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George Michael receives medical treatment following car crash

Saturday 18 May 2013 15:47

British singer George Michael has received medical treatment after a car crash on Thursday according to his publicist, Connie Filippello.

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Blitzbokke suffer crushing defeats

Sunday 12 May 2013 18:21

It was a day to forget for South Africa in the London leg of the IRB Sevens as the blitzbokke lost two matches.

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Manchester United manager in waiting David Moye was keen to stay.
Moyes was keen to stay at Everton

Friday 10 May 2013 19:30

Manchester United manager in waiting David Moyes said he had not expected to be leaving Everton after 11 years in charge.

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Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson says the next challenge for Somalia is to develop neighbourhood relations that are positive.
UN diplomat salutes role of AMISOM in Somalia

Friday 10 May 2013 06:33

The UN’s number two diplomat has praised the role of AMISOM troops in Somalia’s slow yet steady transformation.

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Injuries haunt Springbok Sevens team

Thursday 9 May 2013 14:13

Injuries continue to wreak havoc with the Springbok Sevens preparations for this weekend’s London final IRB Sevens World Series tournament.

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The Rolling Stones will play London's Hyde Park
Rolling Stones rock packed house in LA

Saturday 4 May 2013 14:40

The Rolling Stones rocked a packed house in Los Angeles on Friday on the opening night of their North American "50 and Counting" tour.

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Anglo American has a large footprint in the developing world.
Anglo American to reveal sustainable development report

Friday 19 April 2013 12:03

Resources major Anglo American says it will launch its Sustainable Development Report for 2012 called “Creating Value with the Future in Mind” at its annual general meeting in London on Friday.

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Thousands of supporters lined the streets of London as Margaret Thatcher's casket made its final journey from the centre of British political power in Westminster to St Paul's Cathedral.
Britain bids farewell to "Iron Lady" Thatcher

Thursday 18 April 2013 06:23

Britain gave Margaret Thatcher its grandest political funeral in half a century on Wednesday.

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De Klerk to join other dignitaries at Thatcher funeral

Wednesday 17 April 2013 05:59

London will stage its biggest political funeral in almost half a century on Wednesday to bid farewell to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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About 2.5 billion people worldwide do not have access to proper sanitation.
What do toilets and cellphones have in common?

Monday 15 April 2013 16:24

Jose Luis Irigoyen of the World Bank, argues, "Now that more people have more access to a mobile phone than to a toilet or latrine, it’s time to leverage technology to help reach development goals."

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Bankers are against the financial trading tax which will be imposed by 11 of EU's 27 countries.
Bankers count on watered down EU trading tax

Sunday 14 April 2013 10:36

Bankers are confident they can persuade the European Union that its proposed financial trading tax poses enough risks to struggling economies and banks to warrant being watered down.

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Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died on Monday.
Thatcher death "party" in London draws hundreds

Sunday 14 April 2013 07:07

Several hundred people turned up for a "party" in central London on Saturday to celebrate the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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England's 1966 World Cup winner Sir Bobby Charlton.
England can't win World Cup due to foreign influx: Charlton

Thursday 11 April 2013 15:39

England are unlikely to become world champions again because the country's Premier League is now flooded with foreign players, 1966 World Cup winner Bobby Charlton said.

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Chris Hani could have pursued a career in law but he chose to fight for freedom
Hani stood up for what he believed in: Mbethe

Thursday 11 April 2013 05:34

The African National Congress (ANC) National Chairperson Baleka Mbethe has described Chris Hani as the man who stood for what he believed in.

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Britain's first Minister Margaret Thatcher died on Monday from a stroke.
Thatcher divides parliament in debate over her legacy

Wednesday 10 April 2013 19:40

British Prime Minister David Cameron led tributes to Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday.

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Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female prime minister and its longest serving premier of the 20th century, was a divisive figure
Thatcher made ‘racist’ comments: Australian FM

Wednesday 10 April 2013 08:06

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr says late British leader Margaret Thatcher made "unabashedly racist" comments.

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Margaret Thatcher will be given a funeral with full military honours at St Paul Cathedral in London.
Thatcher book author hails late former PM

Tuesday 9 April 2013 09:05

Margaret Thatcher’s policy towards South Africa and apartheid during her tenure between 1979 and 1990 won her friends and earned her detractors.

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Margaret Thatcher specifically did not want a full state funeral of the kind given to monarchs and to World War II premier Winston Churchill
Thatcher’s body removed from London’s Ritz hotel

Tuesday 9 April 2013 00:30

The body of Margaret Thatcher was removed from the Ritz Hotel in London early Tuesday.

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The former British Prime Minister has died from a stroke.  She was the longest serving Prime Minister in British politics, leading the Conservative Party.
Condolences after "iconic" Thatcher's death

Monday 8 April 2013 20:02

President Jacob Zuma has conveyed his condolences to the British people after the death of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

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EThekwini Municipality's gas emissions tops both London's and Beijing's
eThekwini Municipality among world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters

Wednesday 3 April 2013 14:51

Each person living in the eThekwini Municipality produces eight tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year, making it one of the most carbon intensive cities in the world.

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