniversary of South African President's death

Nelson Mandela’s widow, Graca Machel, has led a commemorative march for her late husband in Pretoria, South Africa. Hundreds gathered at Freedom

13/12/2014

Sport

Prosecutors to appeal Pistorius verdict

State prosecutors in South Africa have won the right to appeal the culpable homicide verdict handed down to Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius

10/12/2014

South Africa

South Africans remember Nelson Mandela one year after his death

A year after the death of former president Nelson Mandela, South Africans have been remembering the man who led their country out of apartheid. At an

05/12/2014

South Africa

Progress and challenges as World Aids Day is marked

01/12/2014

South Africa

South Africa football captain Senzo Meyiwa shot dead in girlfriend's house

27/10/2014

World

Exploring South Africa's troubled education system

26/09/2014

South Africa

Oscar Pistorius murder trial verdict: judge clears athlete of murder

11/09/2014

South Africa

Giraffe dies after 'hitting its head on motorway bridge'

01/08/2014

My Europe Series

BRICS countries take centre stage, but who are they?

11/07/2014

South Africa

Pistorius family fury at TV channel for airing Steenkamp shooting re-enactment video

07/07/2014

World

Get them early, the key to educational success

18/04/2014

South Africa

Pistorius tells court: "I regret not telling her I loved her"

10/04/2014

South Africa

Video and photo evidence add to drama of Pistorius trial

09/04/2014

South Africa

South Africa: Jacob Zuma's €16.5m home security upgrades included swimming pool and amphitheatre - claim

19/03/2014

South Africa

Oscar Pistorius repeats not guilty plea on first morning of Reeva Steenkamp murder trial

03/03/2014

South Africa

Oscar Pistorius speaks out one year after shooting girlfriend dead

14/02/2014

South Africa

Watch: Woman injured after elephant attacks car in Kruger National Park

14/01/2014

India

India billboard gaffe as Nelson Mandela tribute uses picture of Morgan Freeman

19/12/2013

World

Shadowy French figure in the Nelson Mandela story

14/12/2013