The sweet aroma of blossoming orange trees wafts through the air as a white-haired figure moves slowly along the green-choked path. Aided by a yard stick, 85-year-old Sam Motsuenyane walks through his citrus orchard in South Africa's Winterveldt area, occasionally stopping to check the lush fruits hanging from the trees.
South Africa sent condolences to Nelson Mandela on Monday following the death of his youngest sister and last surviving sibling out of 31 others.
The first graduates of the South African school started by Oprah Winfrey talk about the impact it has made on them.
Surrounded by the white-clad students of her all-girls academy, Oprah Winfrey is glowing with pride.
CNN's Nkepile Mabuse spends time with South African golf star Ernie Els as he enjoys a break in his homeland.
A birdie on the first play-off hole saw Branden Grace beat South African legends Ernie Els and Retief Goosen to the Volvo Golf Champions title at the Fancourt course in George.
Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts and South African Branden Grace share the lead after the third round of the Volvo Golf Champions event at The Links at Fancourt in George, South Africa.
A plane carrying Madagascar's ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana was turned away from Madagascan airspace Saturday as he tried to return from exile, his spokesman and the airline said.
Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts fired a remarkable nine birdies in his last 11 holes to card a course record 64 in the opening round of the Volvo Champions tournament at Fancourt, South Africa.
As many as 32 tourists who were trapped in South Africa's Kruger National Park after torrential rains and flooding have been rescued, park officials said Thursday.
Robyn Curnow sits down with Christine Lagarde the Head of the IMF to talk about the impact of the eurozone crisis on Africa.
Africa's growing economies should put jobs creation at the heart of their development policies, according to the head of the International Monetary Fund.
South Africa's Branden Grace and Englishman Richard Finch are tied at the top of the leaderboard on 15-under par after the third day's play at the Joburg Open on Saturday.
Creating a brand out of spicy chicken is not easy so fast food chain, Nando's, has turned to political satire.
Creating a viral ad isn't as easy as grilling spicy chicken, but restaurant chain Nando's seems to have found the recipe for success.
A stampede on a university campus in Johannesburg Tuesday left one woman dead and several people injured, according to eyewitness reports.
Tjaart van der Walt will seek to upstage two of his most illustrious golfing compatriots and win his first professional tournament at the Africa Open on Sunday.
Defending champion Louis Oosthuizen raced to the halfway lead at the Africa Open with a superb 11-under-par 62 at East London Golf Club Friday.
How the Handspring Puppet company is cashing on success with the much acclaimed production of "War Horse."
CNN's Robyn Curnow sits down with the CEO of South Africa's power utility company Eskom Brian Dames.
It might be one of the world's worst polluting energy sources, but coal has allowed South Africa to become the continent's largest economy, according to the chief executive of the country's power utility company Eskom.
From buying expensive caskets and tailoring new clothes to slaughtering animals and organizing a massive feast, little expense is spared in South Africa's elaborate funeral celebrations.
CNN's Nkepile Mabuse looks at whether Africa's biggest polluter is addicted to the power and riches coal brings.
Coal is the new gold in South Africa -- it's also one of the worst polluters on the planet.
S. Africa's nat'l assembly passed legislation some say is a threat to journalistic freedom and anti-corruption efforts.
South Africa's National Assembly passed legislation Tuesday that critics say is a threat to journalistic freedom and anti-corruption efforts.
A South African coal-mining company is cleaning up its act by building cheap, eco-friendly housing using its industrial waste.
Anglo American, the South African mining company, is turning its waste into homes by recycling waste gypsum into bricks.
A young South African is dancing his way into the U.S, bringing the vibrancy of his African heritage to his performance.
Andile Ndlovu is one of South Africa's most prominent young ballet dancers, an international performer and award winner both at home and overseas.
CNN's Robyn Curnow looks at what is fueling the demand for rhino poaching. (Contains graphic images)
Tourism and wildlife officials want the slaughter to stop. Private security armies and the South African military have cracked down. Still, rhinos are being killed in South Africa alone at a rate exceeding one a day, a rate that has already made one species of rhino extinct and threatens the two others.
South Africa's ruling party Thursday suspended its controversial youth leader for five years after a disciplinary committee found him guilty of sowing divisions.
In "World's Untold Story" a woman says she endured corrective rape - when men believe rape can make lesbians straight.
It was supposed to be an ordinary night out with friends for 20-year-old Zukiswa Gaca but it ended with her lying on a railway track attempting to take her own life.
Security will be stepped up Thursday ahead of what is expected to be one of the biggest anti-poverty protests since democracy came to South Africa in 1994.
When Mahen Bonetti started her own film festival showing African films some called her a dreamer. Now her dream is a reality.
I have chosen 10 films which, I feel, begin to tell our stories in our own words and belong in the annals of international cinema. Some are classics, some are audience favorites, some reconnect us to our past, some reflect deep societal trends.
Amy Stokes is redefining "family" for South African children affected by HIV, AIDS and poverty.
Actor/director Gary Sinise introduces Top 10 CNN Hero Amy Stokes, who connects South African teens with mentors online.
In South Africa, a graffiti artist uses the street as his canvas to inspire communities with every brushstroke.
One South African artist is using the street as his canvas and changing lives in the process.
African Voices, Nkepile Mabuse travels with aid worker Doctor Imtiaz Sooliman to see his work first hand.
A week after a powerful 7.0 tremor ripped through Haiti in January 2010, time was running out for Ena Zizi. The 64-year-old woman was trapped, without food and water, eight meters under the rubble of Port-au-Prince's ruined cathedral.
The trial of two men accused of killing white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche is expected to start in the South African town of Ventersdorp on Monday.
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader is forced to cancel a visit to South Africa. CNN's Robyn Curnow reports.
Miffed by a visa delay that led the Dalai Lama to cancel a trip to South Africa, Archbishop Desmond Tutu lashed out at his government Tuesday, saying it had acted worse than apartheid regimes and had forgotten all that the nation stood for.
The spotlight will soon shine on three granddaughters of South African and global icon Nelson Mandela, as the women become focal points of a new reality TV show.
Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May has signed an order for British businessman Shrien Dewani's extradition to South Africa, the Home Office said in a statement on Wednesday.
The first recorded use of the phrase "protest march" was in 1913 to describe a demonstration organized by Mohandas Gandhi against the South African government's restrictions on Indian nationals. After Gandhi was arrested and the protests grew more heated in response, the South African government labeled the gatherings "riots." Ever since, impassioned groups of politically similarly situated people have been called either protesters or rioters. Which phrase you choose mainly depends on where your own political sympathies lie.
When he lost his second parent to HIV/AIDS seven years ago, Ayanda Buthelezi's future seemed bleak.
Officials in Norway insist that airport security operated properly in subjecting baggage belonging to South Africa's top diplomat to security checks earlier this month.
South Africa is a destination with soul that will wend its way into your heart over the course of a few days. It can be hard to leave, and many choose to make it home after getting a taste of the culture and endless variety of new experiences. You're on the Cape now, and things are captivatingly different here.
New Yorker Marsha Sharpe, 31, travels constantly for her corporate music business SongDivision -- logging trips to Turkey, South Africa and across America. But she's no longer flying business class. "Economy has become the new black," says Sharpe.
South Africa's government is calling for more guarantees that Walmart's foray into the country will not hit local suppliers and cause job losses. One minister has even described the retail giant's buying power as a threat to food security. The world's biggest retailer announced in June that it had completed its $2.4 billion acquisition of a majority stake in local firm Massmart after winning approval from South Africa's Competition Tribunal.
Walmart's acquisition of South African company Massmart has received opposition in the country as fear rises for local suppliers.
A British man can be extradited to South Africa to face trial in the alleged killing of his wife while on honeymoon last year, a British court ruled Wednesday.
A British court will consider the extradition of Shrien Dewani, accused in S. Africa of planning the murder of his wife.
Double-amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius was selected Monday in the South African team for the world championships in Daegu later this month.
A humanitarian land convoy heading to Gaza from South Africa reached Port Sudan, Sudan on the Red Sea Wednesday and is destined to become the first relief mission to Gaza from Africa.
African voices meets ZewelinzimVavi, a trade union activist who has been described as the "new moral conscience" of South Africa.
South Africa risks witnessing mass uprisings if it doesn't act urgently to deal with rampant youth unemployment, the leader of the country's trade union movement has warned.
Actor Morgan Freeman talks about Nelson Mandela and how to honor him on his 93rd birthday with community service
An extradition hearing resumed Monday in the case of a British man wanted in South Africa on suspicion of arranging the murder of his wife.
As Nelson Mandela turns 93, one group of South Africans has been getting revved up in tribute to his legacy.
CNN's Robyn Curnow reports on how bikers are marking Nelson Mandela's birthday.
"It's a South African tradition that a man pays lobolo," jokes South Africa's president
Patrick Mahlangu is just one of several thousand South Africans who disappeared without a trace during the apartheid era. But after 25 years of searching, his body has finally been found.
Her life story reads like a Hollywood movie. Full of grand highs and lows, there's no denying that Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's life experiences lend themselves to drama.
CNN caught a sneak glimpse of the final dress rehearsal for the new opera about the life of Winnie Mandela.
South Africans gathered at a stadium Saturday for the funeral service of a woman considered the mother of the nation's liberation struggle.
Monaco's royal couple will head to a luxury resort on the Indian Ocean, say sources
South Africa declared national days of mourning Saturday to honor Albertina Sisulu, an icon of the anti-apartheid movement who died this week.
As trade between South Africa and China continues to grow, young kids in Pretoria are learning to speak Chinese.
Nkepile Mabuse reports on how cheap Chinese imports are threatening the local textile industry in South Africa.
China is now South Africa's biggest trading partner. But cheap Chinese imports are threatening local industries and thousands of ordinary South Africans are paying the price.
President Jacob Zuma will visit Tripoli next week for talks with embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, according to a statement on the South African leader's website.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela is "resting at his home" in Qunu, Eastern Cape, South Africa announced Monday, amid concerns that his health is in decline.
Rights groups are calling for the release of the body of a South African freelance photojournalist and investigation into the role Moammar Gadhafi's forces played in his death in the Libyan desert.
South African authorities are investigating a train collision that injured 857 people outside Johannesburg, a Metrorail spokesman told CNN Friday.
As a young freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela stepped out of a farmhouse hideout in South Africa, took 20 strides and dug a hole on the sprawling land.
South Africans got a rare glimpse of former President Nelson Mandela as he voted in local municipal elections at his home in Johannesburg on Monday.
A horrific motor accident led to the partial amputation of one of her legs but that was never enough to stop South African swimming heroine Natalie du Toit from realizing her ambitions.
Natalie du Toit became a national hero in South Africa, even after she lost a leg in a scooter accident.
The wife of the South African state security minister was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison for drug dealing that included hiring smugglers, authorities said.
A 24-year-old who was stabbed to death in South Africa is the victim of "corrective rape," gay rights activists said Thursday, a crime where men attack lesbians in an attempt to reverse their sexual orientation.
A discussion about "The Bang Bang Club," starring Ryan Phillipe as Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Greg Marinovich.
Two journalists were killed on the job in Misrata, Libya Wednesday.
More than 20 years later, the image remains both horrifying and riveting.
South African political activist Zackie Achmat fights for better and safer publics facilities within the country's townships.
South African golf was handed another boost on Tuesday when the country was awarded the right to host one of the lucrative World Golf Championships events for the next five years.
Two trains collided Friday in South Africa, killing at least one person, authorities said.
The BRIC countries -- Brazil, Russia, India and China ? are those identified as future economic powers. Can South Africa ever be in the club?
When British economist Jim O'Neill coined the term BRIC at the turn of the century -- referring to Brazil, Russia, India and China, countries he predicted would be future economic powerhouses -- it was difficult to imagine how big an impact the acronym would have.
Arcade game-inspired fashionistas mixing with heavy metal bands grinding out tunes on street corners sounds like a scene you might find in New York's trendier locales.
Directors Teddy Goitom and Benjamin Taft go beyond media stereotypes of violence and AIDS to the creative streets of South Africa.
A former South African rugby star who is charged with the murder of three people in Durban on Monday will undergo mental observation, police say.
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