There is a disjuncture between what platinum mine Lonmin says it is doing in communities and what is experienced by people in Marikana, experts say.
Goalkeeper Moeneeb Josephs has been recalled to the Bafana Bafana squad, withdrawing his retirement from international soccer.
Industrial action at Wits University looks set to become protracted after negotiations stalled and unions accused management of acting in bad faith.
Once the stronghold of the feared Unita rebels, Angola’s second city Huambo has emerged as a key battlefield in Friday’s general elections.
The United Nations Security Council will meet on Thursday to tackle deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Syria.
In a blistering anti-Zuma speech, Julius Malema has urged Aurora workers to fight for their rights, and unite to "make the mines ungovernable".
With authorities failing to stand up to the aggression of invading extremist groups, Malians are forming rag-tag militias to defend their homes.
Nearly 10% of SA’s 60 000 soldiers are overweight or obese, according to the findings of a report being circulated among all army personnel.
In the wake of the Marikana massacre, the victory of the miners who ended SA’s largest-ever industrial strike 25 years ago today rings all too hollow.
South Africa’s Hashim Amla and Vernon Philander have been shortlisted for the International Cricketer of the Year award.