Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says the African Union, backed by the United Nations, should lead a transitional process in the country.
Nigeria has a battalion of about 800 soldiers ready to deploy to Somalia as part of an African Union peacekeeping force and could send more if needed.
A tense meeting between an ANC delegation and leaders of the Merafong Demarcation Forum was under way in Khutsong on Wednesday.
British PM Gordon Brown has said he wants the Zimbabwe cricket team to be banned from touring England next year and from the 2009 T20 World Cup.
Global mining giant Anglo American said on Wednesday it was "reviewing all options" surrounding a major project to produce platinum in Zimbabwe.
President Robert Mugabe has ”declared war” in Zimbabwe, said opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday from inside the Dutch embassy in Harare.
SA captain Graeme Smith is looking to his fast bowlers to make inroads into England’s top order and expose batsman Kevin Pietersen early on.
Naspers, Africa’s biggest media company, lifted annual core headline earnings by 38% to R3,9-billion, the company said on Wednesday.
South African banking charges were higher than they would be at competitive levels, according to a Competition Commission enquiry report.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned the United States on Wednesday it would face a ”tragedy” if it attacked the Islamic Republic.