The Red October group plans to protest outside South Africa House, Trafalgar Square against the ‘oppression and murder of white people’ in South Africa and for the protection of their ethnic minority rights.

Thanks to a quick-thinking South African teenager, his family and a wounded stranger managed to escape the Nairobi terror attack with their lives.

‘The White Widow’ allegedly behind the Kenya mall attacks has racked up thousands of rands in debt while living in Johannesburg using a false South African passport.

The South African man killed in the Nairobi Westgate mall terrorist attack has been named as ‘gentle giant’ James Thomas.

Militant group al-Shabaab denies reports that Kenya terror suspect with forged South African passport is dead.

The South African annual crime statistics report shows that murder levels increased in the last year by 0.6%, following a 27.2% decrease over the previous nine years. Although levels of rape have dipped, the statistics came under fire from critics who say not enough has changed.

As the 2014 elections draw nearer, the National Assembly has approved the Electoral Amendment Bill, despite protests from the DA.

With more than 600 rhinos already slaughtered this year, it is estimated that at least 300 more rhinos will be poached in South Africa by the end of 2013.

A remarkable story of two poached rhinos in South Africa gets the world talking about conservation.

A disturbing video of a grade 8 learner attacking a teacher has appeared on Youtube.

Following a ruling that Shrien Dewani can be extradited back to South Africa to face trial, a BBC Panorama report screened this week reveals further ‘cracks’ in the case.

A Leicester grandmother who has sung for the Queen and won the Good Neighbour Award 2013 has been detained to be deported back to Zimbabwe – and her family is worried she may be persecuted for speaking out against Robert Mugabe’s leadership.

Gregory Govender, owner of the truck involved in the road accident that killed 23 people in Pinetown, released a statement on Monday in which he said he was ‘deeply
 sorry for the pain and loss that this tragedy has brought’ and that he felt ‘betrayed and taken advantage of’.

The owner of the truck involved in the horror Pinetown crash has broken his silence as the driver’s lawyer withdraws from the case.

A BBC documentary could reveal Shrien Dewani’s innocence in the murder of his wife in Cape Town. However, Anni’s family are furious that the BBC is ‘interfering’ in the justice system.

South African-born X Factor UK contestant Jeanette Akua wowed the judges with more than just her singing voice, making it through to the bootcamp stage of the talent competition with her rendition of ‘Skinny Love’

Zuma’s surprise decision to send the “unconstitutional” secrecy bill back to parliament has been celebrated by campaigners, but is there an ulterior motive?

The decaying carcasses of at least 100 elephants were found in Hwange National Park after poachers poisoned the park’s watering holes and land.

As South African petrol attendants continue to strike, talks of cutting the service they provide could lead to self-service pumps.

It is uncommon for an unknown man charged with 23 counts of murder to receive support, yet in 48 hours over 4,000 people have rallied behind the driver involved in the tragic Pinetown crash.

Attempts to stop South Africa recognising the EFF as an official party are in ruins as Julius Malema’s place to run in the 2014 elections is cemented.

Robert Mugabe swears in new Zimbabwean cabinet full of old faces

Cape Town Fish Market has withdrawn its advert after watchdog calls it racist. What do you think?

NoViolet Bulawayo’s novel ‘We Need New Names’ has been shortlisted for the £50,000 literary award from the most ‘wonderfully’ diverse longlist

A Kent-based doctor has been jailed for six years after abusing his position for nearly a decade.