Brand South Africa

The Parliamentary Millennium Project brings together an astonishing collection of ancient maps and artefacts, contrasting Western representations with earlier Eastern ones, and with African forms of social and cultural mapping, to shed new light on the history of "the dark continent".

Many South Africans are mourning the death of musician Johannes Kerkorrel, who apparently hanged himself at his holiday home in the Western Cape. Kerkorrel's rock style, strong lyrics and powerful vocal ability led many to describe him as the Bob Dylan of alternative Afrikaans music.

Borrow a set of toys for your children, play with them for a whole month, return them in good condition, and then take another set home. You can do this all over again, thanks to toy libraries in several provinces established by the African Self-Help Association

That’s the vote from viewers of the popular BBC travel programme "Holiday'. And on the other side of the Atlantic, readers of the biggest travel magazine in the US gave the thumbs-up to four of South Africa’s premier tourist destinations.

A pretty city with thousands of rose bushes and some poignant memorials, Bloemfontein is conveniently situated as a stopover point between Cape Town and Johannesburg.

A South African company that pipped overseas firms for a contract to produce high-tech laser systems for the US National Aeronautics and Space Agency (Nasa) made its breakthrough after being discovered on the Internet.

If you thought you'd never again experience the magic of the Big Top, the smell of sawdust, the rollicking beat of the music, the tinsel fantasy of the acts - here's a rare chance as the Boswell Wilkie Circus, which retired from the road last year, gives a one-off Proudly South African show.

Of South Africa’s over 12 million learners, more than 90 percent are in school - a far higher enrolment rate than in most other developing countries.

Much has been done to ensure that the Constitutional right of every South African citizen to clean water is becoming a reality.

Housing is at the forefront of the national agenda for delivery and the government is taking overall responsibility for providing houses to all.