July 19

• South Africa: Mandela Day - 67 Schoolkids' Pilgrimage to Robben Island [analysis]

  Where better to contemplate Nelson Mandela's sacrifice than on the island where he spent 18 years imprisoned? On Mandela's 95th birthday, REBECCA DAVIS joined 67 schoolchildren on... Read more »

• South Africa: Superrugby - Chilly Weather Could Put Cheetahs On the Back Foot [analysis]

  All eyes will be on the Cheetahs this Sunday at their Vodacom SuperRugby qualifying playoff against the Brumbies in Canberra. Poor weather notwithstanding, the Cheetahs may have to... Read more »

• Africa: Zuma Plays Statesman As South Africa Remembers the Grand Old Man [analysis]

  Before paying a visit to Nelson Mandela - who is reported to be improving steadily - in hospital in Pretoria, President Jacob Zuma spent the morning of Mandela Day at a new... Read more »

• South Africa: SA and the EU, BFFs Again? [analysis]

  The head honchos of the European Union called on President Jacob Zuma in Pretoria on Thursday and in between expressing warm wishes on Madiba's birthday, they also offered... Read more »

• South Africa: Marc Rich, Apartheid's Oil Man - His 'Most Important and Most Profitable' Business [analysis]

  There has been a stream of obituaries for Marc Rich, infamous billionaire, sanctions-buster, and one-time "King of Oil". But these obituaries cannot tell the full story: we are... Read more »

• South Africa: Jewish Security Organisation Plays Fast and Loose With the Law [analysis]

  Jewish security organisation the CSO is intended to protect Jewish people and the Jewish way of life. But instead it appears to be governed, increasingly, by a culture of paranoia... Read more »

• South Africa: The Issue of Marikana Commission Funding Could Go to Constitutional Court [analysis]

  Advocate Dali Mpofu's application to get the state to cover the legal costs of the injured and arrested mineworkers at the Marikana commission was rejected on Thursday. It's a... Read more »

• Africa: Human Rights and Hypocrisy - a Bad Week for the International Community [analysis]

  Western powers and international organisations have to pull off a delicate balancing act when it comes to balancing human rights and security in the developing world and conflict... Read more »

• South Africa: Cricket - Smith, the Real Wizard of Oz [analysis]

  The bell very nearly tolled for Australia on the first day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's, but Steve Smith helped wrestled control back for the visitors by taking three quick... Read more »

July 18

• South Africa: Cricket - Taking the Mickey Out of the Aussies [analysis]

  Leaked reports suggest that Australian skipper Michael Clarke has previously called Shane Watson a "cancer" in the team. The current Australian set-up seems to be more embroiled in... Read more »

• Africa: East to West - Africa Rising Between Devils and a Deep Blue Sea [analysis]

  The narrative of the Chinese involvement in the African continent is of a marauding armada. And while Chinese soldiers are currently in Africa - in Mali on peacekeeping duty, where... Read more »

• South Africa: Peugeot 208 Gti - the Art of Poise [analysis]

  It may be winter, but there's been a heat wave of hot hatches of late. And while the latest iteration of VW's Golf GTI has been one of the highlights, the real action has been in... Read more »

• South Africa: Chronicles of Chic - Mandela, Man of Style [analysis]

  May 21, 1961: facing ITN's Brian Widlake, Nelson Mandela gives his first television interview. A short beard ringing the lower part of his face, at the time fuller, he wears a... Read more »

• South Africa: The Whiffenpoofs - a Whiff of a Cappella [analysis]

  What do Osama bin Laden and George W. Bush's grandfather have in common? They were allegedly both in a cappella groups in their youth. The unaccompanied singing style isn't to... Read more »

• South Africa: The Truth, Endangered - Miners' Representatives Withdraw From Farlam Commission [analysis]

  The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has provisionally withdrawn from the Marikana Commission, joining the other two parties representing the injured and accused miners as well as the... Read more »

• South Africa: SA's Price of Bread and Circuses [analysis]

  In the past few weeks, the construction sector has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. But before them, the bread baking industry has been in the news for all of the wrong... Read more »

• South Africa: Cricket - Old Dogs, New Tricks [analysis]

  Russell Domingo is the man tasked with teaching old dogs new tricks as he takes charge of his first tour as head coach. Read more »

• South Africa: Our 67 Minutes of Helping Zuma and His Lawyers [analysis]

  Today, the entire caring South Africa is looking for an opportunity to help, to be meaningful, to reach out to the ones in real difficulty. We can think of no more deserving group... Read more »

July 17

• South Africa: Dear Tata, While You Were Sleeping... [analysis]

  It's Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday and his 41st day in hospital. A month ago, it seemed unlikely that Madiba would live until his birthday. But word from his daughter Zindzi is... Read more »

• South Africa: Kanye Kanye - a Forbidden Love Fantasy

  Miklas Manneke, a South African dreamer and director of the country's most recent award-winning film Kanye Kanye, tells JESSICA EATON about his inspiration and his new projects. Read more »

• South Africa: SA Healthcare - Some Are Still More Equal Than Others

  On Tuesday, Stats SA released a report on the health of the nation, based on data from 2011's General Household Survey. The results are pretty upbeat in some regards - for... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: As M23 Fight On, Concerns Rise Over Civilians' Safety

  Fighting between the M23 rebels and the Congolese army has escalated in the last two days, leaving scores dead and the beleaguered efforts of diplomatic efforts in tatters. Read more »

• Africa: When Giants Collide - China Takes On Glaxosmithkline

  According to China's corruption watchdog, pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has been naughty again, handing out bribes to Chinese doctors in return for product placement and... Read more »

• South Africa: When Helen Met Moeletsi

  Donning his cap as a political analyst, Moeletsi Mbeki joined Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Helen Zille in Johannesburg on Tuesday evening to answer the question, "Is South... Read more »

July 16

• South Africa: Waiting for a House That Never Comes

  Fifty-eight houses built by government in Nyanga, Cape Town, to be given to those who needed them. It should have been a happy ending - but it hasn't turned out that way at all. Read more »