Former president

The Nelson Mandela Foundation has joined millions of people around the world in mourning the passing of author, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, noting: "Our archives reveal that today in 1986, Mr Mandela watched in prison the film version of her work I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."

South Africa will roll out the red carpet for 29 heads of state, nine deputy and seven former heads of state, two monarchs and a host of other dignitaries at Jacob Zuma's inauguration for a second term as President of South Africa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Saturday.

South Africa will roll out the red carpet for 29 heads of state, nine deputy and seven former heads of state, two monarchs and a host of other dignitaries at Jacob Zuma's inauguration for a second term as President of South Africa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Saturday.

 South Africa can once again be proud of itself as we successfully conclude our fifth democratic elections – the first since the passing of...

Thabo Mbeki was among those who cast their special votes on Tuesday. The former president, who will be in Nigeria for the World Economic Forum on Africa summit on Wednesday, urged his fellow South Africans to go out and vote, saying: "We have an obligation to those thousands who died for this freedom".

Nelspruit youth listen attentively to the panelistsSOME 50 community members, mostly youngsters, attended the Sowetan Dialogues at the Ehlanzeni FET Collage in Nelspruit on...

The unveiling of the bust of a smiling Nelson Mandela outside the National Assembly in Cape Town - "something which would have been unthinkable 20 years ago" - underscored Parliament's commitment to uphold the legacy of the former statesman, President Jacob Zuma said on Monday.

The unveiling of the bust of a smiling Nelson Mandela outside the National Assembly in Cape Town - "something which would have been unthinkable 20 years ago" - underscored Parliament's commitment to uphold the legacy of the former statesman, President Jacob Zuma said on Monday.

South Africans will celebrate Freedom Day with a specially commissioned new song and dance, which will be performed for the first time during the official event at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Sunday.

South Africa's celebration of 20 years of democracy is hard earned and well deserved, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said at a ceremony to mark the historic occasion at South Africa House in London on Thursday.