ARTICLES RELATING TO
SOUTH AFRICA
Olympic silver medallist Caster Semenya was a surprise exclusion from the Sasco's Operation Excellence programme.
Since getting independence from Britain in 1960, Nigeria has played a major role in politics in the African continent.
Former Springbok captain John Smit ended his playing career on a high note after helping Saracens beat the SA Barbarians in London.
South Africa is the least favoured major emerging market for the third consecutive month, according to a survey by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
MultiChoice and the National Geographic Channel in SA have been rapped over the knuckles for promoting sexual content on DStv in the morning.
A South African woman is considering legal action against a state hospital after doctors left a 9cm-long placenta inside her during delivery.
Video footage of an inebriated tourist lunging out of his car and charging a wild elephant at South Africa's famous Kruger National Park caused an uproar.
Justin Bieber has reportedly been a handful during his stay in Cape Town, crashing a golf cart while playing bumper cars with his entourage.
Africa offers great potential to the global economy and is going to present new answers to boost growth, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.
It appears to be a two-horse race to replace Alex Ferguson who announced his retirement as Manchester United manager.
More than 100 South African companies are doing business in Nigeria across several industries, President Jacob Zuma says.
Powerhouses South Africa and Nigeria have pledged to worker closer together after signing nine pacts covering oil and gas, power, defence and communication.
South Africa and Algeria will speed up the formation of a trade committee to focus on areas such as agriculture and infrastructure, the government says.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says the facts surrounding Britain's decision to cut aid to South Africa by 2015 are being deliberately distorted.
The South African government says it regrets the unilateral decision taken by the United Kingdom to terminate Official Development Aid to the country from 2015.
