Shoaib Akhtar, whose colourful career has been a heady mix of brilliance and controversy, announced his retirement from international cricket.
Telkom has appointed company veteran Pinky Moholi as its new CEO as it struggles to craft a convincing turnaround strategy.
A global online paedophile network has been smashed in a worldwide police operation that has led to hundreds of arrests and many convictions.
South Africa will look to fine-tune their preparations for the knock-out rounds when they take on Bangladesh on Saturday.
Derbies featuring the Bulls against the Stormers and the Crusaders against the Highlanders threaten to shake up the Super 15 table this weekend.
Heavy fighting broke out in Côte d’Ivoire on Wednesday hours after Alassane Ouattara offered rival Laurent Gbagbo a chance to quit power.
The owner of the house where Mandela buried his gun as a young freedom fighter is reportedly asking unaffordable price for it to be returned.
Concern over Japan’s ability to contain its nuclear crisis grew on Thursday, as military helicopters dumped water on to an overheating power plant.
Chelsea booked their place in the Champions League quarterfinals despite wasting chances in Wednesday’s 0-0 draw against Copenhagen.
Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi said his forces would fight a "decisive battle" on Thursday.