Pope Benedict XVI headed to Aids-ravaged Africa on Tuesday standing firm against the use of condoms, saying they were not a solution to combatting the
A tomb decorated with 3 500-year-old paintings has been discovered in Luxor by a Spanish Egyptologist, Spain’s scientific research agency announced.
The South African economy could get worse before it gets better as it looks set to shrink by 0,5% this year, said RMB’s economics unit.
She pulled back the lid of the cardboard box, and invited the jurors to take a sniff. It was a chance to experience the rancid stink of the cellar.
Desperate and unsuspecting South Africans are being lured into drug syndicates and are paying a heavy price in Thailand’s prisons.
To look at the lampposts in the Western Cape as elections loom ever closer, you might think even the spin doctors are forging their degrees these days.
Visitors expecting to experience economic catastrophe at Ground Zero amazed to stumble upon something so positive.
MTN on Monday said it was launching a mobile banking service in 21 African and Middle East countries where there is poor access to traditional banks.
Tragically, the good people among us assisted this by remaining silent.
Israeli armed forces and border police used the cover of the war against Hamas in Gaza to reintroduce the firing of .22 rifle bullets.
The co-founder of Google, Sergey Brin, dreams of one day going into space, but for the moment, he has much more down-to-earth ambitions.
Zimbabweans will soon be able to pick an independent daily newsÂpaper alongside state-run dailies <i>The Herald</i> and <i>The Chronicle</i>.
A British man fed up with his wife’s complaints advertised her for sale — and got a number of offers.
Court documents released on Friday show that Bernard Madoff and his wife Ruth lived a life of high luxury, with assets worth $823-million.
Pakistan police erected a tight cordon on Saturday to block lawyers and activists who defied a ban on protests.
South African stocks continued to move in line with strong global markets and extended gains by noon on Friday.
China and Japan said they were ready on Friday to boost spending to fight the downturn as a rift widened over the global response to the crisis.
Austria has decided not to lift its banking secrecy following talks with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris.
If the nation feels slightly unreal at times, this may be because it’s all acting. Nothing is set in stone or stable.
Zimbabwe’s finance minister warns power-sharing government may crumble without further international aid donations.
ON CIRCUIT: <i>Confessions of a Shopaholic </i>; <i>Friday the 13th</i>; <i>Passengers</i> and <i>Paul Blart: Mall Cop</i>.
Hundreds of protesters demonstrated on Thursday outside the offices of Madagascar’s president, a day after peace talks were scrapped.
As Zimbabwe’s new government gets to grips with rebuilding the country, a new newspaper, <i>NewsDay</i>, is readying for its first print run.
Pakistan police baton-charged activists and manhandled dozens into vans in Karachi on Thursday.
Muntadher al-Zeidi stands trial today inside Baghdad’s Green Zone at the central criminal court, an area normally reserved for terrorist cases.
A teenager in black combat gear went on a bloody rampage at his former school in Germany on Wednesday, slaying at least 15 people.
Thai monkeys have been observed showing their young how to floss — proof primates teach offspring to use tools, a Japanese researcher said on Wednesd
China’s thirst for resources including wood and minerals is leading to deforestation in Africa and the destruction of wildlife, said Jane Goodall.
The French government has been accused of "Big Brother" tactics over an anti-piracy Bill which aims to punish people who repeatedly download music.
The results of the South African Afrobarometer public opinion survey reveal that South Africans trust the government less than they used to.
Unexploded cluster bombs threaten thousands of Serbian civilians almost 10 years after they were dropped during Nato’s 1999 air war over Kosovo.
Resources led the upside as the JSE extended gains by noon on Tuesday, moving in line with overseas bourses.