South Africa

Pistorius Murder Trial: Witness Reports 'Terrible Screams' Before Gunshots

By Kharunya Paramaguru

Pistorius Pleads Not Guilty During Murder Trial

By Michelle Arrouas

Oscar Pistorius Hires Dream Team Ahead of Murder Trial

By Stephanie Findlay / Pretoria

Mandela Left $4.1 Million In Will

By Andrew Katz
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By TIME Staff

BIITS and Ballots

How elections this year in five emerging markets could boost — or hurt — reform

By Ruchir Sharma

Pictures of the Week: December 13 - December 20

From the anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and the burial of Nelson Mandela to China's moon landing and Kim Jung Un smiling with the fishes, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

By Phil Bicker

After Apartheid: Reflecting on South Africa 20 Years Later

Per-Anders Pettersson began documenting South Africa in 1994, when the country entered its first free elections that made Nelson Mandela its president. His book 'Rainbow Transit' looks back at the hopeful yet turbulent time of epic change.

By Per-Anders Pettersson

Pictures of the Week: November 29 - December 6

From tributes to the life of Nelson Mandela and violent protests in Ukraine and Thailand to chaos in the Central African Republic and a rare cloud inversion filling in the Grand Canyon, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

By Phil Bicker

Robben Island: Nelson Mandela's Prison Home

Koto Bolofo's photographic study of the Robben Island prison that once held Nelson Mandela.

By Tony Karon

A Tribute to Nelson Mandela by Pulitzer Winner David Turnley

Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Turnley spent 28 years photographing South Africa's struggles of apartheid. Documenting the life of Nelson Mandela and his people, Turnley reflects for LightBox on his memories of Nelson Mandela on the day of his release.

By David Turnley

Ponte City: An Apartheid-Era High Rise Mired in Myth

South African photographer Mikhael Subotzky and British artist Patrick Waterhouse set out to create an epic visual document exploring the long and complex history of Ponte City, the tallest residential skyscraper in Africa and a common symbol of apartheid.

By Eugene Reznik

Pictures of the Week: March 29 - April 5

From deadly clashes in the West Bank and flooding in Buenos Aires to March Madness and the highest altitude performance in the world, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

By Phil Bicker and David Stout

Pistorius and South Africa's Culture of Violence

The Olympian and his girlfriend seemed to have the perfect romance--until he killed her

By Alex Perry

Saving Face: The Portraits of Zanele Muholi

On view at the Yancey Richardson gallery in New York, photographer Zanele Muholi's work explores the identity of an often-maligned community in South Africa.

By Paul Moakley

Pictures of the Week: February 15 - 22

From female fighters in Syria and smugglers under Gaza to the second anniversary of Libya's uprising and a 100-year-old hospital for dolls, TIME presents the best images of the week.

By Phil Bicker

Lurking in Liberty: A Photographer’s Journey into the Human and Animal World

Photographer Daniel Naudé has spent the last six years chasing wild dogs across his native South Africa in an effort to understand the relationship between human and animal, and why we never quite know which one we are.

By Adam McCauley

David Goldblatt Revisits "On the Mines"

LightBox presents exclusive images from the re-release of David Goldblatt's 'On the Mines,' the prolific South African photographer's documentation of the mining industry during apartheid.

By Jeffrey Ladd

Generation of Orphans: South Africa's Children of AIDS

Jonathan Torgovnik's photographs put a face on the destructive legacy AIDS has brought upon the families of South Africa.

By Elles van Gelder

Under Mugabe: Robin Hammond Records the Suffering of Zimbabwe

Living on a grant from the Carmignac Foundation, Robin Hammond's work records the brutality and struggle of life in Zimbabwe under Mugabe.

By Alex Perry
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