Soweto, South Africa News

Dozens of paintings, a silver tea set and other items belonging to Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie will be auctioned to pay off debts she owes to a South African school.

To this day South Africa is dominated commercially by two languages, namely English and Afrikaans.

It's said that comedy acts as a mirror to a nation's key preoccupations, and nowhere is this more true than on the stand-up scene.

AMAJAJI amaNaledi Theatre Awards athi awangabazanga ngokuhlonipha umzwilili u Sibongile Khumalo , ngendondo yeLifetime Achievement Award ngoba ufake elikhulu igalelo emkhakheni weshashalazi Celebrated South African singer Sibongile Khumalo is to receive an honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Arts from the University of Zululand tomorrow.

The award-winning South African musical show 'AFRICA UMOJA - The Spirit of Togetherness' is coming to the US for its first 8-City tour in North America, premiering at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles, California on June 19, 2013.

Dozens of paintings, a silver tea set and other items belonging to Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie will be auctioned to pay off debts she owes to a South African school.

A South African magistrate has ordered Winnie Madikizela-Mandela to auction off scores of paintings, sculptures and a silver tea set to pay off her debts, according to a court document seen Tuesday.

Moving Into Dance Mophatong s Muzi Shili in his Marianne Fassler snack wrapper gown is part of the cast of Robyn Orlin's Beauty remained... which officially launches the SA Season in France in Paris on May 28.

The teen pop star's world tour is hit by controversy again after thieves make off with A 215,000 after a concert in Johannesburg.

The ANC must learn that their favourable reserves earned due to past members' heroics have now been over withdrawn from our personal 'trust' accounts, says Dr Rennie Naidoo .

Pope John Paul II is in pain after being shot in an assassination attempt in St Peter's Square, Rome, on this day in 1981.

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Pretoria, South Africa - When South Africa President Jacob Zuma recently presented Jesse Jackson with the Companions of O.R. Tambo Award - the highest honor a non-citizen of the country can receive - he cited the human rights icon's "excellent contribution to the fight against apartheid." While it represented a personal honor for Jackson, it ... (more)

The Gauteng Department of Education has been drawn into a new textbook delivery row between small distributors and a company linked to the controversial EduSolutions.

Congregants pray in front of a stained-glass window depicting South African statesman Nelson Mandela during Easter services at Regina Mundi Catholic Church in the Soweto of Johannesburg, South Africa, March 3. The church held prayers for Mandela, 94, who was in the hospital at the time.

What inspired you to begin Buskaid ? In late 1991, I heard a piece on BBC Radio 4's Today programme about a string project in Soweto needing help.

South African giants Orlando Pirates are stepping-up their pursuit for Ghanaian Mohammed Awal following news that arch rivals Kaizer Chiefs have slapped in an offer for the defender.

An Indian family is playing monopoly when one brother exclaims that he has found a place where you can buy the president and land your airplane at a military base.

Nazir Ishmail - a major witness in the R100 million OR Tambo International Airport armed robbery - has been granted permission to give his testimony from his hospital bed.

Amid controversy in some quarters for granting TopTV permission to air three pornography channels, a well-known adult entertainment filmmaker has come out in support of the industry because he believes it will offer new business opportunities.