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