If education really is SA’s top priority, it’s clear what needs to be done. We need a new education minister, writes Faranaaz Parker.
Outnumbered and outgunned, anti-regime guerrillas are fighting to stave off an onslaught by Bashar al-Assad’s forces in Aleppo, Syria.
Ebola has broken out in Uganda, killing at least 14 people as health officials battle to stem the spread of the deadly virus.
New data this week will clarify the challenges the world faces. Here’s your guide to the meetings, data releases and events likely to move markets.
A court has ruled that three HIV-positive women were sterilised without informed consent but dismissed claims it was done because of their HIV status.
Cameron van der Burgh has won the men’s 100m breaststroke final, finishing in 58.46 seconds and securing SA’s first medal at the London Olympic Games.
The South African women’s hockey team have been beaten 7-1 by world number two Argentina in their pool B opener at the London Olympics.
A lack of infrastructure development is the biggest challenge facing Africa, says newly elected AU Commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
Despite embarrassing swathes of empty seats at some Olympic events, London 2012 chair Sebastian Coe is insisting the venues are full of spectators.
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit South Africa in August, says the department of international relations.