South Africa celebrates 20 years of end of apartheid

South Africans have been paying tribute to their former leader, Nelson Mandela, who has died at the age of

The Citizen’s editorial of 14 April on South Africa’s on-going xenophobic killings was spot on, but for one thing. The killings in South Africa are not an on-and-off thing. They have been going on since that country turned democratic in May 1994 under the iconic Nelson Mandela.

The South African president Jacob Zuma has cancelled a trip to Indonesia in order to deal with the attacks taking place against foreigners in his country.

A row over comments by South Africa's last white president, FW de Klerk, reopens old wounds.

He stood trial in South Africa alongside Nelson Mandela and was also imprisoned for his activism.

Guests and Hennessy enthusiasts  got together at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dar es Salaam last night to celebrate the 250th birthday of the French cognac made since 1765.  Guests tinkled in leisurely while smooth jazz music played discreetly in the background as we sipped on our Hennessey mojitos while waiting for the four course meal to begin.

Founder of African art museum who never visited Africa

Brand South Africa joins the rest of the country in condemning the acts of violence

 Brand South Africa (http://www.southafrica.info) joins the rest of the country in condemning the acts of violence that have been levelled against some foreign national residing in some of the nine provinces of South Africa.

We assure all our partners in the continent that South Africa stands firmly against all intolerances such as racism, xenophobia, homophobia and sexism. As such security forces are hard...

Investigation into the murder of former member of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC)Dr Sengondo Mvungi has not been completed, one year after the killings.