Apartheid-era documents declassified by South Africa have revealed the nation was offered nuclear weapons by Israel in 1975. Read the full story

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has told its members to refrain from singing the anti-apartheid struggle song “Shoot the Boer”. Read the full story

As President Zuma, the South African President, began his three-day state visit to Britain today, his official welcome by the Queen was, depending on one’s point of view, either the best of British pomp and pageantry, or an anachronistic reminder of our colonial past (the ostrich feathers on the hat worn by the Master of the Horse being a bit of a giveaway there). Read the full story

South Africans on Thursday celebrated the 20th anniversary of former president Nelson Mandela’s release from prison by sharing their memories of his triumphant walk to freedom after 27 years behind bars for resisting apartheid. Read the full story

South Africa’s main opposition party has accused the country’s president of contradicting the government’s message on HIV/Aids prevention. Read the full story