The South African women’s hockey team drew 1-1 with Spain in Randburg to clinch the five-match Investec international series 2-1.
President Jacob Zuma is in for a busy few weeks as he leaves for Qatar on Monday to strengthen political and economic relations between the countries.
Voters in Chad have gone to the polls for the first local elections in the country’s history, after the ballot had been rescheduled several times.
Libyan students protested in Benghazi after angry demonstrators lobbed grenades and stormed the offices of the ruling NTC — then its deputy resigned.
Drought has again returned to the western shoulder of Africa, bringing hunger to millions, threatening to slip the Sahel region into crisis.
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/ 22 January 2012
Taiwan’s fraud cases fell 26% in 2010 from the previous year after the island joined hands with China to fight crime, the government said.
Our A-Z analysis unpicks the significance of the World Economic Forum talkfest taking place in Switzerland this week.
The National Press Club has named Public Protector Thuli Madonsela and former ANC Youth League president Julius Malema as its newsmakers of the year.
Convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik is demanding a presidential pardon and the repayment of a claimed R2-million loan to President Jacob Zuma.
Newt Gingrich has pulled off a sensational victory in the Republican race by taking the South Carolina primary, wrecking Mitt Romney’s plans.
Lashing out at those in his party supporting Julius Malema, Jacob Zuma has warned there is no future in the ANC for those who are ill-disciplined.
The covert political war in Limpopo has escalated, with government officials sent to fix the province’s finances placed under constant police guard.
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/ 21 January 2012
Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission has seized bank accounts for Zamtel, which is 75%-owned by LAP Green of Libya, as part of a probe into its sale.
Portugal is successfully implementing a series of fiscal reforms that are key to gaining continued international financial assistance.
It may be Didier Drogba’s last chance to win the African Cup of Nations as Côte d’Ivoire again begins its quest for a long-awaited continental title.
The lawyer defending Hosni Mubarak has told the court that there is not a shred of evidence linking Mubarak to a controversial gas deal with Israel.
A British journalist managed to book a cruise on the Costa Concordia — two days after the liner ran aground near Italy’s Giglio island.
The DA says Lindiwe Sisulu must take full responsibility for the use of two back-up aircraft to shadow Jacob Zuma’s jet to the United States.
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/ 21 January 2012
Kaizer Chiefs football manager Bobby Motaung says Bafana Bafana practice games are a "no-no" for South Africa’s players.
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/ 21 January 2012
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the "time is right to say yes to an understanding of our past" as report calls an end to discrimination.
Sexsomnia or sleep sex unravelled.
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/ 21 January 2012
Deaths of five Iranian nuclear scientists since 2010 a cause for concern.
The opportunities are there and leaders must work together to make them bear fruit.
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/ 21 January 2012
President Jacob Zuma’s nephew, Khulubuse Zuma, has paid a R3 000 admission of guilt fine after being caught driving at 181km/h in KwaZulu-Natal.
Tiger Woods has used his Twitter account to say he’s practicing well ahead of his 2012 debut next week at Abu Dhabi.
The South African Air Force has admitted that a plane that shadowed President Jacob Zuma on his recent visit to the US did so all the way to New York.
The Limpopo ANC has denied that the province is in a financial crisis while facing a R2-billion shortfall at the end of the financial year.
United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon is worried about continuing tensions between North Sudan and South Sudan following an oil crisis.
The Costa Concordia has shifted, forcing a new suspension of rescue work and threatening plans to pump oil out to prevent an environmental disaster.
The Cape Town Magistrate’s Court has heard that Serbian fugitive Dobrosav Gavric’s application for refugee status was "opportunistic and calculated".
The defence ministry has denied Jacob Zuma will buy an aircraft carrier, with convicted fraudster Tony Yengeni deciding who would get the contract.