Fighters loyal to the CAR’s new government have killed five rebels near the Cameroon border, while their leader escaped on horseback.
Former president Nelson Mandela’s family has denied barring government officials from visiting him in hospital, says the ANC.
Expelled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema’s cabbage and tomato farm in Limpopo has been auctioned for R2.5-million.
The ANC Youth League task team has disbanded four more provincial structures, saying the league is at its weakest state since its unbanning.
The European Union wants to stop some imports from South Africa after some shipments of fruit were found to have the citrus black spot disease.
Hobbits, elves and dragons appear to be coaxing tourists to New Zealand as fans await their first glimpse of the second movie in "The Hobbit" trilogy.
The rand has fallen even deeper, with the South African currency losing 1.7% of its value against the dollar in early trading on Monday.
The rand fell and bond yields rose on Monday morning, as lower commodity prices reflected soft Chinese industrial production figures.
Banks, who enlivened Scottish literature for three decades with his dark humour, has died just days before the release of his novel "The Quarry."
Sudan has put on hold nine security and economic pacts with South Sudan but remains committed to good relations if the South ends support for rebels.