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/ 23 December 2009
At one of Zimbabwe’s numerous heights of self-immolation, I decided enough was enough and opted to go into the diaspora.
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/ 18 December 2009
The Transmusicales music festival has a reputation for delivering the finest up-and-coming talent.
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/ 17 December 2009
Investigators are still unable to pinpoint why an Air France passenger jet crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, killing all 228 people on board.
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/ 15 December 2009
A France-Africa summit will be held in France instead of Egypt after Paris made clear it did not want Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to attend.
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/ 10 December 2009
France could follow Britain’s lead by slapping a special tax on bank bonuses for 2009 but has yet to agree a rate, government sources said.
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/ 9 December 2009
The junta in Guinea has accused French secret services of complicity in the attempt on the life of its chief, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara.
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/ 4 December 2009
Confederation of African Football serves a R1-billion summons on the national broadcaster.
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/ 30 November 2009
Rwanda wants to "clear up the diplomatic climate which has been poisoned since 1994" with France, the Kigali government said on Monday.
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/ 29 November 2009
New Zealand outclassed France 39-12 with an impressive mix of power and skill to end a successful European tour in spectacular fashion.
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/ 27 November 2009
Not quite the movie of the week: Shaun de Waal reviews <em>Chéri</em>, based on the novellas of French national treasure Madame Colette.
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/ 26 November 2009
Any feelings of fatigue after a long season are on hold, Richie McCaw has warned ahead of the All Blacks’ clash against France on Saturday.
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/ 19 November 2009
France qualified for the World Cup thanks to a double handball by Thierry Henry that led to the extra-time goal in a 1-1 draw with Ireland.
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/ 16 November 2009
The names of the final four European teams to qualify for next year’s World Cup will be known after the final leg of the play-offs on Wednesday.
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/ 14 November 2009
France kept world champion South Africa scoreless in the second half to come back and win their rugby Test 20-13 on Friday.
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/ 12 November 2009
World champions South Africa will seek to break a 12-year hoodoo when they take on France at the Municipal Stadium in Toulouse on Friday.
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/ 11 November 2009
French and German leaders stood side by side in Paris to honour the fallen of World War I on Wednesday.
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/ 10 November 2009
The Springbok starting XV to face France on Friday shows four changes from the team that started the final Tri-Nations Test in September.
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/ 10 November 2009
France’s Imanol Harinordoquy is relishing a chance to face a Springbok side he regards as having the ”nastiest” players in the world in Friday’s Test.
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/ 9 November 2009
There is no panic in the Springbok camp after Friday’s unexpected loss to the Leicester Tigers, but there is awareness of the challenge lying ahead.
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/ 9 November 2009
Seven Toulouse players will form the backbone of the France XV to take on world champions South Africa in Toulouse on Friday night.
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/ 28 October 2009
Angola on Wednesday called the conviction of the son of the late Francois Mitterrand over illegal arms sales to the African nation unjust.
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/ 28 October 2009
France rugby coach Marc Lievremont has recalled flyhalf Frederic Michalak to face World Cup winners South Africa in next month’s Test match.
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/ 28 October 2009
How would you react to someone who tried to sell you a car that runs on fresh air?
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/ 27 October 2009
A French court fined the Church of Scientology on Tuesday for defrauding vulnerable followers.
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/ 23 October 2009
Nicolas Sarkozy is finding it much tougher to deal with Washington than he had anticipated and is recalibrating his policies accordingly.
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/ 20 October 2009
Former Renault chief Flavio Briatore’s legal action challenging the life ban he received from the FIA will be heard on November 24.
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/ 19 October 2009
France have been handed a potentially tough test in their bid to qualify for the World Cup after drawing the Republic of Ireland in the play-offs.
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/ 19 October 2009
Former Renault chief Flavio Briatore announced on Sunday he was taking legal action challenging the life ban he received from the FIA.
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/ 14 October 2009
Tour de France champion Alberto Contador played down the threat of a drugs probe that was launched a day before the presentation of next year’s race.
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/ 13 October 2009
Prosecutors have reportedly launched a investigation against the Astana cycling team to examine syringes used by the squad during the Tour de France.
With France far from certain to qualify for next year’s World Cup, attention focuses on the poker-faced French coach’s strategies.
England outside-half Jonny Wilkinson has admitted to thriving on the continuity of game time and being injury-free since his arrival at Toulon.