Bafana Bafana are confident of their chances ahead of World Cup qualifiers, says head coach Gordon Igesund.
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s three large-scale works on display at the Venice Biennale include horrifying mock-ups of his 2011 detention.
In a step towards assisting the falling rand, Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has planned to meet mining unions ahead of bargaining season.
Libya will appeal a ruling by the International Criminal Court to hand over former ruler Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam, to the tribunal.
South African author Lauren Beukes’s "The Shining Girls" will be adapted for television by US actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s company Appian Way.
South Africa’s banking and cellphone giants are in a battle to reach the 11-million people in the country with no bank accounts.
The rand has became the world’s most oversold major currency after the biggest monthly decline since September 2011, according to trading patterns.
Turkey’s prime minister has rejected claims that he is a "dictator" as thousands have returned to Taksim Square to protest against the government.
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe says he will hold elections by July 31, despite calls by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai for reforms first.
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