Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina has been freed from jail under amnesty, giving her an early release from her two-year sentence in Russia.
Following the deaths of two teenage initiates, North West Premier Thandi Modise has demanded the closure of illegally run initiation schools.
In one of the final days of 2013, SA and Nigeria will release trade data and central banks in Angola and Zambia will announce rates decisions.
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About 12 soldiers have been convicted in the east DRC where government troops have battled to clamp down on several armed groups.
Short of a front-line bowler and staring defeat in the face, SA has salvaged a thrilling draw on the fifth day in the first Test against India.
Nine illegal immigrants detained in Italy have stitched their lips together with thread from their bedsheets in a protest to demand their release.
Bulgaria’s President Rosen Plevneliev has attacked David Cameron’s plan to tighten immigration rules for Bulgarians and Romanians in the UK.
The plane’s captain had a "clear intention" to crash an airplane that went down in Namibia at the end of November, according to an investigation.
Faf du Plessis (42) and AB de Villiers (25) are to resume in the afternoon session focusing only on survival.