Author Mahua Sen writes about her hometown of Forbesganj in Bihar. The people are tired, and they want to be a part of the mainstream of the country. In the villages falling in the ambit of the ...

Known as the "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs, Pistorius went from a public hero as a Paralympic champion to a convicted killer in hearings that caught the world's ...

South Africa’s president has ordered thousands of military personnel to assist in a nationwide operation against illegal mining, an activity that is estimated to cost the country billions of ...

STORY: Eleven workers have died and 75 been injured at a mining complex in South Africa, in what Impala Platinum's chief executive has described as "the darkest day" in the company's history.

MANAMA, Bahrain (CNN)-- U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot three pirates holding an American cargo-ship captain hostage after seeing that one of the pirates "had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back ...

Former Manchester United and Bafana Bafana midfielder/defender Quinton Fortune picks out three South Africans that have caught his eye over the years in the Premier league.

BINT JBEIL, Lebanon (AP) — An Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon on Sunday evening killed four civilians, including a woman and three children, raising the likelihood of a dangerous new ...

Reigning champions South Africa got their 2023 Rugby World Cup defence off to a winning start, as two tries in three second-half minutes proved crucial in beating Scotland 18-3 in Marseille.