Israel has reached an agreement to send thousands of African migrants to an unidentified country, a plan that has elicited criticism and concern.
Angola, exhibiting for the first time at the Venice Biennale, has been awarded the prestigious Golden Lion for the best national pavilion.
A Pretoria court has signed off on an agreement between prosecutors and defence to postpone the case against Oscar Pistorius until at least August.
The EU and Russia have begun talks dominated by the Syria crisis and Brussels’s decision to lift its arms embargo on Bashar al-Assad’s foes.
Despite what should be a short, uneventful appearance, media have thronged to follow proceedings in the case against Oscar Pistorius.
Relatives of workers killed in a fire at a Chinese slaughterhouse have blocked traffic and scuffled with police, demanding answers to the disaster.
Media coverage of the Pistorius trial is close to breaking constitutional principles. But can journalists be charged for reporting leaked evidence?
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe might have taken flack for his policies, but South Africans could learn from him about being masters of their destinies.
Japanese businesses and investment in South Africa will help build the country, says President Jacob Zuma as he visits Tokyo.
Artists Pamela Sunstrum and Thenjiwe Nkosi explore the notion of heroes and future mythologies in their "solo-collaborative" exhibition.