Gratitude

Tens of thousands of fans filled Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban to mourn Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain Senzo Meyiwa. Supporters lined the streets to the stadium from his home, forming a guard of honour, and singing and the trumpeting of vuvuzelas filled the air.

Tens of thousands of fans filled Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban to mourn Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain Senzo Meyiwa. Supporters lined the streets to the stadium from his home, forming a guard of honour, and singing and the trumpeting of vuvuzelas filled the air.

Humbled but determined to lead the country for another five years, President Jacob Zuma says he will need the backing of a united and cohesive nation to move South Africa forward.

Medical advances are making history, and people – and babies – are surviving extraordinary odds. Many of these ground-breaking medical techniques are mastered by doctors in South Africa. In some instances, they are showing the world the way.

The new tax ombud will act as a "simple remedy" for taxpayers who have legitimate complaints about administrative matters, poor service or the failure by the South African Revenue Service to observe their rights as taxpayers, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said at the office's launch on Monday.

It has been a long time in the making, with much fund-raising undertaken and more still to go, but the ground has finally been broken to build the Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital. It is Madiba's last and fondest wish, and will be a living testament to his legacy.

As Brand SA staff spent their Mandela Day by giving back at the Ebenezer Home, Brand SA CEO Miller Matola called on all South Africans to Play their Part in improving the lives of others.

Barack Obama made a moving toast to South Africa's ailing former president, Nelson Mandela, during a dinner in Pretoria on Saturday. Earlier in the day, the US president met with Mandela's family in Johannesburg, and had a phone conversation with Mandela's wife, Graca Machel.

The signing of agreements in various fields would strengthen the already cordial ties between South Africa and China, President Jacob Zuma said during the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Pretoria on Tuesday.

South African President Jacob Zuma has sent his condolences following the death of Chinua Achebe, saying the African continent owed the Nigerian writer and thinker a debt of gratitude.