The Square Kilometre Array Organisation has opened its headquarters, where scientists and engineers will build a giant radio telescope.
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has made new promises for the coming year during her budget presentation in Parliament.
Former intern at amaBhungane Owen Gagare has been arrested in Zimbabwe following an expose involving the Zimbabwean military and police.
The African Union needs a stronger military capacity to respond to instability, notably in central Africa, President Jacob Zuma has said.
A young army recruit is in danger of losing the use of an arm after he and 10 others were punished for going to a pub without permission.
There is no crisis at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, the Gauteng health department has said.
President Mohamed Morsi has sworn in new ministers after a Cabinet reshuffle, in a move that falls short of opposition demands.
One of Bieber’s hit songs is the target of a $10-million copyright infringement lawsuit.
Benjamin Netanyahu has curbed building projects in Jewish settlements, say media reports, in a bid to help the US revive peace talks with Palestine.
In the 1980s Iraqi women enjoyed more basic rights than other women in the region, but years of dictatorship has led to deterioration in their status.