Former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond criticised "reprehensible" behaviour over a rate-fixing scandal in his first public hearing since quitting.
Arsenal’s captain Robin van Persie says he will not extend his contract with the Premier League club, leaving his future uncertain.
South Africa is considering ways of strengthening economic relations with Belgium, says International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.
President Jacob Zuma has told the national cohesion summit the 2010 World Cup should be an example of what a united South Africa could be like.
Hundreds of Egyptians have made their way to the presidential palace in Cairo to air their grievances to their new leader, President Mohamed Morsi.
A gunman has killed four hostages in south-west Germany before shooting himself while resisting eviction from his apartment building.
Double amputee Oscar Pistorius is to make his Olympic debut after he was added to South Africa’s final team for the Games in London.
Chelsea has confirmed that Daniel Sturridge is suffering from viral meningitis but the striker could recover in time for the Olympics.
The Palestinians are ready to accept a medical examination of the body of former leader Yasser Arafat if his family agrees.
Jacob Zuma’s legacy will be defined by promiscuity, corruption and a suppression of debate – he must be removed at Mangaung, says Julius Malema.