South Africa’s Pilani Bubu has ‘jumped off the shoulder of giants’ to create music filled with tradition

‘It’s absolutely ludicrous’: Traveler up in arms after being forced to take Ryanair’s Afrikaans-language test to fly

Fire reignites at South Africa’s Parliament in Cape Town

Chinese Communist Party cements Xi Jinping’s rule

South Africa’s democracy is ‘standing firm’ despite civil unrest, says analyst

‘Formal solution’ reached over Ever Given container ship in the Suez Canal

South Africa begins coronavirus vaccine trial

Remembering trailblazing South African musician and activist Johnny Clegg

Two friends from South Africa share the Goldman Environmental Prize

Young South Africans once worshipped the ANC. Now ‘the party of Mandela’ is tarnished.

New book brings ‘explosive’ allegations against South African President Jacob Zuma

At 16, she found out she was pregnant and HIV positive. That’s when she found her strength.

South Africa’s imperfect progress, 20 years after the Truth & Reconciliation Commission

The real results of South Africa’s hashtag campaigns

Journalist discusses witnessing the murder that shocked South Africa

Foreigners in South Africa arm themselves to fend off anti-immigrant riots

The killing of a South African soccer star highlights the nation’s rising murder rate

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

In a historic moment, Oscar Pistorius’ five-year sentence is handed down by a black female judge

South African author Nadine Gordimer left a powerful anti-apartheid legacy

Here’s how a young white woman went from loving apartheid to being in Mandela’s inner circle

Her contributions to South Africa were unknown, but a new film aims to change that

Her contributions to South Africa were unknown, but a new film aims to change that

South Africans find a new hero in the fight against corruption

South Africans find a new hero in the fight against corruption

Why hearing Mandela’s Rivonia speech is so powerful. It’s not just the words, it’s the sounds behind them

Why hearing Mandela’s Rivonia speech is so powerful. It’s not just the words, it’s the sounds behind them

Oscar Pistorius trial highlights South Africans’ growing fears of home invasion

Who’s to blame when Rwanda’s exiled spy chief is found dead in South Africa?

PHOTOS: A nation says its final goodbyes to Nelson Mandela

China remembers Nelson Mandela with this haunting ballad

Paying tribute to a Mandela tribute playlist

Mandela’s love for humor was on full display when he sat for an interview with ‘Evita’

Caught between Russian oil and EU trade, Ukraine now hopes to get both

In 1999, I went to South Africa hoping to find Mandela’s ‘rainbow nation’

The world praised Mandela at his memorial service, while South Africans wonder about their current leaders

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

Apartheid-era songs have a special resonance in South Africa today

Mandela’s shadow fell over the US a decade ago

The truth is, almost no one bet Mandela would succeed

A journalist mourns Mandela’s death from Qatar

Ever wonder how South Africa’s former leaders justified apartheid?

A restaurant in Brooklyn — named for Mandela — says goodbye with flying lanterns

Slideshow: Mandela loved to dance

South African teens — those ‘born free’ — talk about Mandela

Does South Africa hold a lesson for the Middle East?

Remembering Nelson Mandela and his colorful shirts

Video: Those in Cape Town celebrate Mandela’s life

After Mandela’s death, South Africa turns to Tutu

Mandela’s life had a diverse musical soundtrack

In Soweto, Nelson Mandela was a hero… and also a neighbor

Many considered Nelson Mandela a saint

With Mandela, the unsurprising is still a shock

Nelson Mandela, the man who brought South Africa out of apartheid, dies at 95

School Year Blog: South African students meet a NASA scientist

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

Protests in Kenya aim to spur outrage over violence against women

School Year Blog: Students celebrate Senior Day with musical performances

Can you create a national anthem from a mashup? Here’s why South Africa did it

School Year: South African students join countrymen in volunteering to honor Mandela