Public Service Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi has dismissed suggestions that the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) panel on SA felt the country has not done enough in land reform.

Two prisoners serving over 20-years each for armed robbery escaped from the Johannesburg Correctional Centre disguised as warders.

Zimbabwe's white commercial farmers have reported an increase in invasions on their farms ahead of a deadline for them to leave land due to be taken by President Robert Mugabe's government.

Widespread corruption continues to plague Africa, exacerbated by abject poverty which left a precarious human rights situation on the continent.

President Robert Mugabe has approved a raft of new measures that critics warn are meant to destroy the opposition, fix the outcome of next year's general elections and scuttle SA President Thabo Mbeki's mediation efforts.

A Zimbabwean soldier has been charged with murder for allegedly shooting dead a suspected border jumper in the south of the country.

The Zimbabwe crisis continues to dominate headlines in SA and throughout much of Southern Africa.

In a major about-turn, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has urged his supporters to gear up for presidential polls next year, conceding an embarrassing defeat over plans to extend his rule to 2010, reports The Star.

The Zimbabwean Government has urged African nations to join hands to fight domination by powerful Western countries.

It's been another torrid week for Zimbabwe as international condemnation of the Mugabe regime continues to grown and SA finds itself under pressure to act decisively to help resolve the crisis.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is using ‘hit squads’ to crack down on opposition politicians and activists, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai said in an interview.

A defiant Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe told the critics of his government to ‘go hang’ themselves on Thursday in his first response to the arrest and assault of opposition chief Morgan Tsvangirai.

It may have been long overdue, but the Robert Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe this week faced the beginnings of a rebellion, and the way it dealt with it has outraged the international community.

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said his beating at the hands of the security services should serve as an inspiration for the campaign to topple President Robert Mugabe.

SA has urged Zimbabwe to respect the rule of law and the rights of opposition leaders amid a worldwide outcry over police treatment of detained Zimbabwean opposition figures.

Zimbabwe's main opposition party has accused government forces of a brutal attack on its arrested leader Morgan Tsvangirai and vowed to push on with a drive to topple President Robert Mugabe.

Trust in police in Africa's economic powerhouse is near the lowest on the continent, with even Zimbabweans living in their increasingly autocratic state feeling they are more likely to get help from police than South Africans.

A new, paid-for, pan-African satellite television channel called GTV will begin operating at mid-year.

Zimbabwe riot police arrested the country's top opposition leader at the weekend as they suppressed a planned prayer rally in a crackdown on protests against President Robert Mugabe.

A new, paid-for, pan-African satellite television channel called GTV will begin operating at mid-year.

African countries are on course to build the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Broadband Network.

Police used stun grenades to quell anti-Somali rioting in Motherwell earlier this week, the latest in a wave of violence that has killed more than 40 immigrants from the eastern African nation.

President Thabo Mbeki said SA would consider sending troops to Somalia, but military operations elsewhere may limit its ability to deploy soldiers to the war-torn nation.

The January sales, following on the Christmas buying binge, are known for the great bargains to be found as retailers try to keep the spending momentum going. But this year it is the South African government which should be out there scrumming for bargains.

Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, ranks as the world’s most expensive city for expatriates largely due to soaring inflation, displacing Oslo and Tokyo from the top slots.