A matchbox house where Madiba dreamt of an equal South Africa

More than 50 global leaders -- ranging from United States President Barack Obama to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and President Pranab Mukherjee -- will gather at the 95,000-seater FNB football......

South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu dies at 90

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South Africa's anti-apartheid icon who won the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting racial discrimination in the country, died on Sunday. He was 90. IMAGE: Archbishop Desmond......

South Africans pray all night as Mandela's condition improves

South Africans have been holding an all-night prayer vigil for anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, outside his former home in Soweto. They have been singing and praying for the former......

PHOTOS: World leaders pay homage to anti-apartheid icon Mandela

Nearly 100 world leaders including President Pranab Mukherjee and US President Barack Obama came together in an unprecedented act of homage to Nelson Mandela describing him as a "giant of history".......

S Africa fans laud both teams over T20 World Cup final

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Ash Allen/Reuters South Africa might have faltered at the finishing line but their maiden final appearance in the T20 World Cup earned them accolades from local and......

The BEST of CWG Opening Ceremony

The 2022 Commonwealth Games officially got underway with a dazzling opening ceremony at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on Thursday, July 28, 2022.   Birmingham took on the responsibility......

PICS: Commonwealth Games 2022 kick-off with slick show

Images from the 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony, at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, on Thursday. IMAGE: Double Olympic badminton medallist PV Sindhu and men's hockey team captain......

Divij-Raja end runners-up in Johannesburg Challenger

Divij Sharan and Purav Raja had to be content with yet another runners-up finish after losing the title clash of the ATP Soweto Open to Prakash Amritraj and Rajeev Ram in Johannesburg. Playing......

A unique setting for a familiar World Cup battle

The setting is unique but a succession of pre-tournament injuries and the lessons of past World Cups outside Europe suggest the football at Africa's first finals will resonate to familiar Latin......