Media watchdog RSF called on Tuesday for the release of a Kenyan arrested for giving ”alarming” information about the hijacking of a ship off Somalia.
The Gauteng provincial legislature on Tuesday elected ANC provincial chairperson Paul Mashatile as its new premier.
The JSE, although coming down from highs reached this morning, managed to remain in positive territory by noon on Tuesday.
China on Tuesday declined to release updated figures revealing how many children have been affected by the tainted milk scandal.
SA have dropped fast bowlers Makhaya Ntini and Andre Nel from the one-day squad to play Kenya and Bangladesh later this month.
Two family members of the nurse who died of a viral disease have been put into isolation as a precautionary measure.
Turkish planes on Tuesday bombed more than 20 Kurdish rebel targets both inside the country and in northern Iraq, the Turkish army said.
A man shot and wounded a security guard and held 40 people hostage at a call centre in Guatemala City on Monday.
Up to 40 passengers and crew were injured when a Qantas jetliner suddenly changed altitude on Tuesday, the airline said.
The financial crisis in developed economies threatens to slash investment flows that have driven Africa’s economic growth, the World Bank says.