US retail sales figures, Europe’s industrial production numbers, a growth snapshot from Brazil and SA’s current account data will dominate this week.
Elon Musk is a South African who has transformed online commerce, cars and space travel, and dreams of sending the first humans to Mars.
Venezuela’s opposition leader Henrique Capriles has launched what many consider a doomed candidacy to replace Hugo Chávez.
The main accused in the fatal gang-rape of a student on a bus in New Delhi in December has hanged himself in jail while in solitary confinement.
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Oscar Pistorius is a broken man "on the verge of suicide" as he fights a charge of premeditated murder, a friend of the Paralympic star has said.
A snap survey of M&G readers shows that citizens are more likely to be fearful and suspicious of police officers than to regard them with trust.
Holders Chelsea or Manchester United will face Manchester City in the FA Cup semifinals.
Liverpool ended Tottenham Hotspur’s 12-match unbeaten Premier League run when a late Steven Gerrard penalty sealed a 3-2 win at Anfield on Sunday.