Google has launched a new online tool — App Inventor — that may eventually make you wish you’d never been born.
Jean de Villiers has been suspended for two weeks for a dangerous tackle during the Springboks’ 31-17 loss to New Zealand on Saturday.
Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, turns 92 on Sunday as the world celebrates the first international day in his honour.
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said Israel must accept the deployment of an international force in a future Palestinian state before talks can begin.
Radical Islamists in Somalia cut off the right hands of two men who admtted theft as hundreds of people, including women and children, looked on.
Bomb attacks likely reaction to Uganda’s large presence in African Union force in Mogadishu.
South African wing Jean de Villiers will appear at a judicial hearing on Sunday after being cited for a dangerous tackle during his side’s 31-17 loss.
A mother of five was killed by Israeli artillery fire when she went to fetch her two-year-old son from outside her village home.
The SADC tribunal will report to the next summit of SADC heads of state Zimbabwe’s non-compliance with a ruling on its land reform policies.
Invoking Nelson Mandela’s legacy, SA’s foreign minister made an appeal on Friday for her country’s bid to secure a non-permanent seat on the council.
Apple is offering a free rubber "bumper" to owners of the iPhone 4 to head off criticism over problems with its signal reception.
Four women jumped off a moving train to escape two robbers in Somerset West, Western Cape police said on Friday.
On Mandela Day, join the government’s drive to provide all learners with proper career guidance.
S’tha Ngwenya is a lawyer who fled Zimbabwe for both political and economic reasons. Experiencing xenophobia here in South Africa he says "I feel stateless — I don’t know where to go." Given our strong democratic constitution, Ngwenya thought people would be more accepting of foreigners in South Africa.
Former ANCYL Limpopo chairperson Lehlogonolo Masoga has been found guilty of "grave" and "serious" offences by the league’s disciplinary committee.
Uganda forcibly returned 1 700 Rwandan asylum-seekers and refugees, the United Nations said on Friday.
A new agreement allowing Zimbabwe to sell its controversial diamonds is drawing words of caution from rights groups.
French scientists have shone new light on the technique that allowed Leonardo da Vinci to give the Mona Lisa such an extraordinary delicate charm.
With a little imagination and a sense of
adventure, you can see a totally different side of Egypt.
Popcorn is no latter-day fad although it became popular during the Depression and World War II.
Congratulatory messages continued to stream in on Friday for former president Nelson Mandela, two days ahead of the struggle icon’s 92nd birthday.
The worms are industriously eating, excreting and mating in Michael Malherbe’s wormery at the Laibach estate in Stellenbosch.
The government is concerned about the lack of progress between Kumba and ArcelorMittal SA in achieving an interim pricing arrangement for iron ore.
The ANC Youth League national executive committee (NEC) meets on Friday evening amid chaos in its provincial chapters.
In 2006 the City of Johannesburg drafted a transport action plan detailing how transport should work during the World Cup.
South Africa’s biggest listed apparel retailer, Truworths, expects to report a 10% to 13% rise in full-year headline earnings per share.
French striker Thierry Henry on Thursday confirmed that he has retired from international football after making 123 appearances for France.
A fire at a hotel in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya killed 29 people, police said on Friday.
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) expressed regret on Thursday after Sudan moved to expel two of the agency’s officials from Darfur.
Somalia’s al-Shabaab, which claimed responsibility for deadly bombings in Uganda, should be "annihilated", Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi says.
NOT QUITE THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: <b>Shaun de Waal</b> reviews <em>Themba</em>, a new South African movie.
There was something very odd about Jackie Selebi’s choice of policeman to testify about his abilities and dedication as police chief this week.