Nigeria has hanged four criminals in its first known executions since 2006, and a rights group is trying to keep a fifth, Thankgod Ebhos, alive.
Lonmin may face a strike by Amcu depending on Wednesday’s ruling over the labour group’s recognition rights, according to analysts.
Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe will face a tribunal in September to deal with allegations of gross misconduct, reports the Cape Times.
Qatar emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani has abdicated in favour of his 33-year-old son Sheikh Tamim, a first for the Arab world.
Climate-change sceptics would have you think that global warming has paused, but this is only surface warming. Beneath the waves, heat is building.
Iran’s foreign ministry has criticised the killing of four Shi’ite Egyptians by a hostile crowd, saying such extremism violated the tenets of Islam.
Music boomed and confetti rained down as Miami’s NBA team celebrated its second-consecutive championship with a parade through the downtown.
A flight from Moscow that was being monitored by the media in case Edward Snowden was on board it has landed in Cuba uneventfully.
The calm prevailing at Dube Hostel hinges on whether the electricity problems it is experiencing can be fixed for good, according to hostel leaders.
What would a parliament with Julius Malema be like and does Agang have a fighting chance? Listen to an excerpt on the M&G’s weekly radio show.