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Bangladesh team manager Minhazul Nanna said a scan had revealed no significant damage after Tamim (pictured) strained a right thigh muscle on the first day of the tour match. By Munir UZ ZAMAN (AFP/File)

Bangladesh expect Tamim to be fit for first S. Africa Test

Saturday, September 23, 2017

Benoni (South Africa) (AFP) - Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal is expected to be fit for the first Test against So ...

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is touted by some as a potential successor to her ex-husband, Jacob Zuma -- but the family ties could be a burden. By GIANLUIGI GUERCIA (AFP/File)

'Enigmatic' ex-wife of S.Africa's Zuma vies for po...

Friday, September 22, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, one of the runners in the race for South Africa's ruling party leadership a ...

The first of three Test matches between India and South Africa will take place in Cape Town, pictured here, on January 5, 2018. By SAUL LOEB (AFP/Archives)

India reach three-Test South Africa compromise

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - India will play three Test matches in South Africa this season, the boards of both countries announ ...

The arrests of Tony-Lee Thulsie and Brandon-Lee Thulsie were the first in South Africa relating to alleged IS membership. By GIANLUIGI GUERCIA (AFP/File)

US puts South African twin brothers on terror list

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Washington (AFP) - The United States on Tuesday added South African twin brothers accused of plotting attacks on the US ...

Grace Mugabe allegedly beat model Gabriella Engels with an electrical cord in a Johannesburg hotel in August but South African authorities controversially granted the first lady diplomatic immunity. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP/File)

S.Africa model seeks to strip Mrs Mugabe of immuni...

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Pretoria (AFP) - The South African glamour model who accuses Zimbabwe's first lady of battering her with an electrical p ...

Asked about his immediate challenges with South Africa, Gibson said:

S. Africa bowler injuries a problem for new coach ...

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - New South Africa coach Ottis Gibson was faced with what he described as a crucial problem at the ...

Bangladesh bowler Rubel Hossain (R) celebrates after dismissing Australia's Aaron Finch leg before wicket during the ICC Champions Trophy match at The Oval in London on June 5, 2017. By Glyn KIRK (AFP/File)

Bangladesh bowler Rubel denied entry to South Afri...

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Dhaka (AFP) - Pace bowler Rubel Hossain was prevented from boarding a flight to South Africa with the Bangladesh tour sq ...

South African Revenue Service commissioner Tom Moyane said that KPMG's decision to annul its report that was used to fire the finance minister was

S. Africa taxman may sue KPMG over spy unit report...

Monday, September 18, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa's tax service said Monday it may sue auditor KPMG after it retracted a report it wrote ...

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's party has been riven by divisions since he struck a troubled four-year power-sharing deal with Mugabe after violent and disputed elections in 2008. By Jekesai Njikizana (AFP/File)

Zimbabwe opposition chief hospitalised in South Af...

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Harare (AFP) - Zimbabwe's main opposition leader and former prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, has been hospitalised in ...

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Bid by S.Africa's Zuma to fight corruption charges...

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Bloemfontein (South Africa) (AFP) - Lawyers for South African President Jacob Zuma appeared to abandon efforts on Thursd ...

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has survived numerous bruising court battles over the years. By FRED DUFOUR (POOL/AFP/File)

S.Africa's Zuma seeks to dodge graft charges again

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Bloemfontein (South Africa) (AFP) - South Africa's embattled president Jacob Zuma goes to court on Thursday in a fresh a ...

South Africa's captain Faf du Plessis, pictured in July 2017, was named as the country's one-day international skipper. By Glyn KIRK (AFP/File)

Du Plessis to lead South Africa in all formats

Monday, September 11, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa Test captain Faf du Plessis was on Monday named as the country's one-day international ...

Opposition supporters keep an all-night vigil to press for constitutional reform in Lome, on September 7, 2017. By PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (AFP/File)

Togo postpones Africa-Israel summit

Monday, September 11, 2017

Lome (AFP) - Togo on Monday cancelled an upcoming Africa-Israel summit, citing lack of time to prepare, after days of an ...

Poachers have killed more than 7,100 rhinos across Africa over the past decade. By ALEXANDER JOE (AFP/File)

Rhino poacher jailed for 20 years in South Africa

Monday, September 11, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - A Mozambican rhino poacher caught at a world famous game reserve in South Africa has been jailed fo ...

AASU Urges African Leaders To Harness The Dividend...

Monday, September 11, 2017

September 12 was declared as the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation to recognize the economic, social and ...

Kevin Anderson of South Africa overcame multiple injuries and is set to face off against Rafael Nadal at the US Open in what wil be his first Grand Slam final. By Mike Stobe (GETTY/AFP/File)

Anderson stands tall as South Africa tennis trailb...

Saturday, September 9, 2017

New York (AFP) - Kevin Anderson stands out at 6ft 8ins (2.02m) as the South African readies to tackle Rafael Nadal in Su ...

Desmond Tutu chides Suu Kyi over silence on Burma ...

Saturday, September 9, 2017

South Africa Anti-Apartheid campaigner and social rights activist, Desmond Tutu has condemned Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi f ...

South Africa's 2-1 victory World Cup qualifier against Senegal in November 2016 has been invalidated and the match will have to be replayed, FIFA ruled after determining both of South Africa's goals were enabled by improper calls by the referee. By STRINGER (AFP)

South African football squad to discuss 'devastati...

Saturday, September 9, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa football bosses will meet Monday to discuss a devastating FIFA order that a 2018 Wor ...

South Africa's Kevin Anderson celebrates after defeating Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta during their 2017 US Open Men's Single Semifinals match in New York. By Don EMMERT (AFP)

Anderson ends South Africa's 52-year US Open final...

Saturday, September 9, 2017

New York (AFP) - Kevin Anderson became the first South African in 52 years to reach the US Open final on Saturday, downi ...

British public relations firm Bell Pottinger was accused of orchestrating a racially-charged campaign on behalf of the controversial Gupta family in South Africa. By Rodger BOSCH (AFP/File)

PR firm Bell Pottinger seeks rescue after South Af...

Friday, September 8, 2017

London (AFP) - British public relations firm Bell Pottinger, accused of stirring racial tension in South Africa, faces a ...

Uber confirmed one of the cars torched in confrontations with taxi drivers in Johannesburg was registered to use the Uber app. By Mark Ralston (AFP/File)

Uber drivers' cars torched in S.Africa clash

Friday, September 8, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - Three cars were torched in a Johannesburg business district on Thursday in the latest clash between ...

Kevin Anderson of South Africa hits a return to Sam Querrey of the US during their 2017 US Open Men's Singles quarter finals match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on September 5, 2017. By DON EMMERT (AFP/File)

Anderson gives South Africa massive boost

Friday, September 8, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - Kevin Anderson clinching a US Open men's singles semi-finals showdown with Spaniard Pablo Carreno B ...

South African chef Nthabiseng Mabuza, 35, was on her way to work and the only passenger in a public mini-bus taxi when she was raped by the driver. By GULSHAN KHAN (AFP/File)

South African rape victims struggle against polici...

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Vosloorus (South Africa) (AFP) - South African chef Nthabiseng Mabuza, 35, was on her way to work and the only passenger ...

Unemployment, which has stymied South Africa's growth, is at a record high of 27.7 percent and official statistics revealed last month that more than half of the 56.5 million population live in poverty. By MUJAHID SAFODIEN (AFP/File)

South Africa business confidence lowest in 32 year...

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - Business confidence in South Africa has plummeted to its lowest level in more than 30 years as poli ...

Nigeria, which depends on oil sector for 70 per cent of state revenues and 90 per cent of export earnings, has been battered by lower oil prices since mid-2014. By PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (AFP/File)

Nigeria, South Africa exit recession in Q2: data

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria and South Africa have both exited recession, notching up economic growth of 0.6 percent and 2.5 pe ...

South Africa which entered a technical recession in March after two consecutive quarters of contraction, was lifted by 33.6 percent growth in agricultural output. By MUJAHID SAFODIEN (AFP/File)

Slight growth lifts South Africa out of recession

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa has exited its first recession in eight years after the economy recorded 2.5 percent g ...

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has survived several parliamentary attempts to oust him from office, most recently last month when a vote of no-confidence against him was defeated. By WU HONG (POOL/AFP)

S.Africa opposition in new bid to impeach Zuma

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Johannesburg (AFP) - South African opposition parties petitioned the country's highest court on Tuesday in a fresh bid t ...

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