Delhi’s Commonwealth Games was plunged into a racism storm on Saturday after SA swimmer Roland Schoeman described a crowd of acting like "monkeys".
SA needs to re-examine its current policy on biofuels which would see the country use its excess maize without threatening food security.
The announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize provoked a furious reaction from authorities, who warned that the decision would hurt relations with Norway.
The International Criminal Court ruled on Friday that the trial of an alleged Congolese warlord should resume after a three-month suspension.
The Congress of the People’s (Cope) national committee met on Friday and decided it would stop paying Charlotte Lobe, its general secretary.
If Ugandan investigators are right, the size of the conspiracy behind the twin bombings during the World Cup finals could hardly have been bigger.
Robert Gumede returned to Ellis Park stadium this week to announce he was the first black shareholder in a major South African rugby team.
Chilean rescuers were close on Friday to ending the ordeal of 33 miners buried alive for two months deep underground after a cave-in.
Gunmen in south-western Pakistan set fire to nearly 30 tankers carrying fuel for Nato troops in Afghanistan on Saturday.
Two SA universities will receive part of a US government -million investment in African medical education, the US embassy said on Friday.