As Mars span towards its closest rendezvous with the Earth since the Stone Age on Wednesday, a group of French enthusiasts counted on a webcam to get that perfect snap to show their grandchildren.
South Africa’s rape and attempted rape figures are up year-on-year for the financial years 2000/01 and 2001/02, according to Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula.
The South African rand was steady against major currencies in late morning trade on Wednesday in a quiet market. Currency traders said that the rand had largely ignored the morning’s producer price index data.
Paul Kagame has won Rwanda’s presidential election in a landslide, with 95,05% of the vote, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced on Tuesday.
Trade unions, the government and business should unite if South Africa is to attract an estimated two million jobs, but the perception of local labour inflexibility could be a major stumbling block.
It’s 11pm on a Saturday night in downtown Monrovia and at the African Palace nightclub, revellers are getting down to some serious partying.
The government sought to assure agricultural leaders on Tuesday that it had no intention of tampering with a report on violent farm attacks, Agri SA said.
South Africa’s banking system remains sound, the South African Reserve Bank said on Tuesday.
Deputy President Jacob Zuma is continuing his work programme as usual despite the flurry of public debate around his alleged links to corruption in South Africa’s arms deal.
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The 19-day chase of a Uraguayan trawler with a suspected hold full of poached Patagonian toothfish is expected to reach a climax within hours.