UK, US wanted to remove Mugabe by force – Mbeki
The US and UK so badly wanted President Robert Mugabe removed that South Africa had to send government minister Lindiwe Sisulu to tell them...
Boko Haram leaves 1 200 dead
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists have killed nearly 1 200 people in neighbouring Cameroon’s far north since 2013, the communications minister in Yaounde said yesterday.
RIssa...
UK deports 500 ‘angry’ Nigerians
Some 500 Nigerians deported from the United Kingdom have landed in the country’s main city of Lagos on board a chartered flight.
Most of the...
Next generation of biofuels is still years away
The first trickle of fuels made from agricultural waste is finally winding its way into the nation's energy supply, after years of broken promises...
Jailed former Israeli President seeks pardon
Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav, in jail for rape and other sexual offences, has asked for pardon, the current president’s office said on Sunday....
Uganda’s general elections close, vote counting starts
Millions of Ugandans yesterday turned out to vote in an election that will see a new president and legislators.
Polling started at 7am in most...
South Korea Prime Minister offers to resign over ferry
South Korea's prime minister has offered to resign over the sinking of a ferry that has left more than 300 missing or dead.
Prime Minister...
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370: Eighth Drone Mission to Sea Bed Fails to Find...
The eighth underwater drone mission to search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has failed to find any evidence of plane wreckage on...
Pressure mounts for Zuma to resign
President Jacob Zuma is unlikely to last his full term in office, says Overberg Asset Management (OAM) in its weekly overview of the SA...