The Mail & Guardian brings you ten facts you might have or not known about the Olympic Games taking place in London.
Municipal workers’ unions have secured a three-year wage deal and a commitment from local government to fill 30 000 vacant posts.
What female athletes wear should get less attention, but sports clothing can be a barrier to competition for many women who want to cover up.
Romney arrived in London pursued by calls to use this overseas tour to define a foreign policy that amounts to more than criticising the president.
Alarm bells have been ringing in Washington and London over Rwanda’s clampdown on internal freedoms, writes David Smith.
All you need to know to hold your own in conversation this weekend, from the latest on the Jackson family meltdown to Olympic hassles & SA’s education fiasco.