South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma is suing a newspaper for $700,000 over a cartoon showing him with his trousers undone, preparing to rape a blindfolded woman symbolising justice... more
The murder of David Rattray, the charismatic historian from Rorke’s Drift, shocked his many friends, including Prince Charles. Here Rattray’s widow talks exclusively about how her husband died ... more
In an extraordinary encounter with Nadira Naipaul and husband VS Naipaul, Winnie Mandela accuses South Africa's former leader of 'betraying blacks' and being unworthy of his global acclaim ... more
Thousands of South Africans celebrate Nelson Mandela's release outside Victor Verster jail near Cape Town, and its crucial part in ending apartheid... more
City feature: When bankers and hedge fund managers try to scare us and say they will jump ship to more benign climes, our response is to suggest they go at once. But bankers know they can now work from almost anywhere - and the next generation may not pick London... more
Cape Town Opera, about to make its London debut, has found new resonance in Gershwin's great love story by setting it in the townships where many of its company live.... more
Voters' queues snaked around many city blocks in South Africa on Wednesday in scenes reminiscent of the first democratic elections in 1994 - but the mood was less exuberant... more
Thousands of African National Congress supporters celebrated with Jacob Zuma in Johannesburg as the ruling party took a commanding lead in South Africa's election... more
South Africans were going to the polls in an election widely seen as the most important test of the ANC's hold on power since apartheid ended 15 years ago... more
Earlier this year, the Standard’s David Cohen wrote about the debt he and his family owed their domestic servant in South Africa. Now he tells how they gave her the home she always wanted... more
The London businessman who gave Nelson Mandela a home when he left prison, is at the centre of a trial which has all the elements of a melodrama – drugs, call girls, a breach of promise suit and a vicious attack with a champagne bottle ... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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