Frank Lampard scored a hat-trick as Chelsea reminded their Manchester title rivals that they too could score for fun with a 5-1 thumping.
Bafana Bafana expects all their overseas-based players to join the rest of the squad on Monday ahead of the weekend’s Africa Nations Cup.
British Prime Minister David Cameron says the eurozone has to get on with fixing its financial problems or risk pulling down the entire world economy.
The African National Congress Youth League has disbanded the provincial executive committee of its KwaZulu-Natal branch.
A local privately-owned newspaper has reported that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe went to Singapore for a medical check-up last week.
Egypt’s deputy prime minister says his country is committed to a free market economy after the ownership of three companies was returned to the state.
Austria’s finance minister says Greece will more likely than not receive the next tranche of bailout cash it needs to stave off bankruptcy.
Massmart Holdings CEO says the South African retailer majority owned by Walmart plans to open 23 new stores in the next eight months.
A US diplomat says officials have met members of the Brotherhood after Washington claimed it would have contact with Egypt’s biggest Islamist group.
Streams of civilians have fled Sirte in Libya while the Red Cross warns of a medical emergency and battles continue.