Johannesburg - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Monday that the only way to continue Nelson Mandela's legacy was to conquer racism and sexism. “The most enduring monument we can build to Mandela's memory is to strive for human ...

Journalists wait outside the High Court in Pretoria ahead of Oscar Pistorius's murder trial. Photo: @Sefara_Mak/ Makhudu Sefara. Related Stories. Oscar trial: Sniffer dog taken into court · Oscar trial: Media descends on Pretoria · Oscar trial: the reckoning ...

Roger Federer won his sixth Dubai Open title with victory over Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic. Photo by: Saleh Salem/Reuters. Roger Federer won his sixth Dubai Open title on Saturday with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Tomas Berdych of the Czech ...

Johannesburg - Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir will know later on Friday if he will be granted bail. After hearing lengthy arguments in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court, Magistrate Reginald Dama said he would deliver his judgment later in the afternoon and ...

Somali government soldiers drive past the scene of a suicide car bomb attack next to a tea shop in the suburbs of capital Mogadishu. Picture: Feisal Omar. Mogadishu - Somalia's al-Shabaab said it had carried out a car bombing that killed at least seven ...

Johannesbrug - A motorist who accused EFF leader Julius Malema of common assault has dropped the charges, Eye Witness News reported on Thursday. Bernard Redelinghuys, 22, on Wednesday accused Malema and another man of assaulting him during ...

In this picture, Hezbollah attend the memorial of their slain leader Sheik Abbas al-Mousawi, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in 1992, in Tefahta village, south Lebanon. Picture: Mohammed Zaatari. Beirut - Hezbollah on Wednesday confirmed an Israeli air ...

Johannesburg - A man was found dangling from a pole in Robertsham, Joburg south, early on Wednesday morning after he attempted to steal electricity cables. City Power officials on the scene said he must have died instantly after getting a massive 380 kVa ...

Cape Town - South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan may be forced to stick to budget targets in the face of credit downgrade threats and pressure on tax revenue, providing little support to the ruling party to woo voters before May 7 elections. Gordhan ...

Fireworks explode over the Independence Square after opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko's speech during a rally in Kiev. Photo: Vasily Fedosenko. Related Stories. 'Ukraine should reach deal with IMF' · Ukraine hopes Russia will not change gas price ...

Joaquin Guzman (centre) is escorted by soldiers during a presentation at the Navy's airstrip in Mexico City. Picture: Edgard Garrido. Washington - US authorities announced plans to seek the extradition of Mexico's most powerful drug lord after his capture in a ...

Chelsea will find it strange to be up against their Champions League-winning hero Didier Drogba in their clash with Galatasaray, said manager Jose Mourinho. Photo by Manuel Queimadelos/Bryn Lennon/Getty Images. London - Chelsea will find it strange to ...

Johannesburg - The Mehlareng stadium in Tembisa, east of Johannesburg erupted with applause when Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema arrived on Saturday for the party's manifesto launch. The crowd dressed in red EFF T-shirts and berets ...

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe watches a video presentation during the summit of the Southern African Development Community in Johannesburg on August 17, 2008. Mugabe, Zimbabwe's ruler since independence from Britain in 1980, turns 90 on ...

Supporters of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez are hit by police's water cannon during a protest against Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas. Picture: Carlos Garcia Rawlins. Caracas - Venezuelan police fired tear gas and buckshot to disperse ...

South Korean Lee Young-sil, right - 87, cries after meeting her North Korean sister Lee Jung-sil, 84, during their family reunion at the Mount Kumgang resort in North Korea. Picture: Lee Ji-eun/Yonhap. Related Stories. Ageing Koreans ready for big reunion.

Pretoria - Interruptions during Oscar Pistorius's murder trial will be eliminated if media are permitted to record proceedings, the High Court in Pretoria heard on Wednesday. Frank Snyckers SC, for MultiChoice and Eyewitness News, submitted that the court ...

File photo: Researchers have faced daunting scientific and engineering challenges in trying to develop nuclear fusion - the process that powers stars including our sun - for use by humankind. Related Stories. Potential Eureka! moment for physics · Nuclear ...