Egypt's Morsi calls for unity after poll win
Egypt's president-elect, Mohamed Morsi, is set to building a civilian administration to overcome deep political division, and to coax a mistrustful army into relaxing its grip on power.
Hawks swoop on corrupt officials
The state is cracking down on criminal drivers and officials with a raft of law changes as part of its campaign to improve road safety.
Bosnia: Police arrest two genocide suspects
SARAJEVO - Bosnian police on Thursday arrested two Bosnian Serb former soldiers suspected of genocide over the killing of around 1,000 Muslims from the eastern town of Srebrenica, the site of Europe's worst atrocity since the World War Two.
Drivers' phones to be 'impounded'
Cape Town drivers who risk talking on their cellphones while driving face having their phones confiscated.
Smarter lighting could save $110bn
Rio de Janeiro - Efficient lighting would save $110bn a year worldwide, according to a UN-led study published at the Rio+20 summit on Thursday.
UN: ‘1.5 million Syrians need help’
Geneva - The number of Syrians needing humanitarian aid has soared 50 percent since March to 1.5 million as escalating violence drives more people from their homes, the United Nations said on Friday.
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ANC chairman backs Zuma
President Jacob Zuma is a simple and humble leader, Free State ANC chairman Ace Magashule said on Friday.
Basic Education Minister slammed over textbooks
Opposition parties on Friday felt it was Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga's responsibility to ensure textbooks were delivered timeously to Limpopo schools.
ANCYL stands ground on land reform
The ANC Youth League has insisted that Section 25 of the Constitution, which deals with property ownership, be amended.
Religious groups want more holidays
Durban - Five religious groups made recommendations on public holidays to the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities in Durban on Thursday.
‘HIT’ training gets you fit in five minutes
New research suggests that if you are one of those people who struggle to meet the recommended 150 minutes of exercise a week you may not have to. Fitness has shifted towards short but intense workouts, a concept known as high-intensity interval training, or HIT.
ANCYL: ‘Land reform needs an act as forceful as war’
Durban - It is an illusion if South Africans believe they can get their land back peacefully, ANC Youth League deputy president Ronald Lamola said in Durban on Tuesday.
SA motorists now able to use ‘Google Maps’
Motorists in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town are now able to use Google Maps to avoid traffic congestion, the company says.
US probe calls for punishment of troops in Afghanistan Qur’an burning
A US military probe recommends the soldiers involved in burning the Holy Qur’an in a military base in Afghanistan face disciplinary action, not criminal charges over insulting move.
5 years of the Gaza blockade
Marking the fifth anniversary of the blockade on the Gaza Strip, 50 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all over the world have launched the umpteenth appeal to Israel and the international community to remove the choking restrictions.
Fury at SA’s R16.5bn gift
South Africa has announced at the G20 summit in Mexico that it would contribute $2 billion (about R16.5bn) to the International Monetary Fund’s firewall to try to prevent the European debt crisis spreading to the rest of the continent and the world.