A theatre play on homosexuality is being staged for the first time in Uganda - a country which has proposed...

Striking Lonmin miners gathered to discuss the deaths of some 34 of their colleagues two days previously. They were addressed...

Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, has died ending weeks of speculation about his whereabouts and state of health. He reportedly...

As Niger's President, Mahamadou Issoufou, celebrated the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan under high security at Niamey?s...

A series of violent protests, at one of the world's largest platinum-producing mines, led to several deaths and injuries after...

A prototype of a toilet designed by researchers from the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa. The toilet system safely...

In the opening day of the London Olympics, South Africa's best performances were in the pool. Cameron van der Burgh...

South Africa's middle-distance runner Caster Semenya went to London against the backdrop of controversy over her gender during previous competitions.

Although gold medals were slow to come at first, Kenyan athletes were, with the Ethiopians, Africa's long-distance stars at the...

South Africa's Oscar Pistorius, dubbed "the Blade-Runner" by the media, made history when he became the first amputee to take...