It’s time we devised a new standard by which to judge African cities: the size and population of its rats, writes Percy Zvomuya.
The most prolific giant panda in captivity outside of China, Bai Yun, has proved her mettle again with the delivery of her sixth cub in San Diego.
Rita Miljo, founder of the Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education, died on Friday in a fire at the sanctuary.
Analysts have warned the DA’s goal of 8% growth is not possible – at least, not in terms of the opposition party’s proposed economic growth plan.
Switzerland footballer Michel Morganella has been sent home from the Olympics after racially abusing South Korea’s players on Twitter.
Jacob Zuma’s popularity wanes in Gauteng, while the Limpopo textbook debacle may become a ugly blemish on the president’s record.
The ANC’s national executive committee has acknowledged that the late delivery of textbooks in Limpopo has been a "serious failure" by government.
A massive power cut has blacked out northern India, leaving more than 300-million people without power in the worst outage in a decade.
Palestinians have accused US presidential candidate Mitt Romney of undermining peace prospects by calling Jerusalem "the capital of Israel".
A Tehran court has sentenced to death four people convicted in Iran’s biggest-ever banking scandal.