Local architect Yvette van Zyl has created a home for herself and her husband in the seaside town of Mossel Bay, South Africa, combining nautical and modernist influences with a rich palette of textures, materials and colours. More about Yvette van Zyl completes modernist-informed home overlooking South African coast
Swedish brand Cake has created an electric motorbike specifically for use in the remote South African bush that is "super-efficient" at catching animal poachers. More about Cake releases anti-poaching electric motorbike for South African park rangers
Dezeen Showroom: sold via Galerie Revel, the Womb Lamp series by designer Jan Ernst is inspired by the South African landscape and intends to bring a "primeval energy" to table lighting. More about Womb Lamp series by Jan Ernst via Galerie Revel
In the second part of our exclusive video series with Sumayya Vally, the architect discusses how her studio Counterspace's project Folded Skies addresses the complex geographies of Johannesburg. More about Counterspace's Folded Skies installation aims to explore "the complexities of land"
In the first of a series of exclusive video interviews with Sumayya Vally, the Serpentine Pavillion 2021 architect says her studio Counterspace was founded out of a desire to create the kind of architecture she felt was missing from her formal education. More about "Counterspace was born out of a desire to create a different canon" says Sumayya Vally
South African artist Andile Dyalvane's sculptural iThongo seating collection was crafted from hand-coiled clay and informed by significant words in the Xhosa language. More about Andile Dyalvane draws on Xhosa heritage for iThongo seating collection
Eight domed structures built from rammed earth will distinguish the Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library that architecture studio Adjaye Associates is developing in Johannesburg, South Africa. More about Rammed-earth domes will define Adjaye Associates' Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library
Architecture collective Frankie Pappas has hidden the 3.3-metres-wide House of the Big Arch within the Bushveld nature reserve in the north of South Africa. More about Frankie Pappas threads skinny house through South African forest
Clout is bringing South African design to VDF x Ventura Projects in its launch of a furniture collection by emerging designer Khosi Leteba. More about Clout celebrates South African design with launch of Bodulo furniture
British designer Paul Cocksedge has unveiled plans to build a cross-laminated timber bridge across the Liesbeek River in Cape Town. More about Paul Cocksedge to install CLT bridge over Cape Town river
South African practice Antonio Zaninovic Architecture Studio has overhauled a 1960s house in Cape Town with designer Tara Bean, adding outdoor areas to make the most of its ocean views. More about Antonio Zaninovic and Tara Bean renovate clifftop Icaria House in Cape Town
Cape Town's Gorgeous George hotel exhibits the best of local design says interior architect Tristan du Plessis, in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD awards. More about Gorgeous George hotel in Cape Town is a "showcase for local design"
In our latest competition, we're inviting our readers the chance to win a two-night stay at Sabi Sabi private game reserve in South Africa. More about Competition: win a safari-filled two-night stay at Sabi Sabi in South Africa
A farmhouse hotel in South Africa's Cape Winelands has opened a plant-filled dining space, designed by Malherbe Rust Architects to pay tribute to the history of the spice trade. More about Babylonstoren hotel in South Africa opens Spice Garden filled with aromatic plants
Architecture and interiors studio ARRCC has completed a safari retreat in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, a South African park that is home to elephants, lions, rhinos, giraffes, hippos and cheetahs. More about ARRCC builds "afro-minimalist" safari lodge in South African wildlife reserve
British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye has designed a simple concrete pavilion in Johannesburg as a memorial to trumpeter Hugh Masekela, widely known as Bra Hugh. More about David Adjaye creates simple memorial pavilion for South African trumpeter Bra Hugh
Nicole Moyo's sustainable waste-to-energy infrastructure Ukubutha can be constructed by slum communities to enable them to live self-sufficiently. More about Nicole Moyo's waste-to-energy system will "mobilise communities in informal settlements"
Tactile surfaces made from sisal plant fibres helped Master Studio foster an inviting atmosphere inside this pared-back coffee bar in Cape Town, South Africa. More about Sisal covers almost every surface in Pauline's stand-up coffee bar
Design Indaba has asked 10 South African creatives to each select an object that challenges our perception of what defines beauty for a public competition. More about Design Indaba explores the idea of beauty through 10 objects
A lantern-like light box and inverted pyramidal roof draws light into the interior of the Kloof 119A home, dramatically sited overlooking Table Mountain and Cape Town. More about SAOTA designs home around panoramic Cape Town views