Bloody clashes between protesters and anti-riot police raged overnight in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, while new scuffles erupted on Wednesday.
Zimbabwe police have arrested the editor of the <em>Standard</em> newspaper and a reporter after an article on the arrest of an MDC Cabinet minister.
Telkom says it has appointed former Absa group financial director Jacques Schindehutte as its new chief financial officer and director.
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has warned Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger that the Blues will continue to splash the cash.
It took an ugly rumour of a threatened split to put the Monaco royal wedding on the front pages on Wednesday.
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday morning announced the replacement of two beleaguered leaders in strife-torn Msunduzi.
The 5% of South Africans who have not registered their SIM and data cards must do so before midnight on Thursday.
Manchester United have agreed to sign Spain under-21 goalkeeper David de Gea from Atletico Madrid on a five-year contract.
The economy and the country’s political situation were topics of discussion at Cosatu’s central committee meeting in Midrand on Wednesday.
Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted on genocide charges, was given a red-carpet welcome on Wednesday by Chinese President Hu Jintao.