CAPE TOWN, South Africa (RNS) In 1996, South Africa became the first country to approve a constitution explicitly prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Though progressive, the ...

A sprawling township outside of South Africa's biggest city of Johannesburg has become synonymous with a continued struggle nearly two decades after the end of apartheid. But while many cultural ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, June 9 (UNHCR) - With the World Cup finals looming, UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) turned to football to tackle the lingering problem of ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Township on Outskirts of Johannesburg ...

Johannesburg might not seem an obvious cycling city - but one entrepreneur is getting some of the city's poorest on wheels JOHANNESBURG, Oct 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nxumalo Ndlovu used to ...

It's a 15-minute drive from the Ferrari-lined streets of Johannesburg's Sandton suburb to Alexandra, one of South Africa's poorest townships. But for 56-year-old cleaner Mooko Dikotla and thousands of ...

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Moss Marakalala was 11 when he first used a laptop at an after-school programme in Johannesburg, sparking an interest in technology that inspired ...

JOHANNESBURG (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nxumalo Ndlovu used to catch a bus from his home in Alexandra township to his job in Sandton, a posh city business district. But with heavy traffic slowing ...