Female police officers are to pose as prostitutes in South Africa in a bid to snare kerb crawlers ahead of next year’s World Cup, security chiefs said. A squad of undercover cops will dress provocatively and walk the streets ahead of next year’s...

I’ve just been back to London for a long weekend and caught the film Creation, which claims to tell the story of how Charles Darwin wrote On the Origin of Species. It’s strong on Darwin the family man and how he was poleaxed by the death of...

The gold miners gather in front of the old Crown Gold Mines and begin a peculiarly South African form of protest. They dance, hoot horns, wave knob-kerry sticks, and generally appear to be having a fabulous time. But the joyous mood hides a serious...

One of the UN’s largest international relief efforts is under investigation after it emerged that thousands of sacks of food aid were being diverted from starving refugees and openly sold for profit. The head of the UN’s $955 million (£580...

Italy and France have been accused of reneging on promises to increase aid to African nations. Anti-poverty group One, set up by rock star Bono, said Italy had actually cut aid to Africa despite making ambitious pledges at a 2005 economic summit. And...

President Jacob Zuma’s new government faces a tough ride as South Africa slides into recession amid mounting pressure from public servants demanding better wages, analysts say. Growth figures released Tuesday shocked analysts, who had expected...

Italy’s only black MP has warned of growing racism after a surge in attacks on immigrants across the country.

This has sent shock waves within the opposition and many Zimbabweans. Mugabe assigned 30 of the 31 ministries – 15 for his Zanu PF party, 13 for Tsvangirai’s MDC and three for Mutambara’s MDC. Only the Finance portfolio remained unassigned.

A small asteroid exploded over Africa this week following what astronomers said was the first firm prediction of an incoming space rock.It did not strike Earth.

A blunder by South African prosecutors could delay the corruption trial of ruling party leader and presidential frontrunner Jacob Zuma due later this year, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. Business Day said the National Prosecuting Authority, which had...