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What is aquamation, the burial practice Desmond Tutu chose instead of cremation? 

Fire reignites at South Africa’s Parliament in Cape Town

Diving into infinity with South Africa’s ‘Black Mermaid’

Climate divestment activists draw inspiration from South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle

South African lawyer is first woman with albinism on Vogue cover: ‘The way I look is enough’

In India, ‘Day Zero’ is every day as water taps run dry

In drought-stricken Cape Town, parched residents gather at a watering hole

Journalist on water beat helped Cape Town avoid ‘Day Zero’

‘Day Zero’ has been postponed, but Cape Town is still scrambling to deal with its water crisis

Dreading ‘Day Zero’ when the taps run dry in Cape Town

Cape Town could be the first major city in the world to run out of water

Removing racist statues is ‘taking history to task’ in South Africa

The key to stopping HIV could someday be a vaginal ring or a needle in the butt

Students in South Africa vow to keep protesting over tuition fees

A new opera star emerges from the ‘vocal breadbasket’ of South Africa

How should South Africa remember the ‘Architect of Apartheid’?

The grip of HIV and tuberculosis in South Africa: Portraits of survivors and those who are gone

‘The Cosby Show’s’ legacy in South Africa

A little blue box that might help save thousands of homes in South Africa

Some South Africans facing eviction say it feels like an apartheid-era policy

South African students say protests on US campuses validate their battles against racism at home

She got her turkey and turducken in South Africa, but then the power went out

In South Africa, it’s called the Black Tax

When the South African government says it can’t afford free education, this student says she doesn’t buy it

Here’s how South African students talk about race and gender

South Africa is a ‘less equal place’ now than under apartheid, author says

Women can do anything, says this South African crane operator

Despite hardships, this South African woman won’t ‘let the devil steal my joy’

South Africa’s tradition of domestic work continues post-apartheid

These South African men tackle violence against women — starting with themselves

‘You can’t be a sissy to live in Africa’

In a beautiful part of Cape Town, these sisters still miss a home apartheid took away

Cape Town’s Fancy Galada sings to heal herself and others

Gender equality is the next great fight in a post-apartheid South Africa

Meet South Africa’s funniest, Xhosa-speaking, Jewish comedian

In Cape Town, the Ramadan feast is a mix of cultures — just like South Africa itself

Remembering Malik Bendjelloul, director of ‘Searching for the Sugar Man’

A white comedian and his black puppet help South Africans talk about race

Found: One London cemetery where thousands were believed buried after dying of the plague

Found: One London cemetery where thousands were believed buried after dying of the plague

Video: HIV-positive and pregnant, a mother-to-be strives for a healthy child

This one music video has started a global wave of happiness

Three lessons from my year reporting on a South African high school

School Year Blog: South African high school students learn radio reporting

When graduating from high school, even top students need guidance

Where are you traveling in 2014? How about one of these?

Here are The World newsroom’s favorite stories and conversations of 2013

A South African teen receives an unexpected gift from America

Video: Learning to Succeed

This is why South African schoolgirls say ‘yes’ to sex with sugar daddies

Meet the woman behind a South African high school’s success

Mandela’s death is uniting a racially-divided Cape Town, for now

The truth is, almost no one bet Mandela would succeed

Slideshow: Mandela loved to dance

Video: Those in Cape Town celebrate Mandela’s life

After Mandela’s death, South Africa turns to Tutu

School Year Blog: What do South African kids know about JFK?

School Year Blog: South African students meet a NASA scientist

School Year Blog: What do South African kids think it’s like in America?