Libyans began voting in a poll designed to shake off the legacy of Muammar Gaddafi but which risks being hijacked by autonomy demands in the east.
Once again, Roger Federer will be playing in the Wimbledon final. For once, it will be against Andy Murray.
Obama’s decision meets a pledge he made on a visit to Afghanistan to upgrade Kabul to a security status given to only a limited number of US partners.
Andy Murray has ended Britain’s 74-year wait for a male Wimbledon finalist by clinching a semifinal victory over French fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
The United States and its international partners have called for global sanctions against Syria’s Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Change in the African Union’s leadership could create an opportunity to make it more efficient, says Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
Cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro has defended his cartoon, saying "dissident views are essential for real change", while the ANC has called for an apology.
A controversial R2-billion deal to procure a new presidential jet from aircraft company Boeing has lapsed and the $10 000 deposit will be refunded.
Percy Zvomuya finds time during the Arts Festival to make a pilgrimage to Fingo Village and document the graves of obscure Zimbabwean royalty.
The ANC Women’s League has condemned Zapiro’s cartoon featuring an erect penis published in the Mail & Guardian on Friday, saying he went too far.