The South African Municipal Workers’ Union strike continued on Tuesday, with protesters allegedly overturning dustbins, among other acts.
A surfer survived a shark attack in the sea off Port Alfred on Tuesday, police said.
It was not up to the ANC to decide whether its investment arm, Chancellor House, should get rid of its stake in Hitachi, Gwede Mantashe said.
The internet had a disruptive impact on the handling of the flu pandemic by fanning speculation and rumours, officials said on Tuesday.
Medics in Mogadishu’s hospitals are being overwhelmed by casualties from the fighting in Somalia, the WHO said on Tuesday.
Dutch police arrested a woman who locked a utility firm employee in her home after he arrived to disconnect her power supplies over an unpaid bill.
The UN said on Tuesday that it has protested Zambia’s move to deport dozens of DRC refugees after they took part in a demonstration.
Japan coach Takeshi Okada has ordered his players to use oxgyen tanks ahead of the World Cup to build up their high-altitude resistance.
Twitter is all set to unveil its advertisement model on Tuesday, which would allay concerns about its revenue generating potential.
The SA Local Government Association has withdrawn its Labour Court application to halt a nationwide strike by municipal workers.
Serena Williams has asked for an received a wild card for next month’s Italian Open, signalling that she’s ready to return from a knee injury.
The security precautions taken by SA in the run-up to the Soccer World Cup meet the highest standards, a security expert said on Tuesday.
A court will on Wednesday hear the media’s arguments for access to the trial of the two people accused of killing right-winger Eugene Terre’Blanche.
I turned suitably middle-aged this year and have found men in my economic, social and reproductive age cohort harder to meet on the street.
Children are naively taught that "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me".
The KwaZulu-Natal government is investigating 25 fraud and corruption cases involving more than R700-million.
Global watchdog group Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on Angola’s government to do more to fight corruption.
Zimbabwe faces an increase in power cuts after a third of the power supply at its 750MW Kariba hydro plant shuts for maintenance.
Former Olympic rower competes in 250km race through desert strapped up for scientific tests on how the body fares in extreme conditions.
In the days after the murder Malema and ET have come to dominate the national discourse, and to set the terms for our engagement with one another.
Sudanese trickled into polling stations on Tuesday to vote in the country’s elections, after polling was extended by two days due to a chaotic start.
Flavio Briatore celebrated his birthday on Monday with the news that he will be able to return to Formula One in 2013.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has dismissed the idea of a government development bond proposed by Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel.
The South African Local Government Association will approach the Labour Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday to halt a countrywide municipal strike.
Twitterati out in force as BBC reporter is ejected from ANC youth league meeting and Eugene Terre’Blanche is mourned.
A Maori rugby team was instructed to throw a game against SA in 1956 to prevent All Blacks sides from being banned from touring the country.
The Pan-African Parliament, Africa’s fledgling continent-wide legislature, opened its second session on Monday with a call for full law-making power.
Sudan’s elections commission on Monday announced a two-day extension to voting until April 15, after many voters experienced delays.
The AWB wants the police minister to stop intelligence agencies from spreading "false information" about the murder of Eugene Terre’Blanche.
Thousands of striking South African municipal workers took to the streets on Monday, demanding higher wages.
The first 100 visitors to the QS World MBA Tour will receive a free copy of the QS TopMBA career guide.
A pilot burnt to death when his light aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Petit Airport in Benoni on Monday, paramedics said.