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Officials silent over Boko Haram's mass abduction of Nigerian kids

Nigeria's military in the past year has rescued thousands of Boko Haram captives while liberating towns and villages from their control.

31 Mar 2017 10:57 AM

South African anti-apartheid icon Ahmed Kathrada passes away

Kathrada was among those tried and jailed alongside Nelson Mandela in the Rivonia trial in 1964.

28 Mar 2017 10:52 AM

Indian-origin youth kills parents, lives with bodies for a week in S Africa

The youth lived normally for a week and when neighbours asked about his parents, he said they had gone to neighbouring town to visit family.

01 Mar 2017 7:30 PM

Morne Morkel was told 'he would never be able to play cricket again'

Morne Morkel was told by a doctor that his days as a player were numbered, which he said, was not a nice thing to hear.

16 Feb 2017 1:59 PM

Alviro Petersen banned for 2 years in fixing probe

The investigation, which is ongoing, relates to plans to fix matches in South Africa's domestic Twenty20 league in 2015.

22 Dec 2016 10:47 AM

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Tricky clashes for Nigeria, South Africa

Africa Cup of Nations flops Nigeria and South Africa face tricky matches in Zambia and Burkina Faso this weekend when the group phase of 2018 World Cup qualifying kicks off.

06 Oct 2016 11:35 PM

South Africa vs Australia: Du Plessis powers South Africa to big win

For the second time in the course of an elongated weekend, Australia’s revamped ODI outfit has been humbled by South Africa who steamrolled to a 142-run win at The Wanderers Stadium.

03 Oct 2016 12:21 AM

Indian expat heads global blood centre

An Indian-origin South African has become the first person from the African continent to head a global organisation of medicine professionals working for the safety of blood transfusion worldwide.

19 Sep 2016 5:09 AM

Millionaire mayor out to end ANC socialist saga

Johannesburg’s new mayor Herman Mashaba, of South Africa’s main Opposition party Democratic Alliance, at his office in Johannesburg. (Photo: AFP)

12 Sep 2016 7:00 AM

Nelson Mandela’s video interview discovered after 60 years

Anti-apartheid revolutionary African leader Nelson Mandela’s first known television interview has been discovered almost 60 years after it was recorded, The Nelson Mandela Foundation has said.

03 Sep 2016 6:38 AM

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S African polls: Democratic Alliance gives ruling ANC worst time since apartheid

The results have reshaped the political landscape in South Africa where the ANC has ruled virtually unopposed since 1994.

07 Aug 2016 12:04 PM

World’s oldest proof of cancer discovered

Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest evidence for cancer and bony tumours in human ancestor fossils found in South Africa, dating back to nearly two million years, suggesting that these deadl

29 Jul 2016 12:44 AM

My best came in India: Kagiso Rabada

Pacer Kagiso Rabada, who was named South Africa’s Cricketer of the Year, with his six awards.

28 Jul 2016 2:45 AM

CSA recalls India’s role in their revival

Cricket South Africa recalled India’s role in helping them return to international fold after nearly four decades of isolation, at a gala dinner here to mark the silver jubilee of non-racial cricket i

27 Jul 2016 6:30 AM

‘Worrying decline in AIDS funds’

International experts have warned that future declines in number of AIDS patients and HIV drug prices are under threat, if donors continue to decrease their investment, as it is happening now.

23 Jul 2016 6:32 AM

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Oscar Pistorius in pickle

South African prosecutors said on Thursday they would push for a longer sentence for Oscar Pistorius, describing his six-year jail term for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp as “shockingly too

21 Jul 2016 11:45 PM

‘Mandela phones’ launched for South Africa children

To promote anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela’s vision of education for all children through using technology, a series of affordable mobiles and tablets pre-embedded with content on the life and time

19 Jul 2016 2:34 AM

Jail looms as Oscar Pistorius to be sentenced for Steenkamp’s murder

Pistorius shot Steenkamp to death in the early hours of Valentine's Day in 2013, claiming he mistook her for a burglar.

04 Jul 2016 1:30 PM

S African court rules Zuma can be charged over graft

The president has battled several corruption scandals while in office.

24 Jun 2016 4:14 PM

Court withdraws rape case against Nelson Mandela’s grandson

The 25-year-old was accused of raping an underage girl at a pub in Johannesburg last year.

09 Mar 2016 5:47 PM

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