Pakistanis have voted in a landmark test of democracy and have been quickly reminded of the militant violence that plagues the country.
The 19th MTN Sama festivities have been kick-started with the non-broadcast leg that honours the music industry and those working behind the scenes.
Russia withheld "crucial" information from the US on one of the suspects of the Boston Marathon bombings, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions has expressed outrage over Anglo American Platinum’s announcement that it will cut 6 000 jobs.
Africa’s soaring economic growth "should not lead to hubris", Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has told delegates at the World Economic Forum.
Preliminary DNA results have confirmed that the man accused of kidnapping and raping three US woman had fathered the girl rescued with them this week.
This weekend, 76 000 fans have one final chance to witness – and savour – the most successful manager in Britain’s football history.
Amplats has said it would cut 6 000 jobs, fewer than half the 14 000 first proposed, as it tries to restore profits without provoking a backlash.
Communications Minister Dina Pule will not apologise to the Sunday Times, her department has said.
South Korean director Park Chan-wook makes his English-language debut with an outrageous quasi-remake of Hitchcock’s 1943 thriller Shadow of a Doubt.