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After 20 years of democracy our country is performing way under its potential. And it is evident on both sides of the spectum, says Chris Kanyane .

DryBath is a germ-killing gel that allows you to take a bath without using a single drop of water or soap -- all you need is to apply the gel on your skin and then vigorously rub it off using your hands.

Desmond Tutu, the noted civil rights leader who became the first black archbishop of Cape Town, compared Israel's treatment of the Palestinians to the apartheid regime that discriminated against blacks in his native South Africa.

Affiliates may not cut these photos out of the pkg for individual use.*** --SUPERS--:00-:10Kelly PhelpsCNN Legal Analyst*alt*Kelly PhelpsLaw Faculty, University of Cape Town --LEAD IN--THE OSCAR PISTORIUS MURDER TRIAL CONTINUES IN THE COMING HOURS.THE DOUBLE AMPUTEE TRACK STAR SAID HE MISTOOK HIS GIRLFRIEND, REEVA STEENKAMP, FOR A BURGLAR AND ... (more)

A security guard who says he spoke with Oscar Pistorius soon after the fatal shooting of Reeva Steenkamp was continuing his testimony at the double-amputee athlete's murder trial on Monday.

President Jacob Zuma says the government must push for increased black ownership of the continent's biggest economy, signalling his policy focus as he prepares for a second term in office.

Jacob Zuma's tenure should be marked by a foreign policy that can at best be described as being schizophrenic, writes Kameel Premhid .

An Islamic organisation has voiced its disgust on Friday after a 10 year-old-boy was assaulted and molested at mosque in Lenasia.Earlier reports said the boy was assaulted at a church, but according to Jamiatul Ulama South Africa the incident happened at a mosque in Lenasia's Extension 11. Jamiatul Ulama South Africa general secretary Moulana E I ... (more)

Detectives involved in a case whereby a man was convicted and sentenced in Pietermaritzburg for raping his teenage stepdaughter were lauded by the Kwazulu-Natal provincial police commissioner on Sunday.

No South African citizens were on the Malaysia Airlines jet which vanished with 239 people on board, the international relations department said on Sunday.

If we were without prejudice, every murder in Gugulethu would get the same attention as Anni Dewani's death.

President Jacob Zuma left behind a trail of happy people on Friday afternoon when he completed his door-to-door campaign in Soshanguve, Mabopane and Ga-Rankuwa, north of Pretoria.

A corruption-free government, service delivery to communities and investment towards infrastructure would stimulate growth in the South African economy, Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille said on Saturday.

Pretoria, South Africa has gained world attention this week because of Oscar Pistorius' murder trial and each day of testimony has brought interesting twists and turns.

One of Nelson Mandela's closest confidants is still challenging the powers that be, with plenty of guidance from his ancestors, the ancient Greeks.

One of Nelson Mandela's closest confidants is still challenging the powers that be, with plenty of guidance from his ancestors, the ancient Greeks.

When witnesses testify, the double-amputee athlete takes notes or sits with hands clasped, occasionally covering his face, head bowed, as though troubled by the graphic accounts of how he fatally shot his girlfriend last year.

The two police officers who allegedly kicked and punched a naked man in Cape Town have been arrested, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate said on Saturday.

A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 disappeared from air traffic control screens over waters between Malaysia and Vietnam early Saturday morning, leaving the fates of the 239 people aboard in doubt.

Free State police were searching for a gardener who attacked and robbed his employer in Kroonstad, an official said on Friday.