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22 May 2013 09:56 - David Smith As Barack Obama embarks on his first major presidential tour of Africa, David Smith looks at how the US president's ancestral homeland will miss out.
21 May 2013 07:03 - Staff Reporter Barack Obama will be coming to South Africa as the president of the US for the first time at the end of June as part of a presidential tour.
21 May 2013 00:00 - Verashni Pillay Why are we interested when a strong female leader shows emotion, asks Verashni Pillay, arguing that it should not be equated with weakness.
13 May 2013 19:16 - Reuters US President Barack Obama has urged Britons to watch whether EU reforms were successful before deciding whether to leave the multi-nation bloc.
07 May 2013 13:16 - Jeffrey Heller Benjamin Netanyahu has curbed building projects in Jewish settlements, say media reports, in a bid to help the US revive peace talks with Palestine.
04 May 2013 08:25 - Mark Felsenthal , Steve Holland , Obama has signaled that a proposal to add a same-sex partnership measure to a US immigration overhaul should not derail the entire legislative effort.
02 May 2013 17:06
The Gupta wedding that caused all the trouble, Mandela's home invasion and Barack Obama plays Daniel Day-Lewis playing Obama. Go figure.
03 May 2013 00:00 - Paul Harris Barack Obama has promised to take action to close the controversial prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.
30 Apr 2013 18:46 - Reuters US President Barack Obama has cautioned against a rush to judgment on whether Syria used chemical weapons against its own people.
19 Apr 2013 00:00 - Mervyn Bennun As Israel turns 65, academics question the ideology behind the nation's right to self-determination.
17 Apr 2013 06:18 - Sarah Evans , Nickolaus Bauer , South Africans injured in Boston bombings were spectators, not runners, says Dirco, as Barack Obama admits attack was an 'act of terror'.
09 Apr 2013 06:58 - Rory Mulholland US President Barack Obama and ANC spokesperson Keith Khoza have been among the friends and foes who paid tribute to the UK's iconic Margaret Thatcher.
09 Apr 2013 06:18 - Verashni Pillay Verashni Pillay thinks telling a woman she’s good-looking should not be called sexist, and here’s why.
02 Apr 2013 06:31 - Christoper Bodeen Apple has apologised to Chinese consumers after government media criticised its repair policies in a campaign that reeked of economic nationalism.
29 Mar 2013 10:57 - Sapa The presidency says the previous day's update on Nelson Mandela's health stands, while tweets of prayers and thoughts pour in.
29 Mar 2013 07:36 - Sapa-DPA Former South African president Nelson Mandela has been an "inspiration" to US President Barack Obama, the White House has said.
22 Mar 2013 16:04 - Sapa-AP Wrapping up a three day visit to Israel, US President Barack Obama has paid respects to the nation's heroes and to victims of the Holocaust.
22 Mar 2013 13:27
Julius Malema loses his farm to the taxman, Barack Obama is likened to Satan and Helen Zille has a run in with a rat. Never a dull moment on Weekend 101.
22 Mar 2013 00:00 - Harriet Sherwood , Chris McGreal , United States President Barack Obama made his first official visit to Israel this week, amid warnings from some of Israel's leading supporters.