The highlights of 2021 in Africa

Though there are still challenges, parasport champions are breaking records on the track and in boardrooms

Paralysed at 23, Philippa Johnson-Dwyer has defied the odds to seek Paralympian glory

Mpumelelo Mhlongo is crushing it on the global stage, and has his eye on a third world record

One of South Africa’s best athletes is making waves internationally and is targeting a third world record. You’ve probably never heard of him.

Para-athletes are becoming role models admired by society. But are they managing to change perceptions?

Fresh off winning the wheelchair quad singles title at the US Open tennis tournament, Lucas Sithole is aiming for a medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

The uncle of Oscar Pistorius says he is too "traumatised" to train, after a photo was published of the Paralympian running at an athletics track.

Well, that’s it. The biggest party ever held in the UK is over and London raised the Games to a level the Brazilians are determined to equal.

Hundreds of people have turned out to welcome home South Africa’s athletes who competed in the 2012 London Paralympics.

Oscar Pistorius brought the curtain down on a summer of thrills when he won the final Paralympic track gold medal with a dominant display in the 400m.

London 2012 organisers have promised an emotional celebration to bid farewell to the Olympics and Paralympics.

How much difference does equipment design make to Paralympians? Leo Benedictus looks at the innovations that enable athletes to reach gold.

Natalie du Toit won her third gold medal in the pool in her swansong appearance at the London Paralympic Games on Thursday.

While other South Africans will be competing in their event finals, all eyes will be on Oscar Pistorius for the 100m finals at the Paralympic Games.

Oscar Pistorius and his roommate, Arnu Fourie, set new world records in the men’s 200 metres T43/44 heats at the London Paralympics.

Swimmer Shireen Sapiro was disqualified from the 100m butterfly S10 heats at Paralympic Games, for failure to arrive at the first call room on time.

The Paralympics have greeted the first day of athletics but the mood was overshadowed by a mix-up that saw the wrong athlete awarded gold.

With the Paralympics underway, attention will be on Oscar Pistorius, the first athlete to bridge the gap between the Paralympics and the Olympics.

Team South Africa bagged their first gold medal of the London Paralympic Games when Natalie du Toit won the women’s 100m butterfly S9 final.