Excitement is rising as south Sudan prepares to vote on January 9 in an independence referendum that was the centrepiece of a 2005 peace deal.
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/ 25 October 2010
South African Conrad Stoltz won the 15th annual Xterra World Championship off-road triathlon in Makena, Maui, on Sunday.
Deepest public spending cuts in 80 years planned.
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/ 25 October 2010
Russia has agreed to help Venezuela build its first nuclear power station in a move likely to raise concerns.
The <em>M&G</em> speaks to three women who are serving time at a Johannesburg prison after being arrested for drug smuggling.
Economy could be paralysed as supplies dry up and trucks come to a halt.
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/ 25 October 2010
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) expressed concern on Monday that assets at Aurora’s Orkney and Grootvlei mines were being sold as scrap.
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/ 25 October 2010
Fernando Alonso could take his third Formula One title in Brazil next week but neither Ferrari nor his rivals expect that to happen.
Jenni Williams has been jailed more often than she can remember. Yet she refuses to give up the fight for justice.
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/ 25 October 2010
Roger Federer won the Stockholm Open on Sunday, his 64th career title, which pulled him level with Pete Sampras to fourth on the all-time title list.