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Follow South Africa's journey to freedom with a selection of the best of the country's writing. Here we present the winners of the Sunday Times Alan Paton Award for nonfiction since 1994, which includes two Nelson Mandela biographies, The Long Walk to Freedom and Anthony Sampson's authorised portrait.

Rwandans living in Johannesburg relived the genocide in their country 20 years ago. They told their stories of horror; but the over-riding emotions at the end of the day were those of reconciliation, hope, healing and forgiveness.

South Africa's cricket team has finished the year as the number one test team in the world, being awarded the prestigious Reliance ICC Test Championship mace on Tuesday. It is the second time since the ranking system was introduced in 2003 that the Proteas have finished at the top of the table.

South Africa's cricket team has finished the year as the number one test team in the world, being awarded the prestigious Reliance ICC Test Championship mace on Tuesday. It is the second time since the ranking system was introduced in 2003 that the Proteas have finished at the top of the table.

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

Large corporate brands in South Africa have woken up to social media - following in the footsteps of their customers - but are still unsure of how to use it, according to new findings from researchers World Wide Worx and analysts Fuseware.

Independent film buffs in Johannesburg have a refuge in the First Wednesday Film Club, run in part by film director Akin Omotoso. The club provides a well-rounded experience of the creative culture of local filmmaking.
• The best of African cinema online

South Africa experienced unusually widespread snowfall as a cold front gripped the country on Tuesday. In Johannesburg, schoolchildren and office workers took to the playgrounds and the streets to witness the city's heaviest fall since September 1981.

A new partnership between South Africa's Department of Agriculture, NGO TechnoServe SA and retailer Massmart will create jobs and provide support for smallholder farmers, particularly women farmers, in poor communities.

Global mining group Anglo American is to spend US$5.1-billion on raising its stake in diamond company De Beers to 85 percent after Botswana decided not to exercise pre-emptive rights.