Did South Africa's legal system pass its trial?

Mahama Ayariga Ghana’s Sports Ministry have backed the decision to sack Kwesi Appiah as Black Stars coach. The 55-year-old has been told his services are no longer required, just 24 hours after guiding the Black Stars to record a 3-2 win over Togo in an African Cup of Nations qualifier on Wednesday. The decision to […]

A rescue operation is underway in Lagos after a building linked to Nigerian preacher T.B Joshua’s megachurch collapsed. This is according to the country’s emergency relief agency. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the building — a guesthouse for foreign members of TB Joshua’s the Synagogue Church of All nations (SCOAN) — came down ...

After several days of searching for a new house and a new date to kick start the continent’s biggest TV reality show, M-Net and Endemol SA are delighted to confirm that a new Big Brother house has been found in Johannesburg, South Africa following the devastating fire that demolished the original house on 2 September. […]

The parents of Reeva Steenkamp say "justice was not served" after South African athlete Oscar Pistorius was acquitted of murdering their daughter.

Our assessment of the situation right from the beginning has been that this is an example of intimate femicide – a man is responsible for killing his intimate female partner. The typical picture of this is when a licensed male gun owner kills his female partner in ...

Seattle could be in for a great show of the Northern Lights this Friday and Saturday nights, with the expected arrival of a strong solar flare that erupted Wednesday. The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, happen when energy-charged particles from a solar ...

Pakistan's army has arrested ten Taliban militants suspected of shooting teenage gender equality campaigner, Malala Yousafzai, in the head in 2012. Activist, Malala, won world recognition after she was brutally attacked and left fighting for her life for ...

Actor Nicole Kidman's father, Antony Kidman, has died. Kidman's father was reportedly in Singapore at the time of his death. “Nicole and her family are in shock by the sudden death of her father," according to a statement from Kidman's rep. "She appreciates ...

The New Patriotic Party today conducted balloting for the three Presidential Aspirants who have indicated their desire to continue with the process to elect the flagbearer of the Party scheduled for the 18th October 2014. The results of the balloting are: 1. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo – First on the Ballot. 2. Hon Francis […]

Mexico plans to build a new international airport serving Mexico City, targeting a speedy 2018 opening after years of delays. The airport will have three runways and a design capacity of 50 million passengers annually when it opens, a presentation by the Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto and secretary of communications and transport Gerardo Ruiz on 3 September shows. It will be located near the existing Mexico City Benito Juarez International airport. The X-shaped terminal with 95 contact gates

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide after the judge found he killed his girlfriend by mistake.Judge Thokozile Masipa said the athlete acted “negligently” when he fired shots through a toilet door but in the “belief that there was an intruder”.She said the state had failed to prove he intended […]

NEW YORK, Sept 12 (IFR) - Venezuelan bonds came under pressure this week as talk of a potential default spooked the markets, causing the sovereign's curve to plunge several points before buying interest returned.

The United States has hit Russia's top bank and leading energy and technology companies with sanctions, restricting access to finance and technology to punish Moscow's support for Ukraine's separatist rebels. In its latest round of sanctions, Washington on ...

ACCRA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Ghana parted company with coach Kwesi Appiah on Friday 48 hours after a dramatic away win at neighbours Togo resurrected their African Nations Cup qualifying campaign.

A human rights court has placed an injunction on this weekend’s National Democratic Congress (NDC) elections in three constituencies. The constituencies are the Madina, Ayawaso West Wugon and La Dadekotopon. This is the third such action in the Greater Accra Region in the last one month. In the latest development,  a member of the party, ...

The French leader is trying to build support at home for expanded Western strikes against militants. European leaders are particularly worried about homegrown militants returning from the Middle East.

The French leader is trying to build support at home for expanded Western strikes against militants. European leaders are particularly worried about homegrown militants returning from the Middle East.