Rhodes University was hit by its second tragedy this month when the body of a student was found hanging from a hockey goal-post on the campus in Grahamstown on Saturday, police said on Sunday.
Nigeria on Friday repatriated two gorillas recovered from animal smugglers to eastern neighbour Cameroon, where they will be returned to their natural habitat in the Limbe Wild Life Park.
Al-Qaeda isn’t finished. Its structure – devolved, barely organised by conventional standards – can survive any number of strikes at individual bases.
As the general election draws closer, the battle for the support of South Africa’s working class has begun.
The Catholic Church in Southern Africa has promised to take harsh action against priests accused of sexual misconduct and says it will dismiss members of the clergy who are found guilty of abuse.
Andrew Meldrum reported from Zimbabwe for 23 years. On May 16 he was forcibly deported. He describes how a country that offered so much hope to Africa became a pariah nation.
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There has been an error in the calculation of South Africa’s consumer inflation figures, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel confirmed on Monday.
A woman claimed on Sunday she was beaten by ten men armed with sticks because she did not stand to attention when their political party’s flag was raised.
Suspected Bali bomber Amrozi was confronted on Monday by injured victims of the blasts, who testified about their night of terror as bombs ripped two crowded nightspots apart.
The French delivered their own version of shock and awe last night when the American film Elephant won the Palme d’Or in the biggest turn-up for the books for years at the Cannes film festival.