President Michel Djotodia has said his country would halt trade in diamonds pending reforms to ensure that they are not used to fund conflicts.
The Guardian has posted an audio clip of the claim by Michael Douglas after he denied saying cunnilingus was to blame for his throat cancer.
A National Union of Mineworkers leader has been shot dead and another wounded at a Lonmin platinum mine in South Africa, says the union.
Williams bludgeoned her way to another lopsided win on Sunday as she continued her quest for a second French Open title, 11 years after her first.
The US Treasury has stopped re-investing in a retirement fund, a major step in its efforts to avoid exceeding the debt ceiling.
Oklahoma has been hit by deadly tornadoes not far from the town of Moore, where a powerful twister struck less than two weeks ago, killing 24 people.
SA’s Charl Schwartzel has piled up 10 birdies in a seven-under par 65 to take the first-round lead at the US PGA Tour’s Memorial tournament.
South Africa’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia is in Yemen to try and secure the release of two South Africans kidnapped in the town of Taiz.
IMF chief Christine Lagarde has avoided immediate charges but was named ‘assisted witness’ in a case about a state payout to a disgraced tycoon.
President Robert Mugabe has signed Zimbabwe’s new Constitution into law, clearing the path to crucial elections later this year.