Police on Tanzania’s Zanzibar archipelago seized 1 041 elephant tusks apparently being smuggled en route to Malaysia, say officials.
Although difficult to quantify, SA’s contribution to relief efforts in Somalia exceeds R20-million so far, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe.
While the public protector’s recommendations are not always heeded by the state, her Canadian counterpart says such reports are never ignored there.
The UN says famine is set to spread to two new southern Somali regions with millions of people reeling from extreme drought.
Beaten in four of the last five races, Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel will aim to reassert his authority at the Belgian Grand Prix.
The EU’s foreign affairs chief has urged world governments to meet a "moral obligation" to send aid into the drought-hit Horn of Africa.
Fritz Wolmarans is the South African standing in the men’s singles qualifying competition at the US Open tennis tournament in New York.
Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple on Wednesday and passed the reins to his right-hand man Tim Cook.
Israeli air strikes have killed a Palestinian militant, prompting mortar fire into southern Israel just days after armed groups agreed to a truce.
The SA Sports Awards in Sun City made a comeback on Sunday with the "razzmatazz" promised</a> by Sports and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula.