Two security guards have been hacked to death at a Johannesburg mine operated by Lonmin in new violence between rival unions, say company officials.
Egypt’s president has ordered the defence minister and chief of staff to retire and has appointed a senior judge, Mahmoud Mekki, as vice-president.
A court has temporarily stopped Kenya Airways from retrenching its workers until a suit brought by their union challenging the layoffs is heard.
With 80 000 sets of eyes locked on the world’s best sprinters, one ticket holder decided to add to the drama and lob a bottle at Usain Bolt.
Usain Bolt’s victory in the Olympic 100m has given Jamaica the perfect Independence Day present and underlined his status as the fastest man on Earth.
State television says Assad’s forces are "cleansing the terrorist filth" from the country, which has been sucked into a sectarian conflict.
The spacecraft and its systems are functioning flawlessly, and forecasts predict favourable Martian weather over the landing zone.
Rebel commander in Aleppo said he expected a Syrian army attack on rebels "within days".
The Waikato Chiefs powered to their first ever Super Rugby title on Saturday with a sparkling 37-6 win over the Sharks in Hamilton.
The woman who gatecrashed India’s parade at the Olympic opening ceremony has apologised for her "error of judgment".
Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan is stepping down as the UN-Arab League mediator in the 17-month-old Syria conflict at the end of the month.
Writer Gore Vidal, who filled his intellectual works with acerbic observations on politics, sex and American culture, has died in LA at the age of 86.
The most prolific giant panda in captivity outside of China, Bai Yun, has proved her mettle again with the delivery of her sixth cub in San Diego.
Britain’s much-maligned public transport system coped with an unusually quiet early rush hour on the first full working day of the Olympics.
Gill Marcus has stated that further easing on interest rates can’t be taken for granted, and are contingent on inflation and global conditions.
Yi Siling of China hailed her life-changing moment after being presented with the first gold medal of the London Olympics.
Ghana’s President John Atta Mills has died unexpectedly, a statement said, and an aide said his death occurred after taking ill on Monday.
Workers and employers in South Africa’s petroleum sector have agreed on a two-year wage deal, says labour union Solidarity.
Aero engineer Senior Plc reported a 20% increase in first-half profit as clients Boeing and Airbus ramped up build rates to meet hefty order backlogs.
British Open champion Ernie Els says he was inspired by watching SA turn the screws on England before going out to win his fourth Major title.
Hashim Amla says he was more pleased to have put South Africa in a position to win the first Test against England than to score a record 311 not out.
Hashim Amla reached his double century and Jacques Kallis plundered his 43rd test hundred as South Africa continued to make England toil.
Gunfire has erupted at a military camp near the airport in Antananarivo and a commander said the incident looked somewhat like a mutiny.
Assad’s move to protect his capital has been compared to a doctor "abandoning the patient’s limbs to save the organs".
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said he was sending an envoy to Syria to assess the situation as government forces and rebels battle for control.
The Sharks blew away the Queensland Reds to reach the Super Rugby semifinals with a 30-17 win at Lang Park.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a law which will tighten controls on civil right groups funded from abroad.
Cote d’Ivoire plans to spend over 11-trillion CFA francs through 2015 on a development programme aimed at reversing a decade of economic decline.
The Russian ambassador to France says he believes Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad will leave power – but only in an orderly fashion.
A masked gunman has shot and killed 14 people, wounding 50 others at a showing of the new Batman film at a Denver movie theatre in the US.
Vodacom, the South African unit of British mobile operator Vodafone, has reported a 9.3% rise in first-quarter revenue.
The AU policy talks in Ethiopia have been governed by discussions on terrorists in Mali, reconciliation in Sudan and the AU commission leadership.