A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent. ... flags and foam: Africa's top shots. 29 ... After enduring xenophobic abuse and dropping out of the Miss South Africa ...

The South African Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a ruling that declared "gratuitous" display of the nation's old apartheid-era flag a prosecutable offense.

SOUTH AFRICA: Coffin Flag. 2 minute read. TIME. June 11, 1928 12:00 AM GMT-4. St. George was the Patron Saint of England, St. Andrew of Scotland and everyone knows about St. Patrick.

The day before in South Africa, the new Zulu king is crowned at KwaKhangelamankengane Royal Palace in KwaZulu-Natal province. Image source, EPA Image caption, ...