Red October supporters demonstrated outside SA House in London last week. They displayed both an old and new South African flag and carried signs that read ‘Black on White Genocide’; Stop the Boer Genocide and ‘No Farmer, No Food’

Minister Shabangu’s announcement raises the bar for companies looking to invest in shale gas in a bid to balance the State’s long-term responsibility towards the Karoo with its short-term responsibility for job creation and prosperity

As 1990 turned, South Africa’s political reality began to change more with every passing month than it had in entire years. The end of stasis, taboos, bannings and violence was in sight.

Popular South African funnyman Trevor Noah appears as a guest on panel quiz show QI, where he sings a snippet of Miriam Makeba’s famous ‘Click Song’.

Poverty is down, incomes are up, and white South African unemployment is lower than that in the UK – yet Red October, and a number of readers, contend that whites, particularly farmers, are being economically excluded from opportunities to thrive in a democratic South Africa

As Red October supporters gathered in South Africa, London and other public places around the world, South Africans expressed disbelief, condemnation and pride in the protest.

The Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies or CAS for short, is a virtual document that will be provided to the prospective student by the educational institution where the student will be enrolling for his/her studies.

The Rand began trading at around 15.6309 to the British Pound last Monday and around 9.9577 against the US Dollar. The Rand strengthened against both currencies towards the middle of the week and then weakened again to close at 15.7664 to the Pound and 9.9318 to the Dollar. The Rand recovered losses against the Dollar […]

As Gautengers brace for an expensive and administratively complicated electronic tolling Christmas present, the ANC has scored an own goal by converting a DA billboard campaign into a Twitter hashtag that was supposed to celebrate the ruling party’s achievements since 1994 – but didn’t.

Wittingly or unwittingly, Red October is mistaken in racialising South Africa’s murder and violent crime epidemic, say journalistic fact-checking bureau, Africa Check

The rand failed to take advantage of the weaker Dollar as the shutdown saw investors take flight from riskier assets such as the Rand

Catherine Maclay has been nominated for Woman in Business of the Year in the South African Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2013. Read her profile and vote for her here.

His health ruined by respiratory disease from the dank cells on Robben Island, Nelson Mandela recovered a little, and studied and wrote a lot, after his move to Victor Verster prison, just prior to his final release

Applicants who are eligible to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain or British Citizenship, must please remember that the new English test requirement is coming into effect on 28 October 2013

SA film wins praise and prizes in international film festivals, including the top award at the LUCAS children’s film festival.

Leading universities have clubbed together together to write the roadmap for higher education in South Africa’s immediate future. The key proposal: deal with the achievement level of South Africa’s matrics by lengthening undergraduate degrees by a third

This fascinating map series will help South Africans – and interested foreigners – to better understand just how physically divided the Rainbow Nation still remains, and how much opportunity there is for more and better mixing

Steve de Klerk has been nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year in the South African Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2013. Read his profile and vote for him here.

Pily Mirazi has been nominated for Rising Star of the Year in the South African Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2013. Read her profile and vote for her here.

Three is family: South African X Factor UK entrant Jeanette Akua was dropped in the X Factor Bootcamp stage but given another chance at stardom by judge Gary Barlow, who united her with two other rejected contestants to form a formidable girl group.

Conservationists are implementing unmanned airplane programmes that will see drones used to track rhino and poacher movements in a bid to stop poaching

Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) foundation Bunengi announced a partnership with CRDF Global on Friday aimed at increasing opportunities for African women to study and pursue careers in the important STEM sectors

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.

South African clients who intend to submit UK visa applications towards the end of the year, or early in 2014, should take note of the fact that the TB screening offices in South Africa will be closed during December 2013

Too much talk and too little reform, President Jacob Zuma said at the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.

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.

World-renowned deafblind priest Fr Axelrod bears a powerful and liberating message of coming to know yourself by overcoming personal challenges. He is the first deafblind person to receive the OBE

Whether you are reading this in Putney, Perth or Port Elizabeth, it’s your election – here’s why…

Kurt Won has been nominated for Rising Star of the Year in the South African Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2013. Read his profile and vote for him here.

Andrew Feinstein will be discussing the current state of South Africa and the ANC – the state of the party, internal dynamics and power struggles and what he thinks the next few years will hold. Andrew will also be informing us of the progress of the Arms Deal Commission of Enquiry.

According to RMB’s John Cairns “The Rand pullback reflects the global pattern: the market thinking is that the reaction to the Fed decision was overdone. After all, tapering has just been postponed”

Outspoken and engaging Labour Party politician Peter Hain, who was raised in Pretoria, said despite the massive challenges South Africa faces, he remains optimistic about the country’s future – and expats can play a role in South Africa’s success.

Iconic London pub Shepherd’s Bush Walkabout is set to call last drinks for the final time on 6 October, after the pub’s operator Intertain confirmed the property had been sold for an undisclosed sum.

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.

The We Love Mandela exhibition at South Africa House will showcase a significant collection of artworks in the image of, and inspired by Nelson Mandela, including paintings, sculpture, photography, cartoons, beadwork, prints. Entry is free to the public.

The scrapping of the migrant labour system in South Africa is the subject of ongoing discussion between the government and the mining companies, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu told mine investors in London last week.

Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape, the only South African provinces that do not have a university, will finally get higher education institutions.

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

South Africa rolls out two new anti-poaching initiatives- injecting rhino horns with poison and selling endangered white rhinos to private reserves – in an effort to save the species.

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.

At least 59 civilians including a South African have been killed and many others wounded after terrorists stormed The Westgate shopping mall in the Kenyan capital.

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.

ANC supporters assaulted a Democratic Alliance member who had supported a DA candidate to replace the ANC mayor in the hotly-contested Tlokwe (former Potchefstroom) municipality on Wednesday.

Hailed as “disruptive technology” and a “breakthrough”, the digital laser offers a method of controlling and dynamically altering a laser beam’s shape from within the unit.

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.

Roxi Zeeman has been nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year in the South African Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2013. Read her profile and vote for her here.

London’s Middle Temple will provide the perfect setting for an evening of wine, food and entertainment in aid of Zimbabwe A National Emergency, including a recital by South African flutist Marlene Verwey.

It is very important for South Africans in the UK to keep in mind that they need to apply for an extension of their visa, or indefinite leave to remain before the expiry of their current visa

South Africa’s deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe told a gathering of UK government and industry representatives at Chatham House on Tuesday that South Africa’s “deeply entrenched” history of dialogue to resolve social conflict was well-known.

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.

South African salvage master Nick Sloane was hired by US firm Titan Salvage and Italy’s Micoperi to lead the massive operation to right the 290-metre, 114 000-tonne vessel, which ran aground off Giglio on 13 January 2012, killing 32 people.

London open top bus tour guide John Stokes is a familiar sight around the British capital – his knowledge of the city’s history is immense.

Peach Nursing is a specialised “Care in the Community” provider. Quite simply this means that we provide the knowledge and care tailor made to meet individual needs in order that people can stay in their own home when either ill of infirmed

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.

Former chair of South Africa’s National Biodiversity Institute board sacked for his boozy celebrations that followed the team’s win at the Chelsea Flower Show in London earlier this year.

South Africa’s deputy president is currently in the UK accompanied by a delegation consisting of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu, and Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ebrahim Ebrahim.

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

Kenya’s business tourism seems poised to soar if a lack of beds and the JKIA damage caused by the August 7th fire can be overcome

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

Meetings still matter, and South Africa’s fast-growing events sector faces a plethora of challenges if Mzansi is to reach the top rank of global events and conference destinations. We get into the nuts and bolts of hosting big events

Nominations have opened for the annual South African business awards, which will recognise trailblazing South African business people in the UK within five categories.

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?

‘I don’t want to hide it, Julius Malema gave us very, very ugly publicity’ said recently retired South African High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr Zola Skweyiya, who named the former ANCYL leader as one of the biggest challenges of his four-year term.

Greening South Africa’s business tourism sector is in its earliest stages – but good foundations, and a change of mindset, will set up the industry for international competitiveness in the a warmer, drier, more climate-conscious future

The Democratic Alliance held an evening at the Liberal Club in London to launch Blue the Network and engage with young South Africans.

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

Proposed amendments to Electoral Act will see 2009 Constitutional finding applied in full, allowing South Africans to vote wherever they are on Election Day in 2014.

Ryan joined the celebrated London Gay Men’s Chorus shortly after settling in London.

The big-screen adaptation of Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, moved reviewers to tears at its world premiere in Toronto, Canada, this weekend.

Following an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria, South Africa has opposed military action in a bid to avoid intensifying the crisis.

Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi unveils plans to covert Victoria Falls into an entertainment attraction to boost visitor numbers, but will it be more of a low-budget Disneyland than a Garden of Eden?

Former foreign minister Pik Botha’s claim that South Africa’s education system is the worst on the continent has been challenged by a new report from the World Economic Forum.

Video footage shows the moments before a runaway truck hurtles across a major intersection, through a red traffic light and ploughs into four taxis and a car, killing 22 passengers.

Family and friends of South Africans living in the UK are often unsure whether they need to apply for a visa when they want to visit the UK, and what type of visitor visa they should apply for

The National Union of Mineworkers’ fight against “slave wages” adds pressure on South Africa’s already ailing economy as 80,000 workers take part in industrial action.

By the late 1980s, ‘Free Mandela’ had emerged as a mainstream cause among Western youth

THE OPTIMIST | Am I the only one who feels patronised by Pieter-Dirk Uys’ comments in this very newspaper? And am I the only one who thinks this nineteen-year-old teenager called ‘democracy’ should get a ‘snot klap’; get over the angst and get down to work!

The real success of the Africa’s shining new cities will be in demonstrating the value of high-density, sustainable patterns of land use, such that they are widely implemented in Africa’s burgeoning metropolises (Part II)

Is Joburg ready for a massive influx of business tourists? We examine the cities convention centres and tourism links…

Cape Town’s making all the right moves to win a major chunk of the nationally-prioritised meetings, incentives, conferences and events (MICE) sector opportunities.

After fears that the South African government could be spying on your emails and social media activity, Facebook reveals that they have denied all 14 government applications to access user data.

“The UN has hit a new low with naming Mugabe as a UN tourism envoy as if North Korea chairing the Conference of Disarmament and Cuba serving as vice-president of the Human Rights Council had not been enough”

The pivot of global economic primacy towards the East is sometimes assumed by Africans to be someone else’s news – no more than a swapping of one set of export partners for another. But the rise of China, India and Brazil has immense consequences for Africa beyond actual trade with China itself

The Hewitts left the comfort of their home in Pretoria to experience everyday life in a South African township.

The real success of the Africa’s shining new cities will be in demonstrating the value of high-density, sustainable patterns of land use, such that they are widely implemented in Africa’s burgeoning metropolises

South African-born Rabbi Mirvis spoke of plans to unite the Jewish community and achieve social responsibility at his installation as the new British Chief Rabbi in London.

Called the Avozilla, this avocado variety is extremely rare and comes from just four trees grown by one of the world’s biggest suppliers of avocados, in South Africa.

Eight of the South African entrants on one of the fleet of twelve ocean racing yachts are from The Sapinda Rainbow Foundation, a youth initiative who are part of Nelson Mandela’s children’s charity

The Rand has continually weakened against the Dollar and the expected US data being released throughout this week may have a stronger impact on the Rand and cause it to weaken further

As Google Translate encourages fluent Zulu, Hausa, Igbo, Somali and Yoruba speakers to evaluate its new services, TheSouthAfrican.com looks at how reliable the Zulu translations are.