SOUTH African Airways is to institute legal action against its former CEO, Khaya Ngqula, to recover close to R31m in wrongful or wasted spending. Read more »
Eleven people, including Australian mining bosses developing an iron ore project in Cameroon and the Republic of Congo, died when their chartered aircraft crashed. Read more »
President Laurent Gbagbo has asked a state prosecutor to look into whether Interior Minister Désiré Tagro has been skimming funds intended for toxic waste victims into his personal ... Read more »
Barely a month after a container of toxic substances from the Netherlands was intercepted, authorities have found another ship carrying toxic materials concealed in eight trucks. Read more »
A joint investigation between the United States and Liberia have uncovered an international drug smuggling ring operating on four continents. Read more »
The Transnet strike, which caused billions of rands in losses to the economy, has ended after office bearers of the South Transport and Allied Workers Union accepted a new offer. Read more »
An Afriqiyah plane crash killed over a hundred, leaving a young Dutch boy as the sole survivor. Read more »
International communities has set up new initiative to curb the sea crime, which has pushed up insurance premiums and shipping costs. Read more »
The UN Security Council has called for tougher legislation aimed at prosecuting and jailing pirate suspects caught off the coast of Somalia. Read more »
African economies took a severe knock after the Icelandic volcanic ash crisis in Europe brought many African airliners, exporters and travelers to a standstill. Read more »
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