When King Mswati III's praise singer began chanting in Durban, the room changed, heads of state stood, protocol took over, and Africa arrived in full, writes Celani Sikhakhane in Royal Mzansi.
After losing her main sponsor, Thembisa Majikijela is using family money to keep feeding more than 400 struggling residents in two Cape Town communities.
South Africa's parties are all chasing the same prize this election season, the blessing of traditional leaders. But no party's position is more awkward than the South African Communist Party's, writes Celani Sikhakhane in Mzansi Royals.
