Somalia’s al-Shabaab rebels vowed more attacks after a deadly car bomb killed more than 70 people in Mogadishu.
Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has warned that the youth league disciplinary hearings shouldn’t be used to settle political scores.
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe says South Africa was under no pressure from China, and had planned to grant the Dalai Lama a visa.
Walmart’s acquisition of Massmart will have a "potentially devastating" effect on local jobs, three government departments fighting the merger say.
The ANC says Archbishop Tutu’s attack on the ruling party was "angry and emotional", but called on the state to explain the Dalai Lama visa fiasco.
American astronomer Adam Riess initially thought his Nobel-prize winning discovery that the expansion of the universe is speeding up was a mistake.
Russian lawmakers are supporting a Kremlin-backed Bill allowing judges to order the chemical castration of some convicted child molesters.
Relief and charity organisations have initiated a wide-scale aid relief effort after tornadoes wreaked havoc in Gauteng and the Free State.
South African and Zambian competition authorities have approved China’s Jinchuan Group’s $1.1-billion takeover of copper miner Metorex.
At least 50 people have died after a vehicle laden with explosives was detonated by a suicide bomber near government buildings in central Mogadishu.
‘Constant negative public scrutiny’ has prompted a review of the severity of force used when responding to protest action, the police minister says.
September’s vehicle sales rose 30% compared to the same period last year, in a boost attributed partly to low interest rates and aggressive marketing.
Tiger Woods dropped out of the top 50 in the world rankings for the first time since 1996 but will return to PGA play after firing 62 in a practice.
Namibians have given a hero’s welcome to 20 skulls of their ancestors returned from Germany, where colonial authorities had taken them a century ago.
Australia has renewed calls for Japan to abandon plans to return to Antarctica for its annual whale hunt in the face of "widespread" global concern.
At least 224 people have died in flooding in Thailand that has inundated the 400-year-old World Heritage Site in the ancient city of Ayutthaya.
The Dalai Lama has cancelled his trip to South Africa to attend Archbishop Tutu’s birthday after the state failed to grant him a visa in time.
Batsman Kevin Pietersen will rediscover the form that saw him the fastest man to 1 000 and 2 000 runs in ODIs, says England captain Alastair Cook.
Thousands of colourful and flamboyant demonstrators took to the streets of Johannesburg to celebrate Gay Pride this weekend. We find out what the day signifies to participants, and to hear their advice to young people who might be struggling to declare their sexuality.
Mine workers are downing tools and marching to the Chamber of Mines in the Johannesburg CBD in protest against workplace safety conditions.
Parliament wants to ban a reporter who quoted a "bad apple" official about the government’s controversial secrecy Bill.
Blue Bulls fullback Zane Kirchner has arrived in NZ amid tensions between the hosts and the IRB and a total rugby ban for Samoa’s Eliota Sapolu.
The state has been slammed by Cosatu for "exchanging SA’s morality for dollars or yuan", in dithering over whether to grant the Dalai Lama a visa.
Low rates favour tech and capital-intensive investment, not the labour-absorbing activities SA may need, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
With Muammar Gaddafi still at large, the NTC is set to declare that Libya’s "full liberation" is complete and appoint a new transitional government.
Trade union federation Cosatu has denied that it plans to set up its own youth wing, but would rather set up a youth desk to help unemployed youth.
South Africa’s failure to integrate with other African countries is limiting its economic growth, says Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba.
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has voiced disappointment over "incorrect" public statements attributed to government spokesperson Jimmy Manyi.
Having escaped a jail sentence last month, Bees Roux will state his case before a Blue Bulls disciplinary committee in an effort to save his career.
Canadian cell biologist Ralph Steinman, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday, died of pancreatic cancer last week.
President Jacob Zuma’s approval rating in metro areas has declined by 3% since the beginning of March, according to a survey by marketing group.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has requested to meet President Robert Mugabe, during an upcoming visit to Zimbabwe.