Congress of SA Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has received a death threat amid a furore over his complaint that allegations of high level corruption are not being investigated, Cosatu said on Friday. “The general secretary of the...

A white politician stormed out of a live TV debate about race relations and a black leader of the ruling African National Congress threw racial epithets at a journalist he kicked out of a news conference. The events are just part of the fallout in...

Heavy gunfire in renewed violence has dispersed many villagers in southern Senegal’s Casamance region, the site of a 28-year separatist rebellion. In mid-March the military launched a campaign in Ziguinchor, regional capital of Casamance, to root...

The host nation is tightening border controls ahead of a predicted influx of sex workers hoping to ply their trade with fans during the month-long tournament. David Bayever, deputy chair of the country’s Central Drug Authority, said local...

Mr Munro, 33, said: “It was a matter of seconds. I grabbed hold of the rocks and started kicking the croc with my right foot. He let go and grabbed again, getting hold of both feet. I tried to get to my rifle, but I had been dragged closer to the...

South African education officials are investigating reports that a girls’ boarding school dormitory was closed because of lesbian relationships. Two girls who were caught kissing reportedly said that other pupils were involved in same-sex...

The system of deciding the outcome of group standings at the Africa Nations Cup will come under expected fire after a contrived goalless draw between hosts Angola and Algeria in Luanda on Monday saw the both through to the quarter-finals.

Along with Thabo Mbeki, the former president, she bears key responsibility for the African National Congress government’s delaying for years the distribution of anti-retroviral drugs to patients with HIV and Aids. Mr Mbeki publicly questioned the...

Brides in white wedding gowns and Japanese kimonos joined bridegrooms in black suits and red ties today for one of the biggest mass weddings in a decade — a spectacle officials that said involved some 40,000 people around the world from São Paulo and...

Al Qaeda’s affiliate in North Africa has carried out a string of killings, bombings and other lethal attacks against Westerners and African security forces in recent weeks that have raised fears that the terrorist group may be taking a deadlier turn.