Nearly 150 people have been killed and nearly 175 000 forced to flee their homes in eastern Africa because of torrential downpours in the region.
NOW more than ever, films can help foster understanding and respect among people around the world, says Nelson Mandela.
Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by foreign journalists to urgently revise a tough new media law they say infringes on press freedom.
The manner of Rushdi Magiet’s departure as convener of the South African selectors said much about the man.
An extremely rare whale, believed to be a Longman’s beaked whale, washed up on the South African coast this week.
Swazi men, from parliamentarians to soccer officials, are flocking to elongate their penises but women in the southern African kingdom are not impressed, a weekend report said.
As Tony Yengeni bids to have the charges against him dismissed, a picture is emerging of a broader political struggle which appears to be the impetus behind much of the focus on Yengeni and his associates.
The pending settlement of a land dispute case in northern KwaZulu-Natal could become an example for the rest of South Africa, which, like its neighbour Zimbabwe, is faced with a need to conduct land reform.
Two young people who tried to hijack an internal Ethiopian Airlines flight were shot dead on Sunday by national security agents on board.
America’s most controversial writer Gore Vidal has launched the most scathing attack to date on George Bush’s Presidency, calling for an investigation into the events of 9/11 to discover whether the Bush administration deliberately chose not to act on warnings of al-Qaida’s plans.
Businesswomen Wendy Luhabe has pioneered another revolutionary idea and a first for South Africa: a venture capital fund to support women-owned and managed businesses.
Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has won landslide approval for constitutional changes that would allow him to remain in power.
Nedcor’s offer to NIB minority shareholders Banking group Nedcor has announced its offer price to acquire the interests of minority shareholders in its subsidiary, Nedcor Investment Bank Holdings Ltd (NIB).
A war of words has erupted between the <i>Mail&Guardian</i> newspaper and the University of South Africa’s principal Barney Pityana over claims that he was squandering Unisa funds.
Amnesty International has asked the Mauritanian government to take "practical steps" to end slavery, saying that it still existed despite its legal abolition 20 years ago.
Peace talks between Madagascar’s elected President Marc Ravalomanana and political rival Didier Ratsiraka broke up on Sunday without agreement.
Australia became the second country yesterday to say that it has received intelligence that the popular Thai resort of Phuket is a potential terrorist target.
Although Africa still only makes up a small percentage of worldwide revenue, it is growing faster than most other regions, says Microsoft South Africa MD Gordon Frazer.
An oil tanker ran aground off South Africa’s east coast in rough seas in the early hours of Thursday while a cargo ship off the same coast is taking on water.
Margaret Thatcher carried out a rare engagement late on Tuesday to unveil a statue of herself, adorned with its very own sculpted handbag.
Once again South Africa?s economy is being undermined by events over which our government has little control
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on UN Security Council members to take a comprehensive approach to ending the bloodshed and repression in Liberia, the US-based watchdog reported.
The United States has urged the government of Swaziland to abide by democratic principles and warned that its continued eligibility for the African Growth and Opportunity Act was subject to constant review.
South African- and London-listed breweries group SABMiller (SAB) on Thursday announced an empowerment deal with its gaming joint venture partner, Tsogo Investment Holding Company (Proprietary) Limited.
North Korea put its nuclear weapons programme on the negotiating table yesterday by demanding a non-aggression treaty with its greatest enemy, the US, in return for an easing of "security concerns".
The rand extended overnight gains, trading firmer on Thursday in response to news that the IMF had given Brazil a $30-billion cash lifeline and an
official go-ahead for Angloplat’s expansion plans.
Thousands of South Africans, mostly from the country’s 80 000-strong Jewish community, joined a rally in Johannesburg on Sunday in support of Israel.
Agricultural marketing is under way in Mozambique’s northern and central regions and there is a marked change to the agricultural trade this season, the latest Famine Early Warning Systems Network report on the country says.
MORE than 60 000 pupils in the Eastern Cape have boycotted classes because they still have no stationery
Zimbabwe on Monday said a decision to recall its high commissioner to Botswana was part of a broader government reshuffle and had nothing to do with President Festus Mogae’s recent criticism of the country’s political and economic policies.
THE Constitutional Court on Thursday reserved judgement on whether the Pretoria High Court was right to declare certain sections of legislation on adoption "unconstitutional and invalid".
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The Johannesburg World Summit on Wednesday moves its attention to two of the issues central to sustainable development and arguably the most important for the poorest of the poor; water and sanitation, and energy.