UN agencies are calling on the World Trade Organization to accomodate developing countries and extend the period to comply with international standards that regulate intellectual ... Read more »
Young people in Egypt have used the Harlem Shake dance craze to protest against lack of changes in their government - days after students in that country and Tunisia were subjected ... Read more »
Britain has advised its citizens in Nigeria to keep out of the northern parts of the country where Islamist militants have threatened to attack and abduct Westerners. Read more »
A study has revealed that bribery is an obstacle to the country's trade, with importers and exporters allegedly having to bribe port officials for each shipment. Read more »
The ongoing Farlam Commission of inquiry into the deaths of 34 miners at Marikana has heard from one survivor that police officers were lying to the commission about events during ... Read more »
One of the men arrested for the rape and murder of Bredasdorp teenager Anene Booysen was denied bail. The Bredasdorp Magistrate's Court found that Jonathan Davids, 22, had not ... Read more »
Incidents of violence and the arrest of an opposition leader have prompted several civil society organisations to call for investigations into human rights violations by the ... Read more »
Six foreign sailors abducted by unknown gunmen along Koluama waterways in Bayelsa State have regained their freedom. Read more »
The death of a 19-year-old boy in Livingstone fueled a nasty fight between the ruling party and the opposition. Read more »
The head of civil service Francis Kimemia, has written to the electoral commission following claims that he has been campaigning for the Jubilee Alliance and intimidating civil ... Read more »
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