Pressing on with a sweeping offensive against Boko Haram militants, Nigeria’s military says it re-established control in five remote areas.
Vodacom, South Africa’s largest wireless operator, plans to begin operating in three additional countries by the end of 2014.
Knocked by a strong dollar and dogged by outflows from exchange-traded funds, gold has fallen for the eighth of nine sessions.
The pet monkey that popstar Justin Bieber has not been able to produce documents for is set to become the property of Germany.
Police in Uganda’s capital have shut down the country’s leading independent newspaper after it published an incriminating letter about the president.
Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, a band that had a dramatic impact on rock ‘n roll, has died.
Symantec’s latest Internet Security Threat Report has revealed a 42% surge in targeted attacks in 2012 compared to the prior year.
A tornado has swept through an Oklahoma City suburb, tearing down blocks of homes, two schools and killing 91 people, 20 of which were children
Eleventh-hour negotiations are under way to prevent the auction of some of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s personal items to cover a debt to a college.
The Government Employees’ Pension Fund is to acquire a 25% stake, worth about R500-million, in Independent News and Media SA, reports Business Day.