TREVOR MCDONALD: In the 1940s South Africa was under apartheid rule ... US in the Korean war and as a test pilot before he made history as the first person to walk on the Moon’s surface.

The authors present a history of South Africa from earliest times, with today's post-apartheid society interpreted and understood in the context of and through the lens of its earlier history.

The way Coloured identity is discussed in textbooks and curricula is leading young self-described Coloured people to believe that their history – and their identity – is shameful.

Africa's top historians take a fresh look at the events and characters that have shaped the continent from the origins of humankind to the end of South African apartheid. See the rise and fall of ...

The Prince of Wales has shown off his athletic abilities lately and continued the streak while in South Africa celebrating his Earthshot Prize Simon Perry is a writer and correspondent at PEOPLE.

The ski resort dispute has never before been identified by historians as an important consideration used by apartheid officials when they started launching large-scale cross-border military raids into ...