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Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane.

Lesotho PM flees to SA, confirms military coup

Tom Thabane says he has been "removed from control not by the people but by the armed forces" and has fled South Africa in fear of his life.

Amcu president Joseph Mathunjwa.

‘Strikes will beget strikes’ in 2014

Analysts fear that as Amcu prepares to strike at two platinum mines this week, industrial action will spread to other sectors.

A handout picture released by the Namibian police shows the burnt wreckage of a Mozambican Airlines plane at the site of its crash in Namibia’s Bwabwata National Park on November 30.

Mozambican airline crash ‘intentional’, says probe

The plane’s captain had a "clear intention" to crash an airplane that went down in Namibia at the end of November, according to an investigation.

Mozambique’s former president Armando Guebuza. (AFP)

President Guebuza insists on no war for Mozambique

Amid the worst political violence the country has seen since its 16-year civil war, Mozambique’s president says a war is unlikely to break out.

Platinum turmoil may shutter Rustenburg

Mining unrest has rattled South Africa, but turmoil has been a hammer blow to the platinum belt, calling into question the future of an entire city.

Mandela too soft on whites, says Mugabe

Robert Mugabe has criticised Nelson Mandela for being too soft on whites in a documentary offering a rare look at the Zimbabwean president.

Ramphele could give ANC a run for its money

Mamphela Ramphele has set off rampant guesswork about whether she could finally help forge a viable alternative to the seemingly unshakeable ANC.

Four-time European title winner Branden Grace expected to take the cup at the inaugural Mandela Championship.

SA’s Grace set to win inaugural Nelson Mandela Championship

Title winner Branden Grace is expected to win at the first Nelson Mandela Championship golfing event in Durban.

Lee Westwood watches his shot during the second round of the DP World Tour Championship in the Gulf emirate of Dubai.

Westwood guns for third Nedbank Challenge title

Englishman Lee Westwood is hoping to become the first to win three consecutive titles in the upcoming Nedbank Golf Challenge invitation tournament.

Schwartzel hopes to keep SA Open trophy at home

Charl Schwartzel, 2011 Masters champion, is determined to join a formidable list of fellow countrymen to hold up the SA Open trophy this week.

‘This is the beginning of the war’, warn striking Amplats miners

Hundreds of the 12 000 miners sacked by Amplats have rejected their dismissal and some say they will use violence to get their jobs back.

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Limpopo rhino orphanage gives calves a second chance

An orphanage in Limpopo is giving baby rhinos a second chance at life after their parents were killed by poachers.

Taxi drivers: Who is the safest of them all?

Mangled wreckage from deadly head-on collisions is usually what lands South Africa’s notoriously aggressive minibus taxis in the headlines.

Hillbrow police prepare for the worst on New Year’s

Hillbrow police prepare for the worst on New Year’s

Fridges might fly and beds may fall from the sky as residents in Hillbrow see in the New Year by throwing broken furniture onto the streets below.

Crowded Moz classrooms drive kids to night school

At 8pm Joana Charles waits outside class for her history teacher at a school in Maputo, while hundreds of children run and play in the dark.

Mozambique’s war-hit Gorongoza park slowly recovers

As warthogs play in the mud behind him, park ranger Charles Pereira Aranje scans the savannah for poachers.

Mozambican police deploy in protest-hit Maputo

Mozambican police deploy in protest-hit Maputo

Mozambican police on Monday deployed across impoverished neighbourhoods in Maputo to prevent fresh protests over food prices.

Building boom transforms Mozambique, but not for poor

Since its civil war ended in 1992, the country has spent billions of dollars to build and repair roads, enlarge harbours and rehabilitate railways.

Security concerns after Mozambique tourist attacks

A crime wave against foreign tourists in Mozambique has raised concerns about security at its normally idyllic Indian Ocean resorts.