Packed crowds and controversy at Paralympics
Phil HazlewoodThe Paralympics have greeted the first day of athletics but the mood was overshadowed by a mix-up that saw the wrong athlete awarded gold.
SA sprinters seize relay gold
Phil HazlewoodThe SA men's 4x100m relay team gave SA their fourth gold medal and set a new world record in 41.78 seconds at the Paralympic Games in London.
India counts its homeless amid demands for action
Phil HazlewoodIndia's homeless are being counted as part of the country's mammoth 10-yearly census in an exercise that could help shape future housing policy.
London prepares to showcase Paralympics
The world's top athletes with a disability meet in London next week for what organisers say will be the biggest Paralympics in the Games' history.
Nothing magical about witchcraft, says Indian state
Phil HazlewoodChanting to cure snakebites and claiming to be a reincarnated spouse to obtain sex could be banned by an Indian state to protect the vulnerable.
Blade Runner back on track to defend 100m gold
Phil HazlewoodOscar Pistorius returns to the track today, days after his 200m defeat was clouded by controversy over claims his rivals had an unfair advantage.
Stephen Hawking to star in Paralympics opener
Phil HazlewoodBritain's most famous living scientist, Stephen Hawking, will appear at the opening ceremony of London's Paralympic Games on Wednesday.
Team SA ready for London Paralympic Games
Phil HazlewoodThe 2012 Paralympic Games are due to begin in London on Wednesday, with Natalie du Toit and Oscar Pistorius leading the South African charge.
Smyth challenging Oscar Pistorius as Paralympics track king
Phil HazlewoodIreland's Jason Smyth has staked his claim to challenge Oscar Pistorius as king of the track at the Paralympics
Typewriters still thrive in modernising India
Phil HazlewoodMore than a dozen unofficial petition writers can be found hunched over portable typewriters on the same busy pavement of India's financial hub.
