If South Africa seems paranoid, the continent’s largest annual trade show for security products in Midrand, Gauteng, is the epicentre of paranoia.

In the tiny town of Lephalale in Limpopo, finding and keeping work is far more difficult than President Zuma recently made it sound.

At a high-profile "pressure test" at the Medupi power plant, President Jacob Zuma was upstaged by the local mayor, writes Daniel Bethencourt.

More and more people are opting to receive their social grants electronically rather than in cash, according to a report released this week.