An opinion poll with no serious claim to scientific accuracy has identified Jacob Zuma as the sexiest politician in South Africa.
Turkmenistan has found an original way of coping with the global financial crisis: if your people are sad, build them a "Palace of Happiness".
The conflation of the ruling party with the government and the state is fuelled by the myth of the party as the liberator of a passive citizenry.
Two years after eBay bought web discovery service StumbleUpon for $75-million, its founders have bought it back and returned to startup mode.
Indian police are hunting a conman who hypnotised a Mumbai jewellery store worker before stealing $160 000 worth of diamond necklaces.
Deadly flooding in parts of Namibia has left thousands of people homeless and in need of food and shelter, aid workers and officials said on Sunday.
More than 25 000 have been created — often by individuals working from home — and they have been downloaded more than 800-million times.
Three years ago, EA took the first <i>Godfather</i> movie and turned it into a reasonably entertaining first-person shooter.
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Online gambling operators were limbering up for a wave of consolidation on Tuesday after PartyGaming agreed a $105m settlement with prosecutors.
Membership of Cabinet includes a constitutional practice of acceptance of decisions or resignation.
Britain on Monday committed $147-million to boost key trade routes in sub-Saharan Africa, saying a further $1-billion had been pledged.
Wendy Richard’s family chose an eco-friendly coffin because they did not want a tree to be chopped down, according to its manufacturer, Ecoffins.
Engen has contingency plans should Tuesday’s strike by transport workers go ahead, the fuel distributor said on Monday.
Mediation efforts will start on Monday to try to prevent a national strike on Tuesday that could see petrol stations run dry.
A pet dog that fell overboard in rough seas off Australia has been reunited with its owners after surviving alone on an island for four months.
The NPA on Monday said it was "neither possible nor desirable for the NPA to continue with the prosecution of Mr Zuma".
Internet traffic in Sweden — previously a hotbed of filesharing — has fallen dramatically following the introduction of a law banning online piracy.
Virtual space, a realm ostensibly littered with more of the detritus of everyday life than the real world, risks going all but unnoticed.
Female ministers are airbrushed from pictures in ultra-orthodox publications on grounds of immodesty.
The decision to drop charges must be scrutinised rigorously and openly, using all the legislative and constitutional instruments at our disposal.
M&G Media is pleased to announce the appointment of Nic Dawes and Rapule Tabane to lead its award-winning editorial team.
He is the 82-year old giant of Latin American literature who pioneered the school of magical realism and inspired a generation of novelists.
International long-term savings group Old Mutual has made it clear it has no plans to dispose of Nedbank.
G20 leaders meeting in London this week will seek to agree global rules on remuneration in the banking sector, Gordon Brown said on Tuesday.
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Entrepreneurship involves seeing opportunities where others don’t and creating opportunities for others and substantial wealth for themselves.
In recent years, many ambitious and talented professionals have been awarded scholarships by visiting the QS World MBA and Grad School Fairs.
The "Place for Friends" is starting to feel lonely. MySpace, the Rupert Murdoch-owned website, is losing popularity and key staff.
Rescue workers in Indonesia searched on Saturday for 100 people still missing after a dam burst sending a torrent of water crashing into Jakarta.
Southern African countries have been hit by the worst floods in years, killing more than 100 people and displacing thousands.
Australia said on Friday a $2,6-billion takeover of OZ Minerals by China’s Minmetals cannot go ahead if it includes mines in a military zone.