On the eve of a second international friendly in four days, Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund says the focus is on the African Nations Cup in 2013.
At least 38 people have been killed and more than 150 houses burned in fighting between rival communities in a dispute over land and water in Kenya.
Commodities trader Glencore has laid out what it says is a final $36-billion takeover offer for Xstrata, warning it would not improve the terms again.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has admitted he feared his career could have been over when he suffered a horrific gash in his leg.
Talks to end a month-long strike at Lonmin’s platinum mine in Marikana failed to proceed as scheduled on Monday after workers didn’t turn up for work.
In a surprise move Orlando Pirates announced the appointment of Roger De Sa as head coach after Augusto Palacios was forced to step aside.
How much insensitivity should we be prepared to tolerate, asks Khaya Dlanga. Can zero tolerance eradicate hate speech?
Recruitment group Adcorp says South Africa faces a real prospect of a jobs recession as employment numbers fell for the third month.
Mali’s government ordered an immediate investigation after 16 suspected militants were shot dead at a checkpoint in the country’s central region.
Somalia’s Parliament votes on Monday for a new president in what the UN has described as a historic election for the war-torn nation.