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Department of Sport, Arts and Culture: COVID19 Sector relief framework and criteria

STATEMENT Department of Sport, Arts and Culture: Sector relief framework and criteria Our country is dealing with a national emergency, as all efforts of the government,...

South African literature

An overview of the main currents in South African literature, from Olive Schreiner's depiction of life on isolated Karoo farms to more recent work...

Young South African leaders honoured by the queen

Set up in 2014, the Queen Elizabeth II Young Leaders programme honours exceptional youth leaders in Commonwealth countries. This year, three South Africans have...

Freedom fighters: names you might not know

Many people did their bit, big or small, to ensure the demise of apartheid. The names of struggle stalwarts such as Oliver Tambo, Nelson...

Remembering Nelson Mandela’s first steps of freedom

On Sunday 11 February 1990 - 25 years ago - millions of people around the world watched as Nelson Mandela walked out of the gates of Victor Verster prison in Paarl.

South African opera songbird soars around the globe

South African soprano Pumeza Matshikiza has sung in some of the world's greatest opera houses, and gave a rare homecoming performance in Johannesburg in...

South African fans’ guide to Rio 2016 – WEEK 2 (13-21 August)

4 August 2016 The Summer Olympic Games begin on 5 August, with South African track star and official flag-bearer Wayde van Niekerk leading the South African...

South African fans’ guide to Rio 2016 – Week 1 (3-12 August)

2 August The Summer Olympic Games begin on 5 August, with South African track star and official flag-bearer Wayde van Niekerk leading the South African...

South Africans named Queen’s Young Leaders

Launched in 2014, the Queen's Young Leaders programme honours young people across the Commonwealth who are contributing to the improvement of their societies. Two...

South African wins Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Africa

A South African writer has been named as the Africa Regional winner for the 2016 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Johannesburg-based Faraaz Mahomed says he is an inexperienced writer but the prestigious accolade encourages him to pursue further writing.