South Africa is preparing to reopen its borders to travellers for the first time since March. In an address to the nation earlier, president Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed the process would begin in October.

E-commerce has been one sector that has boomed in South Africa during the pandemic.

Design justice is grounded in personal experience and built through everyday actions. is an architectural designer that embodies this idea, an activist that grew up in Durban, during the Apartheid. From an early age he was drawn to building and design, a background directly tied to his childhood. He realized he wanted to build a better future by working to undo the architectural effects of institutionalized racial segregation. Today, Wandile has become recognized for creating social impact, including his work to transform his hometown of Durban.

From 20 September a curfew will be eased, bigger gatherings allowed, and alcohol will be on sale.

A South African genomics firm has made a diagnostics kit that tests for coronavirus in 65 minutes.

Being the tallest animals on the planet, giraffes are threatened by lightning strikes. For the first time scientists have described in detail such a hit, which killed two giraffes in South Africa