Children as young as eight face toxic gas, mercury poisoning and death in Tanzania’s illegal mines.
BP Southern Africa has announced the passing of its chief executive, Gerard Derbesy, who suddenly passed away at the age of 47.
New research shows that South Africa’s take-home pay, and the number of people with more than R10 000 in disposable income, has increased.
SA has criticised "the possibility of a military intervention" in Syria by the West, calling on all sides to negotiate a better solution.
The M&G’s science editor Sarah Wild has won Africa’s main prize in science journalism, the Siemens pan-African Profile Award.
Russia is sending two warships to the eastern Mediterranean, and has denied the deployment is linked to events in Syria.
Workers from the automotive industry will meet to discuss revising pay demands as the strike involving 30 000 people enters its 11th day.
Japan’s Shinzo Abe says his government will play a greater role in stopping leaks of radioactive water as a result of the Fukushima disaster.
US President Barack Obama has called on Americans to further Martin Luther King Jr’s dream on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.
Human Rights Watch has highlighted the plight of thousands of child labourers as young as eight who are mining gold in grim conditions in Tanzania.