The JSE pulled back but remained in the black at noon on Wednesday with platinum miners weighing on the index on a falling white metal price.
Consumer confidence in South Africa remains stubbornly optimistic, according to an survey released in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that he was worried that a Sudanese rebel group active in Darfur region appeared to be using child soldiers.
Hezbollah handed over the bodies of two Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross on Wednesday to be exchanged for Lebanese prisoners held by Israel.
An Indian man cut off his tongue to appease a deity at a temple in India’s eastern state of Orissa state, a news report said on Wednesday.
Geoff Ogilvy won his only major the one time Tiger Woods missed the cut as a pro. Now Woods is missing his first major since 1996.
Housekeeper Leonides de Moraes is part of the emerging middle class fuelling Brazil’s economic revival — but try telling her that.
Americans are sharply divided by race ahead of the first presidential election in which a black candidate will represent a major party.
Barcelona’s forward Ronaldinho will sign for AC Milan on Wednesday. The Serie A side beat off competition from Manchester City for the 28-year-old.
A two-year delay by Statistics South Africa to implement rebasing and reweighting of the consumer price index basket has resulted in inflated data.