Sub-Saharan Africa posts economic growth rates higher than the worldwide average but has the planet’s greatest food security problems, the UN says.
European naval aircraft have fired at pirate-owned supplies on the Somali coastline for the first time since the EU authorised such strikes.
Ban Ki-moon has asked former SA judge Navi Pillay to stay on as UN high commissioner for human rights for another two years.
A photojournalist from New Zealand who was arrested in Zimbabwe has been released and spoken of the "hell" of spending 25 days in the country’s jails.
Australian Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said she would vote for gay marriage when the chance came later and the "time is coming" for change.
Australian Attorney-General Nicola Roxon she would vote for gay marriage when the chance came later this year and the "time is coming" for change.
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan says his peace plan could be the last bid to avoid war in Syria, where a truce has failed to end months of bloodshed.
Petty hunters, corrupt officials and Asian traffickers have been snared in SA’s crackdown on rhino poaching as special prosecutors battle syndicates.
General Bosco Ntaganda, the DRC deserter accused of recruiting child soldiers, has emptied towns across the Congo as villagers flee his brutal attacks
Chelsea must win the Champions League final if they are to compete next season after a 4-1 defeat by Liverpool ended their Premier League hopes.
West Ham United are one match away from a return to the Premier League following last season’s relegation after over-powering Cardiff City.
Observers say Francois Hollande should pursue more equitable relations with Africa than Nicolas Sarkozy, who at times showed obvious arrogance.
Rory McIlroy has reclaimed golf’s world number one ranking despite losing to Rickie Fowler in a playoff at the US PGA Tour’s Wells Fargo Championship.
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille denies trying to recruit Congress of South African Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi to her party.
Since his reinstatement, controversial police spy boss Richard Mdluli has gained extra powers to spy on emails and phone calls. Cue the alarm bells.
The court challenge to e-tolling by the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance must be heard before the system is implemented, a judge has ruled.
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.
President Jacob Zuma has opened the ANC’s Mpumalanga elective conference in Nelspruit, which may test the extent of his influence within the party.
ANC spokesperson Jackson Mthembu says reports of a meeting to discuss Julius Malema’s suspension and the disbanding of his executive are "misleading".
The ANC’s top six leadership has united in a dramatic show of power to lambaste Julius Malema and the league for sowing division in the ruling party.
Renegade Mali soldiers claim to have seized the presidential palace and arrested several ministers after a gun battle, in an apparent coup d’etat.
Violent protests near Cape Town and Jo’burg — over schooling and power cuts — have been met with police water cannons, stun grenades and tear gas.
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has asked the public protector to investigate his partner Gugu Mtshali’s business ties.
The government’s interference in the Walmart merger with Massmart will jeopardise future foreign investment, says the Inkatha Freedom Party.
Cosatu’s protest action goes beyond the narrow issues of labour brokering and the e-tolling system — it was more about class struggle.
Zwelinzima Vavi says Wednesday’s march is the first warning shot in Cosatu’s war on e-tolling, "and we’ve got lots of bullets".
Incidents of intimidation and disruption of services characterised Cosatu’s national strike against labour brokers and the e-tolling system.
South African sniffer dogs were being used in West Africa to combat the smuggling of rhino horns and elephant tusks.
Expelled from the ANC after showing no remorse for sowing division within the party, Malema says the battle to clear his name is far from over.
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Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has said the government will in future proceed more carefully with the introduction of e-tolling.
ANCYL president Julius Malema told striking Implats workers they must negotiate to end their strike and to not allow management to divide them.
President Jacob Zuma has called on workers to become active participants in the shaping of ANC policy. (Just don’t mention the e-tolling plans).