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Hearing on Zuma painting adjourned

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

Johannesburg - The Film and Publication Board adjourned a hearing on Tuesday night on the classification of a painting depicting President Jacob Zuma with his genitals ex

Artist Zuma painting not intended to hurt

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

Cape Town artist Brett Murray has spoken out for the first time about his controversial portrait, The Spear – which depicts President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed

China, ROK, Japan pledge future-oriented partnership amid

in International - Mon May 14, 2012

BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of China, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan on Sunday vowed to further enhance the future-oriented comprehensive cooperative partners

Kwaito star Brown Dash dies

in International - Sat May 12, 2012

South African kwaito star Brown Dash died on Wednesday, according to friends. The singer, who was born Siphiwe Mpamile, was 33. The Puff n Pass star had been unwell for s

Mixed Numbers for Same-Sex Marriage Support Across Country

in International - Thu May 10, 2012

After Barack Obama came out in favor of same-sex marriage on Wednesday in an exclusive interview with ABC News" Robin Roberts, Republicans fired back, putting out a statemen

UN cannot impose upon Sudan: Bashir

in International - Thu May 10, 2012

KHARTOUM Neither the United Nations nor the African Union can impose its will on Sudan, President Omar al-Bashir said on Thursday, amid mounting international pressure o

Better to be a mother in China or Sri Lanka than India: re

in International - Wed May 09, 2012

New Delhi: India appears not to be a happy place for women to become mothers, as it has been ranked 76th among 80 "less developed" countries, even below some of

South Africa ordered to probe Mugabe

in International - Wed May 09, 2012

A South African judge has ordered prosecutors to investigate whether Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe\'s government committed human rights abuses.

The ruli

Big Bang scientist jailed for Qaeda terror plot

in International - Sat May 05, 2012

A Paris court sentenced a Franco-Algerian nuclear physicist to four years in jail on Friday after he was convicted of plotting with al Qaeda\'s north African branch to ca

Sudan warns South as fresh clashes alleged

in International - Wed May 02, 2012

KHARTOUM Sudan warned its Southern neighbour on Tuesday over widening "aggression" as the South alleged fresh clashes despite an African Union peace initiative

If Nicolas Sarkozy is toppled the tremors will shake Downi

in International - Wed May 02, 2012

A conservative leader laid low by bad judgments and unwise friendships, a socialist geek with no charisma riding high in the polls, and a country growing hostile to wealt

Liberian Nostalgia for War Criminal Charles Taylor

in International - Sat April 28, 2012

They sat stock-still on the hardwood benches of the dank makeshift cinema in Monrovia. All eyes were fixed on their former President Charles Taylor, broadcast from the do

Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks media houses, 8 dead

in International - Fri April 27, 2012

Abuja: Radical Islamic terror group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the bombings at offices of major Nigerian newspapers in the capital city of Abuja and neighbour

World hails Taylor war crimes conviction

in International - Fri April 27, 2012

Nations, rights groups and victims hailed a historic verdict after Liberia"s Charles Taylor was convicted on Thursday of aiding and abetting war crimes in Sierra Leone. T

South Africa: Julius Malema - the End

in International - Fri April 27, 2012

Youth leader Julius Malema was finally expelled from South Africa"s ruling African National Congress (ANC) late on Tuesday evening (24 April 2012).

His defeat,

The Malema dilemma

in International - Fri April 27, 2012

DON"T believe for a minute that with the expulsion of ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema from the ANC, politics is going to settle down and become boring. According to

Zimbabwe Says Huge Fault at Power Plant Caused Power Failu

in International - Fri April 27, 2012

Zimbabwe"s state-owned utility company, Zesa Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., says a "huge fault" at its Hwange thermal power plant won"t be repaired before tomorrow, leaving homes and

ANC rebel Malema still trouble for S Africas Zuma

in International - Wed April 25, 2012

OHANNESBURG South Africa\'s ruling ANC wants to close the book on renegade youth leader Julius Malema, but analysts warned Wednesday his expulsion could still rock Presi

South Sudan president seeks support in China

in International - Tue April 24, 2012

BEIJING  The president of newly independent South Sudan is lobbying China for investment in his country\'s oil industry and diplomatic support in an escalating conflict

Sudan withdrawal from oil field finished

in International - Mon April 23, 2012

South Sudan\'s army says it has completed its pullout from an oil field seized from Sudan, ending a deadly stand-off which forced thousands of civilians to flee.

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Sudans Bashir rejects talks with South

in International - Mon April 23, 2012

HEGLIG, Sudan Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said Monday there will be no more talks with South Sudan, as fresh Sudanese air raids dashed South Sudanese hopes for

Visit to go on amid tensions

in International - Fri April 20, 2012

The visit by South Sudan\'s president to China was not rescheduled despite escalating tension between Sudan and South Sudan.

South Sudan broke away from Sudan i

Sudan vows to topple Juba; S Sudan seeks talks

in International - Thu April 19, 2012

Juba: South Sudan on Wednesday called for talks with Sudan to stop a bitter border conflict from escalating after Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir threatened to topple the

Virgin Galactic coming to SA

in International - Thu April 19, 2012

Virgin Galactic, "the world"s first commercial spaceline", will launch in South Africa next month. SEAN BACHER reports.

May 2 will see the arrival in South Afr

UN DAILY NEWS DIGEST - 17 April

in International - Wed April 18, 2012

GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SLOWLY IMPROVING BUT REMAINS FRAGILE, SAYS UN-BACKED REPORT 

The prospects for the global economy are slowly improving, but growth