Anglo-Boer War

Constitution Hill, a multi-faceted heritage precinct in the heart of Johannesburg, was built on the site of a century-old prison complex where the leaders of every major South African liberation group - Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi among them - were once detained.

The shortlists for the South Africa's premier literary awards, the Sunday Times Literary Awards, were announced in Franschhoek on the weekend. The judges said it was a tough call to whittle the long-list of 50 titles down to just 10 contenders.

The shortlists for the South Africa's premier literary awards, the Sunday Times Literary Awards, were announced in Franschhoek on the weekend. The judges said it was a tough call to whittle the long-list of 50 titles down to just 10 contenders.

Sitting astride a ridge on the northern edge of Joburg's inner city, Constitution Hill is a symbol of how far South Africa has come. Once a notorious prison filled with anti-apartheid activists, it is now the seat of the highest court in the land, where freedom, democracy and justice are defended.

On a small hill outside South Africa’s capital city of Pretoria, a unique and complex monument celebrates freedom and honours the people who struggled and died to liberate the country from apartheid.
• Trekker site gets heritage status

From a book drive to help underprivileged schools build libraries, to a marathon commemorating the 1962 arrest in the KwaZulu-Natal town of Howick, Mandela Day events are all the buzz.
• Schools to benefit for Mandela Day

The film version of the 37^th James Bond novel Carte Blanche is to be set partially in the city of Cape Town, these days a popular destination for international film, television and advertising shoots.
• SA short film makes festival finals

Earlier in November 2010 a pride of eight lions was released into the Karoo National Park, marking the return of the free-ranging big cats to the area after an absence of 170 years.
• Wildlife poachers to be taken down

To mark the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Indians in South Africa, it is appropriate to remember that the country's history was shaped not only by Indian immigrants but also by the great Mohandas Gandhi, the Mahatma.
• Trade show to boost India-SA ties

Seventy-one years of independent South African cinema will be celebrated this year when the Moosa family's Avalon Group, once almost destroyed by apartheid, opens a new luxury Cine Centre in the upmarket Killarney Mall in Johannesburg.
• SA film shines at Zanzibar festival