Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray hit top gear on Thursday as Petra Kvitova was the only top seed to encounter difficulties at the Australian Open.
Shameem Rajbansi has been announced as the successor to her late husband Amichand as leader of the Minority Front party.
Kabir Sokoto, the man accused of the attack on a Nigerian church that killed 37 people on Christmas Day, has escaped from police custody.
Cell C has has appointed former Vodacom head Alan Knott-Craig as its new chief executive officer, replacing Lars Reichelt, who resigned last year.
The state has dismissed claims President Zuma has asked the navy to acquire a $500-million aircraft carrier, saying it was an aborted Mbeki-era plan.
David Attenborough has urged big businesses to play a leading role in protecting nature from the expanding human population.
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Cosatu is planning protests over what it says is government’s failure to implement job commitments with the importing of solar panel components.
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has appeared before Pakistan’s Supreme Court for not pursuing corruption cases against officials.
Khaled Meshaal, the political leader of the Palestinian Islamist party Hamas, is expected to retire at upcoming leadership elections.
Inventors of the hand-held camera and one of the US’s best-known companies Eastman Kodak has filed for bankruptcy, securing a $950-million lifeline.