South Africa will next month host the 35th Annual Crime Stoppers Conference which will see the global crime fighting community converge in Cape Town.

SA students are bound for Cuba after receiving bursaries intended to address the shortage of medical professionals in the country.

Pantsula dance was popularised in South African townships, in the 80s and continues to inspire young dancers. The Temple of Pantsula, a one of kind Pantsula Dance Academy, is set to open its doors in its location colloquially referred to as “Kasie”, “Makasana” or “Elokishi” in Gauteng, in November this year.

South Africa has launched a three-year incentive scheme to help black filmmakers develop their businesses to the point they can take on big productions – and create more jobs in the country’s growing movie industry.

Meet some of SA’s cutting edge designers at the Maker Library Network, which is in London this week for the London Design Festival.

The first woman governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Gill Marcus, will step down when her contract expires in November

The SAPS has released the latest report on SA crime stats. The numbers reveal some interesting changes, including a spike in drug-related crime and a big dip in commercial crime

Meet Dr. Grace Mugabe, the PhD student who never was

The SA government is jumping into action following the building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria, which saw at least 67 South Africans killed

Will the Department remove all welfare-based provisions for elephants? The Department of Environmental Affairs has been discussing amendments to the Elephant Norms and Standards last week

President Zuma has confirmed that 67 South Africans have died after the Synagogue Church of All Nations collapsed on Friday 12 September in Lagos

Land ownership in South Africa remains heavily skewed across racial lines twenty years after the end of apartheid. But is 80% of the country really in the hands of only 40,000 white families?

Western Cape protesters opposing a lack of service delivery have disrupted schooling in Grabouw, and the WC Minister of Education is laying charges.

Parents have been granted a grace period until 1 June 2015 to gather birth certificates for their children if they’re planning to travel in or out of South Africa in the foreseeable. While making upcoming Christmas travel plans easier for thousands of expats around the globe, it remains advisable for parents to get their documentation ready and in order for when the new laws finally do kick in, as Home Affairs confirms that the guidelines aren’t going anywhere

Scotland’s first minister Alex Salmond caused some outrage last week by comparing the upcoming Scotland referendum to the 1994 South Africa elections

With the EFF’s growing support and PAGAD’s resurgence, it was only a question of time before one of them declared that my enemy’s enemy is my friend

Craig Wylie, Zimbabwean born artist and past winner of The BP Portrait Award, is famous for his super-realist portraits in bright tones. He has now been selected for The Threadneedle Prize on the basis of a dramatically different new body of work. Fellow Zimbabwean Artist Gordon Glyn-Jones caught up with him ahead of his solo show that opens in Liepzig on the 13th to talk about the new work. The Threadneedle Exhibition Show, which seeks to showcase the best contemporary figurative artwork being made in Europe, opens in London on the 24th of September

On 4 October 2014 people in 115 cities across the world will march to call for an end to the poaching crisis that is slaughtering elephants and rhinos in their tens of thousands each year. The Global March for Elephants and Rhinos (GMFER) initiative speaks to TheSouthAfrican about their efforts and plans

After dismissing charges of murder, and two lesser charges involving firearms and ammunition, Pistorius was found to be negligent on the night of the shooting, and therefore guilty of culpable homicide. He will face his sentencing in due course

Jail time, suspended sentence, correctional supervision or acquittal — what’s next in store for Pistorius after a sensational day in court?

Oscar Pistorius may well hear his verdict today, as Judge Thokozile Masipa has swiftly moved through the evidence and arguments provided to date. Before the court broke for lunch, Masipa had stated that there was insufficient evidence to support a murder conviction

A local Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) store in Gisborne, New Zealand, had closed a few months for refurbishment. See for yourself what happened when it reopened…

A report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked the quality of South Africa’s maths and science education last out of 148 countries. But is the ranking an accurate reflection of the state of schooling in the country?

For everyone else December is the perfect time to be in Cape Town. For book enthusiasts, that perfect time is about five days each year in September.

I call it “Summer Hystericus” or “fit it all in before winter”