More ivory was seized last year by customs officials around the world than at any time since a global ban was introduced in 1989.
Pet owners in Asia are snapping up ‘pocket’ primates provided by traders in South Africa. Fiona Macleod reports
Closer ties between South Africa and China have many benefits but critics remain guarded, writes Faeeza Ballim.
Sino-African relations are unfolding against the backdrop of China’s increasing dominance in the global economy, writes Paula Akugizibwe.
More than 300 fans gathered in Shanghai to welcome Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba on his much-anticipated arrival on Saturday.
Two years after eclipsing Japan as the world’s second-largest economy, China has stolen the number two spot on the Fortune 500 list.
"Wei" means "future" and also "uncertainty" – and the future really is unknown, writes nternationally acclaimed Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
Chinese police say dissident artist Ai Weiwei could face investigation for bigamy and distributing pornography and barred him from travel.
China will launch a spacecraft to conduct its first manned space docking the latest in a plan aimed at giving the country a permanent space station.
Chinese dissident Li Wangyang, jailed for 22 years after the 1989 Tiananmen protests, has died in strange circumstances in central China.
China has long insisted that other countries desist from meddling in its domestic affairs. Now it appears even smog reports for tourists are verboten.
Police in China have beaten and detained political activists marking the 23rd anniversary of the brutal crackdown of the Tiananmen democracy protests.
Despite a shot in the arm, South Africa’s textile industry is still losing out to the Far East, writes Teigue Payne.
Pressure on blind Chinese rights activist Chen Guangcheng’s family shows that his flight does not mean China will relax its grip on dissent.
Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng said on Saturday he has left a hospital in Beijing and believes he will be headed on a flight to the US.
Divisions over who should lead the fight against climate change should be laid aside say ministers from some of the world’s poorest countries.
A new index measures countries’ ability to manage change to achieve sustained long-term growth, Lisa Steyn reports.
The first myth is that China is an export economy. It is not, writes Patrick Collinson.
Selling what China makes to locals has economic pros but sociopolitical and environmental cons, says Patrick Collinson.
Chen Guangcheng — one of China’s best-known human rights icons — was prepared to spend years in the US embassy as he weighed his next move.
The US is escalating the risks of a currency war, Brics nations say. <b>Matt Quigley</b> explores the consequences if the US doesn’t "knock it off".
China is demanding an apology from the US over the standoff involving activist Chen Guangcheng, who has now left the US embassy in Beijing.
China, the largest purchaser of oil from South Sudan, has agreed to loan the fledgling country $8-billion.
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is now under US protection in Beijing after fleeing from house arrest, a US-based rights group said on Saturday.
Trends have shown that the wealth of the top 1% people is increasing despite the global economic slump.
<em>The New York Times</em> has revealed that Wal-Mart covered up findings of an internal probe that proved its Mexican subsidiary bribed officials.
SA’s newest star Branden Grace has drawn comparisons with some of golf’s legends after sealing his third European Tour win already this year.
Amid weaker than expected data in the US and China, and a flare-up in Europe’s debt crisis, markets will be paying close attention to key statistics.
US and Chinese officials have taken part in war games in bid to prevent military blowout resulting from rising anger over cyberattacks.
In the glare of the social media, it has been impossible for China’s authorities to keep a clamp on things, especially why Bo Xilai had to leave.
A new book, <em>Tiger Head, Snake Tails</em>, explores the extremes by which China functions and how order exists in such a chaotic state.
Ai Weiwei, the Chinese activist and artist, has turned off the live feed from surveillance cameras he fitted in his home after authorities objected.