Police commissioner Riah Phiyega is set to have a tough cross examination at the Marikana commission after a decidedly dismal start to her testimony.
A series of blasts targeting buses full of passengers in Kano, Nigeria has killed at least 20 people and sources say the toll is expected to rise.
"Their actions amount to misconduct as they postponed cases without a valid reason, which is unlawful," says justice ministry.
The arrest of his aides is intimidation by political rivals in the run-up to general elections, says Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.
No matter how the ANC explains the disbandment of its youth league and Limpopo executives, the move seems like a purge of Jacob Zuma’s detractors.
Cyprus’ ministers have met to rework a plan to seize money from bank deposits before a parliamentary vote that might threaten the island’s finances.
The government will issue regulations this week to tighten the noose on smokers, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has said.
Parliament’s oversight committee on communications is in a race against time to appoint an interim SABC board to act in place of the outgoing board.
On the issue of porn, Tanya Gold is with the Saudi Arabians: the freedom to watch a woman gag on a penis is not one she cherishes.
The rapper’s reps have played down concerns, despite reports of another serious seizure.