West African leaders met in a summit on Wednesday under pressure to take action over Côte d’Ivoire.
Tiger Woods launched a cellphone application on Wednesday that will give golfing lessons via cellphones.
Portuguese PM José Sócrates resigned on the eve of a key EU summit on the eurozone debt crisis after Parliament rejected his new austerity plan.
It will be yet another test of nerves when South Africa take on New Zealand in the World Cup quarter-final on Friday, but the Proteas aren’t nervous.
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) confiscated a Lamborghini and Ferrari belonging to Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir on Wednesday.
The homeless Canterbury Crusaders say losing is not an option this weekend as they play the Coastal Sharks in London.
Australia, Canada and Singapore joined a list of countries shunning Japanese food imports as radioactive steam wafted anew from a nuclear plant.
Western warplanes hit Libya for a fifth night on Thursday, but have so far failed to stop Muammar Gaddafi’s tanks shelling rebel-held towns.
The UK prepares for its first face and hand transplant, while Google’s plan to digitise every book is slapped down.
Many years of mulling over ideas about post-1994 South Africa has resulted in a skillfully considered novel that’s not an easy read.