South Africa

Artist Paul Blomkamp creates 4.2m(14ft) x 4.2m(14ft) portrait of Nelson Mandela.

You can tell a lot about a country by what it finds funny about itself, says new South Africa expat Cath Everett.

Justin Bieber reportedly had a huge fight with his mother Pattie Mallette, after she wanted to use a picture of her popular son on the cover of her book.

Scientists discover ancient pockets of water 2.4km beneath Earth’s surface.

Shrien Dewani's extradition hearing date over the murder of his bride Anni Dewani was set in his absence at Westminster magistrates court

66th annual Cannes Film Festival starts on Wednesday with screening of Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby

Shakira talked about giving birth to baby boy on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Gourmands glory in everything from cheese festivals to olive frenzies in a land in love with food and drink, swoons Cath Everett.

Pune Warriors face Kolkata Knight Riders in the second of two Indian Premier League (IPL) games scheduled for Thursday

More than 16 corpses have been mixed up by hospital morgues in the last two years, with one blunder even stopping a funeral.

Fossil remains discovered by a George Washington University biologist have been identified as a new dinosaur species that lived 161 million years ago

In a country as beautiful as South Africa, you might expect environmentalism to be a big issue. But green is not the colour, says Cath Everett

Jacques Kallis will miss the ICC Champions Trophy after pulling out of the South Africa squad due to personal reasons.

South Africa considering re-erection of border fences to stop incursions into Kruger National Park from Limpopo.

An Italian traveller reveals the shocking reality of Dubai's jails in an exclusive interview with IBTimes UK.

Research into spying software sold by Gamma International shows it is now being used in 36 countries.

Matches at Twickenham and the Millennium Stadium dictated Warren Gatland's selection for the Lions tour to Australia

British expat Cath Everett has fallen in love with her adopted home - but it has a dark past as birthplace of apartheid.

Former Bafana Bafana player convicted of culpable homicide after running over Mavis Ncube in his car.

From venomous spiders to stunning dragonflies, Cath Everett takes us on a magical mystery tour of her back garden.

Archibald was rescued by a private charter boat after almost drowning eight times.

Amazon's expansion of its Appstore to almost 200 countries could indicate a Kindle smartphone is not far away.

The record-breaking South African test captain is hoping to provide much more than just success at The Oval.

Calls for boycott of F1 grand prix as police raid secondary school following pro-democracy protests.

Anti-apartheid icon and South Africa's former president recovering at home following his 10-day stay in hospital

A child has been confirmed dead after a head-on collision between two buses in the north of the country.

Les Brodrick, one of three remaining survivors of an escape attempt from a Nazi prison camp, dies aged 91.

It's only good manners to learn the language of your adopted home country, says Cath Everett. But that's easier said than done.

Thatcher funeral: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev among world leaders on 2,000-strong list of invites.

England batsman Nick Compton named as one of Wisden's five Cricketers of 2013