3Novices:Algeria under severe threat
3Novices:Algeria under severe threat
Algeria comes under threat on Sunday as they face Ivory Coast in the last of the Afcon quarter-finals. 3Novices
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Algeria comes under threat on Sunday as they face Ivory Coast in the last of the Afcon quarter-finals. 3Novices
Javier Balboa scored a controversial penalty and a stunning free kick winner as Guinea knocked Tunisia out of Afcon. 3Novices
Congo surged back from 2-0 down and into the semi-finals after beating Republic of Congo in an Afcon thriller. 3Novices
[allAfrica]How softly the rain fell that Monday morning when my water broke. Because I was used to the raging downpours of Lagos, this quiet...
[Premium Times]Ahead of the presentation of the final report of the Thabo Mbeki Panel on illicit financial flows at the ongoing summit of Af...
[CAF]The Ivory Coast and pre-tournament favourites Algeria go head to head in Malabo on Sunday in what has the makings of a classic quarter-...
[RFI]Some rules are fools, Guinea need to shoot better, Ghana keep their secrets, Tunisia have self-belief and Congo are confident on day 14...
[Daily News]THE African Union (AU) Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government started in Addis Ababa yesterday with pleas to have coo...
[Oxfam]On the publication of the final report from the T. Mbeki High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows, Oxfam South Africa Executive Di...
[AI London]Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe should use his position as the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) to address key human righ...
[UN News]Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today assured African leaders gathered for a summit in Addis Ababa of the support of the United Natio...
Former Wallaby and Brumbies mentor Eddie Jones could be the next Stormers coach if Allister Coetzee decides to move to Japan. 3Novices
Australia captain Michael Clarke shrugged off speculation of rifts with Cricket Australia and his international team mates. 3Novices
Deon Delport spoke to Sharks boss John Smit about the plan to create a family-friendly atmosphere at the stadium while fans get behind a win...
Rory McIlroy extended his lead to four shots with a 6-under 66 in the third round of the Dubai Desert Classic. 3Novices
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique told Neymar to carry on regardless of the criticism he received for provoking players with his “nutmegging”. 3N...
Can you say there was much difference in performance between the draw at Cambridge and the opening-day loss at Swansea? 3Novices
Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini beat Pierre-Hughes Herbert and Nicolas Mahut to claim the Aus Open mens doubles title. 3Novices
Serena Williams clinched her 19th grand slam title with a win over Maria Sharapova in the final of the Australian Open. 3Novices
Safa must appoint a technical director to assist Shakes in the development of the next Bafana generation, says Rodney Reiners. 3Novices
Hosts Equatorial Guinea hope to continue their fairytale run at Afcon as they take on Tunisia in the quarter-finals. 3Novices
Louis van Gaal admits Real Madrid target David De Gea could leave Manchester United. 3Novices
The Stormers were able to put the uncertainty over Allister Coetzee's future behind them when they beat the Cheetahs. 3Novices
[Guardian]THE boys are now being separated from the men. As a result, I have also lost my bet about who will win Afcon 2015! 3Novices
Grant Elliot's performance eclipsed Shahid Afridi's 29-ball blitz to secure New Zealand a comfortable win over Pakistan. 3Novices
The worst round of Tiger Woods' professional career was a mild surprise rather than a complete shock to most golf insiders. 3Novices
Albie Morkel made an immediate impact on his return to franchise cricket to help the Titans down the Cape Cobras. 3Novices
The Warriors celebrated their second win of the one day cup campaign with a record-breaking victory over the Dolphins. 3Novices
[Cameroon Tribune]The 24th Heads of State and governments Summit of the African Union opens on January 30, 2015. 3Novices
[The Point]Senegal's coach Alain Giresse has been sacked, according to Senegalese football authorities. 3Novices
[SA Info]More than 900 mining corporates will be attending the 21st annual Investing in African Mining Indaba, where chief executives repres...
[UN]The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General. 3Nov...
[Cameroon Tribune]Private and public Media have reported with disappointment the elimination of the national team from the on-going Africa C...
[SA Info]African leaders meeting for the 24th African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, have been urged to come up with a clear ro...
[Oxfam]Civil society organizations call for African leaders to move quickly to implement recommendations in UNECA report on Illicit Financia...
[UNHCR]'A protocol on the right to nationality will strengthen democracy, regional integration, and reduce conflict in Africa', a ne...
[The Point]Dr Jeggan C. Senghor, a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of ...
[UN News]The world's network of lakes, rivers and streams that provide fish and fresh drinking water to millions of people must be bette...
[This Day]For the third time in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, lottery was drawn yesterday afternoon in Malabo to hand a quarter ...
Amazon has surprised the market with a quarterly profit far better than anticipated for the online giant. 3Novices
[UN News]The United Nations today launched its biggest ever humanitarian appeal to fund globe-spanning responses to emergencies and threats ...
[Cameroon Tribune]Despite their premature exit, the team demonstrated that it could do better if better harnessed. 3Novices
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene is expected to attend the South African Airways media briefing at Airport Park after its annual general meeti...
[ITC]Empowering women could add as much as China and India to global growth, ITC's Executive Director tells Oslo seminar 3Novices
Independent Media cricket writer Stuart Hess assesses the Proteas' performance in the series against the West Indies. 3Novices
The Stormers go into their friendly encounter against the Cheetahs at Newlands looking to shake off the rust. 3Novices
Daine Klate has left Orlando Pirates and joined his former club, SuperSport United, on loan until the end of the season. 3Novices
Marc Warren of Scotland took the clubhouse lead in the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic. 3Novices
A “Super Over” will be used to determine the winner of this year’s World Cup if the final ends in a tie, the ICC said. 3Novices
Nokia made a net profit of $502m in the fourth quarter and sales grew nearly 10%, but its share price fell on Thursday. 3Novices
The City of Cape Town is willing to engage with prospective IPPs, partners and stakeholders to explore how it can accommodate its future ene...
[SAIIA]From 9 to 13 February, the mining world will descend on Cape Town for the globe's biggest annual Mining Indaba. SAIIA will be hos...
[SAIIA]SAIIA is convenening its third annual high-level dialogue forum for 'Change-Makers' in the African extractive sector. This ev...
[ICG]EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS 3Novices
[Capital FM]Nairobi -African states on Thursday spoke tough and vowed to push for institutional reforms in the United Nations Security Counc...
Facebook has reported that its quarterly profit jumped 33.8% from 2014 to $696m as ad revenue and membership grew at the leading social netw...
Google has reported that its profit in the recently ended quarter jumped, but the leap fell short of market expectations. 3Novices
The African National Congress' proposed cap on land ownership is irrational and could lead to restrictions on other assets, says Afribus...
Glencore's intention to retrench over 1 000 employees at its Optimum Coal Mine in Mpumalanga is disappointing, according to a trade unio...
[This Day]Mary Ekah writes that with the debut off Arise News on DSTV and GOTV, Africans at home and in the Diaspora have reason to celebrat...
[Global Fund]Tremendous progress has been made over the last decade in expanding access to antiretroviral therapy for adults, but efforts to...
England capitalised on winning the toss by bowling out India for 200 in their tri-series ODI at the WACA. 3Novices
American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic won the Australian Open women's doubles title. 3Novices
As the transfer deadline approaches, PSL clubs are in a race against time to secure their targets. 3Novices
More women need to be actively supported to pursue careers in the male-dominated South African technology scene, says an industry expert. ht...
More women need to be actively supported to pursue careers in the male-dominated South African technology scene, says an industry expert. 3N...
[MSF]A new maternity unit for pregnant women with Ebola - or those suspected of having Ebola - has been opened within an Ebola treatment cen...
[Made It In Africa]Tom Osborn has a humble manner about him, which is surprising since, at the age of 19, he has already been recognised as ...
[UNDP]Thank you for joining today's UNDP briefing for Member States on Ebola Recovery. We are most appreciative of the UNDP Executive Bo...
[Daily Maverick]The Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals are upon us faster than you can say "drawing of lots". The tournament pro...
Just four bits of information gleaned from a shopper's credit card can be used to identify almost anyone. http://ift.tt/1CFXyCj 3Novices
Just four bits of information gleaned from a shopper's credit card can be used to identify almost anyone. 3Novices
[Deutsche Welle]The worst Ebola virus outbreak in history has killed nearly 9,000 people, almost of them in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone...
The focus on Tiger Woods at the Phoenix open shifted from a chipped tooth to his chipping. 3Novices
Diego Costa will contest the FA's violent conduct charge for his alleged stamp on Emre Can, British media reported. 3Novices
The rand has gained against the dollar following a decision by the South African Reserve Bank to leave interest rates unchanged. http://ift....
Eskom warns that any extra load or faults in the system may necessitate the need to go into load shedding and undertakes to keep consumers u...
[New Times]African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) has picked Tunisia as the hosts for the 2015 Men's African Clubs Championships due Ma...
[SA Info]A compilation of 25 studies in Africa has found that informal markets provide essential sources of food and income for millions of ...
Andy Murray overcame a blistering start from Tomas Berdych to advance to his fourth Australian Open final. 3Novices
Ride-sharing app Uber is trying to meet metered taxi permit requirements in Cape Town in the short-term as protests against the internet ser...
Fifa President Sepp Blatter confirmed that he had submitted his bid to run for re-election. 3Novices
[New Times]Rwanda has jumped three places to the second position in Africa in the latest Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) ranking. 3Novices
[IMF]The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) adopted on January 27, 2015, a report and proposed resolution to the Board...
The run on the JSE over the last few days has come to a halt as markets worldwide gave a negative interpretation to the Federal Reserve’s la...
Ride-sharing app Uber is trying to meet metered taxi permit requirements in Cape Town in the short-term as protests against the internet ser...
Mohammad Amir can make a return to domestic cricket immediately after the ICC eased hi s five-year fixing ban. 3Novices
Canada's electronic spy agency has been intercepting and analysing data on up to 15 million file downloads daily as part of a global sur...
[UN News]A group of United Nations human rights experts has welcomed the decision by the Government of the Netherlands to grant funding for ...
Governor Lesetja Kganyago is widely expected to keep interest rates steady at the end of the SA Reserve Bank’s three-day Monetary Policy Mee...
[Institute for Security Studies]Addis Ababa -The African Union (AU) has a critical role to play in ensuring democratic governance in Africa....
[ANGOP]Addis Ababa -Angola recorded on Wednesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a new achievement in the diplomatic field, following the election...
[African Union]Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -Climate change and radical extremism were the focus of a special meeting between the Chairperson of th...
[UN]The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General. 3Nov...
[UN News]An encounter with three Kenyan children running to school through the savannah on a scorching hot, blindingly sunny early morning w...
Proteas coach Russell Domingo says his team is comfortable being labelled favourites ahead of the world cup. 3Novices
Independent Media football writer John Goliath rates Bafana Bafana’s performance at Afcon. 3Novices
[WCC]Outcomes, disappointments, as well as encouraging signs from the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 20) and the Peoples Summ...
Former world footballer of the year Luis Figo has the backing of Jose Mourinho in his unlikely bid for Fifa president. 3Novices
This week, a tournament on one of his favourite courses; next week, a Dublin courtroom for an explosive legal battle. 3Novices
Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara broke the world record for the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in ODIs. 3Novices
South African retailers have performed very well in Africa and the Middle East, according to the latest Deloitte Global Powers of Retailing ...
[Thomson Reuters Foundation]Barcelona -The world can improve living standards for all while cutting climate-changing emissions to keep to an...
[Thomson Reuters Foundation]London -The first doctor to be put on trial in Britain for carrying out female genital mutilation told a court o...
[Premium Times]There is celebration in the Nigerian camp at the ongoing ITTF-Africa Senior Championships in Cairo following the triumph of Q...
Metered taxi drivers have expressed their outrage at internet ride hailing company Uber's operations in Cape Town. 3Novices
South Africa's producer price inflation has slowed year-on-year in December, according to Stats SA. http://ift.tt/1COK3AR 3Novices
[allAfrica]Mali and Guinea played to a third 1-1 draw in their African Nations Cup Group D in Mongomo on Wednesday and will have to endure t...
[The Star]President Uhuru Kenyatta this morning left the country for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he will attend a two-day African Union (AU...
Kieron Adam, 11, from Cape Town was blown away when he walked into his house and found the Proteas waiting for him. 3Novices
Taxi drivers have taken to the street in their hundreds to protest the newly launched app-based ride-hailing service Uber. http://ift.tt/1zf...
Diego Costa will almost certainly miss Chelsea’s title showdown with City after being charged with violent conduct. 3Novices
Taxi drivers have taken to the street in their hundreds to protest the newly launched app-based ride-hailing service Uber. 3Novices
Taking advantage of falling or rising fuel prices is now easier thanks to SA developed mobile application 'FillApp' which notifies d...
[African Arguments]The African Union has declared 2015 the year of "Women's empowerment", and made gender central to its 24th ...
[SAnews.gov.za]Pretoria -Women empowerment, development towards Africa's Agenda 2063, security crises and the Ebola outbreak in West Afr...
Serena Williams needed nine match points to beat Madison Keys to set up an Australian Open final against Maria Sharapova. 3Novices
[allAfrica]On the 10th Anniversary of the adoption of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), African Union decl...
Samsung Electronics has reported its first annual earnings decline in three years. 3Novices
Christian Eriksen added a late goal to help Tottenham Hotspur secure a place in the League Cup final against Chelsea. 3Novices
Lower inflation and an expected further drop in the fuel price does not mean consumers should stack up even more debt, warns an expert. http...
[Deutsche Welle]Boko Haram, Ebola, Central African Republic, South Sudan - African leaders have much on their agenda at their summit this we...
[ANGOP]Addis Ababa -Angola recorded on Wednesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a new achievement in diplomatic field following the election by E...
A top Zimbabwean hotel group has recorded a 17% drop in tourist arrivals from South Africa as rand weakness and a slowing economy take their...
The rand has fallen to its weakest in a week as the dollar gained after the Fed's policy statement, while eyes now turn to the Reserve B...
Neymar scored twice to lead Barcelona past nine-man Atletico Madrid and into the Copa del Rey semi-finals. 3Novices
Sony plans to cut around 1 000 additional jobs in its struggling smartphone division as it tries to bring its electronics business back into...
Indoor areas of selected airports, shopping centres, casinos, convention halls and universities in South Africa are now mapped by search gia...
Stocks on the JSE started the day like a sprinter racing from the starting blocks, but the market could not maintain the pace. http://ift.tt...
[GAVI]Berlin -Support puts Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance on the path to immunise a further 300 million children and save up to 6 million more l...
Indoor areas of selected airports, shopping centres, casinos, convention halls and universities in South Africa are now mapped by search gia...
The start of the fifth One Day International between SA and the West Indies was delayed by rain in Centurion. 3Novices
Chelsea’s Diego Costa could have earned him a red card after two stamping incidents in the League Cup clash with Liverpool. 3Novices
Benefits from the oil price drop are likely to trickle through to the SA economy only in the second half ot the year, according to a report....
A Fin24 user feels as if he is "dying" under the weight of his debt of more than a million rand. http://ift.tt/1ywfdq6 3Novices
[Daily Trust]Ibadan -Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and the Convener of Eastern Mandate Union, Dr. Arthur Nwankwo as well as form...
[Global Fund]The Global Fund congratulates Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, on organizing a tremendously successful campaign to raise resources t...
Uber has told New York City customers that it will charge no more than 2.8 times the usual fare for trips during a snowstorm. 3Novices
[World Bank]Kim outlines vision for private, public sectors to work together to lessen risk 3Novices
[SciDev.Net]The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has said it is addressing criticism of its funding approach as it hopes to eradicate fou...
[Concord]Deputy Minister of Sports, Ishmael Al-Sankoh Conteh, has assured athletes and sporting disciplines in the country that Sierra Leone...
The KwaZulu-Natal health department has responded to questions relating to a tender for four mobile clinics, which Sapa is investigating for...
Former Bafana captain Neil Tovey says the public needs to be patient with the team as they are a work in progress. 3Novices
Hashim Amla will welcome back his usual opening partner Quinton de Kock in the 5th ODI against the West Indies. 3Novices
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao finally met in person, and now talks might get serious about them finally boxing. 3Novices
Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale says he is happy at the Bernabeu and has no intention of moving to Man United. 3Novices
Wawrinka threw Nishikori around the court, serving up a storm and blasting winners seemingly at will in his best tennis of the tournament. 3...
Singapore is gearing up for a crackdown on cybercrime with the launch of a central agency and the appointment of a minister in charge of cyb...
[MSF]Ahead of tomorrow's donor replenishment conference for Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, taking place in Berlin, pharmaceutical company P...
[Ghanaian Chronicle]Africa's backwardness is the West's gain. Our inferiority complex presents an exploitative stock. To the contine...
[African Arguments]I have vowed never to use the overused phrase 'Africa Rising' ever again, having long been somewhat cautious of t...
[Thomson Reuters Foundation]Rome -Traditional economics - assuming people are rational actors who respond to prices and subsidies to maximiz...
[Health-e]South African born Dr. Matshidiso Moeti yesterday became the World Health's Organisation's (WHO) Regional Director for Afr...
[African Union]Addis Ababa -The President of Rwanda, and current Chair of the East African Standby Force, H.E. Paul Kagame, has informed the...
Inflation rates are likely to quickly increase as 2015 progresses, forcing Sarb to start another rate hiking cycle, warns a debt expert. htt...
[UN News]The number of international tourists reached 1.13 billion in 2014, 51 million more than in 2013, on trend for the fifth consecutive...
[RFI]France celebrates on Saturday its second edition of '24 hours of Women's Sport. Supported by most major media distributors, inc...
Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, will cut its massive workforce. 3Novices
[allAfrica]The qualification of hosts Equatorial Guinea for the quarter-finals has given organisers of the African Nations Cup a headache th...
Madison Keys got one Williams sister out of the way at the Australian Open, and will try to make it two in the semi-finals. 3Novices
English clubs are spending more money in the international transfer market than any other country, according to Fifa. 3Novices
Corruption has cost South Africa R700bn over the last 20 years, according to the Institute of Internal Auditors. http://ift.tt/1yvu6Jh 3Novices
Lance Armstrong was made a scapegoat by the US Anti-Doping Agency, says former UCI president Pat McQuaid. 3Novices
[Guardian]RESPECTED Nigerian diplomat, Dr G.B. Igali's newly published book, Perspectives on Nation-State formation in Contemporary Afri...
The devices will officially return to South Africa in 2015 thanks to a push by its parent company Lenovo - the world’s biggest PC manufactur...
[WHO]The WHO Executive Board, currently holding its 136th session, has appointed Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti as the new Regional Director fo...
[This Day]African entrepreneurs need to be empowered in order to put the continent o n a sustainable growth path. 3Novices
The devices will officially return to South Africa in 2015 thanks to a push by its parent company Lenovo - the world’s biggest PC manufactur...
Sean Abbott, whose bouncer resulted in the death of Phil Hughes, has been named Australia's young cricketer of the year. 3Novices
South Africans will have the opportunity to be part of a new world record attempt and all it takes is a pout, smile and click. 3Novices
Chelsea reached the League Cup final after Ivanovic's towering extra-time header secured a win over Liverpool. 3Novices
The rand has remained on the back foot against the dollar after weakening to one-week lows overnight, as investors fretted about the impact ...
Zimbabwe is targeting a lift in much-needed foreign direct investment on the back of policy measures introduced in the 2015 budget. http://i...
Pirates coach Eric Tinkler says the team's objective in the second half of the season is to defend their Nedbank Cup title. 3Novices
Eskom will be implementing stage 1 load shedding from 10:00 until 22:00 today to manage dam levels at its pumped storage schemes, it said in...
While commercial drone operations stagger under regulatory stalemate in the US, the United Arab Emirates has launched a competition to devel...
A disease that has spread among bees in the Western Cape is threatening to reach KwaZulu-Natal and completely wipe out South Africa’s bee po...
[IPS]Abu Dhabi -With global energy needs projected to increase by 35 percent by 2035, a new report says meeting this demand could increase w...
Physical contact during group ‘selfie’ photos may lead to an increase in the spread of head lice especially among children, says a pharmacis...
A Fin24 user has tried to buy a house last year, but her application was declined due to a low credit scoring. http://ift.tt/1BiXBzQ 3Novices
Integrated retailer Steinhoff International says its shareholders have approved the company's acquisition of 92.34% of Pepkor. http://if...
Senegal take a slight advantage into the final round of Group C matches in the African Nations Cup. 3Novices
[Innovation in Africa]Crowdfunding has the potential to provide some of the missing funding that African start-ups find so hard to raise. Th...
Barca striker Neymar says players are often provoked, but must expect punishment if they retaliate as Ronaldo did. 3Novices
Bafana have made their third goalkeeping change in Afcon for their must-win final group C encounter against Ghana. 3Novices
Maria Sharapova is set to face a fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova in the semi-finals at the Australian Open. 3Novices
Facebook has denied that the social network was hacked after it was briefly inaccessible on Tuesday morning. 3Novices
Facebook has denied that the social network was hacked after it was briefly inaccessible on Tuesday morning. http://ift.tt/1uWMwrO 3Novices
A video ad has raised questions on whether the R699 car scheme's Albert Venter and Coert Coetzee, founder of controversial property firm...
[IPS]Nairobi -More women's voices are being heard at international platforms to address the post-2015 water agenda, as witnessed at the ...
[Africa Research Institute]How Property Tax Would Benefit Africa New publication by Nara Monkam and Mick Moore 3Novices
[SAIIA]Global energy consumption will increase rapidly in the next decade. The current core energy production sites in the world economy are...
[IMF]From the start of 2015, the IMF has made its online economic data available to everyone free of charge. Users have access to a wealth o...
[Thomson Reuters Foundation]Rome -Traditional markets sell more than 85 percent of the food consumed in sub-Saharan Africa, and rather than ...
[UN News]Agriculture and food security must be treated as essential components of peacebuilding and conflict resolution, the head of the Uni...
[Oxfam]International agency Oxfam today called for a multi-million dollar post-Ebola 'Marshall Plan' to put the three West Africa co...
[UN News]As United Nations Member States start discussions to finalize the post-2015 development agenda, 10 top UN human rights experts have...
Dutchman Michael van Praag became the fourth man to challenge Sepp Blatter for the Fifa presidency. 3Novices
[Thomson Reuters Foundation]London -The three West African countries worst hit by Ebola risk a "double disaster" unless a multi-mi...
[UN]Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the high-level internal meeting of the princi...
[UNEP]New York -A new manual that will enable policymakers to calculate the true value of ecosystems for a transition to a green economy acr...
[UN]Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's video message for the GAVI Replenishment Conference, in Berlin, to be he...
[UN]Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks at the "Making 2015 a Historic Year" dinner, in Davos, Switzerlan...
The SA men's hockey team came out on the wrong side of a nine-goal spectacular when Ireland grabbed a last-gasp win. 3Novices
After the Android app has been downloaded over 23 000 times, the software maker behind the calculator is eyeing an expansion to BlackBerry a...
[Botswana Daily News]Gaborone -Africa's biggest football competition, has already kick-started in Equatorial Guinea and just like any ot...
[UN]Opening its regular session for 2015, the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 16 organizations for special con...
After the Android app has been downloaded over 23 000 times, the software maker behind the calculator is eyeing an expansion to BlackBerry a...
[Daily Maverick]Last night, Jeffrey Immelt, CEO and chairman of GE, the world's largest infrastructure and technology company, spoke in ...
WikiLeaks has criticised Google, alleging that the company waited more than two years to notify members of the anti-secrecy group that it ha...
The rand has been in danger of losing ground against the dollar for the third consecutive day as nagging electricity woes keep investor sent...
John Carver has been confirmed as head coach of Newcastle United for the rest of the season. 3Novices
[Botswana Daily News]Gaborone -The biggest beauty pageant in the continent, Miss Africa, is coming to Botswana. 3Novices
[This Day]Managing Director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc, Rumundaka Wonodi told Chineme Okafor that amongst other things, th...
As renewed loadshedding plunges South Africans into darkness, embattled power provider Eskom is stripping a Kwa-ZuluNatal power station for ...
[Vanguard]As part of the effort to bring more widespread access to the African continent and help enhance productivity, Spectra Wireless in ...
Rafael Nadal said he ran out of time to make up ground after a poor start against Tomas Berdych at the Australian Open. 3Novices
Cape Verde and Zambia were both eliminated from the African Cup of Nations after playing to a draw. 3Novices
[Guardian]THE full implementation of the gas master plan may position Nigeria as the largest producer of fertilizer in Africa by 2018, the G...
[RFI]Addis Ababa -As the 24th African Union Summit kicks off in the Ethiopian capital later this week on the 30th, today marked the first da...
[Guardian]AFRICAN bloggers and all social media users across the continent must look away from the mere frivolities in the different platfor...
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has said he would cheat again if faced with the decision he made to dope in 1995. 3Novices
The power grid is exceptionally tight with a medium to high chance of load shedding which could continue until 22:00, says Eskom. http://ift...
The board of Portland Pretoria Cement has been newly constituted following the company's annual general meeting, according to a report. ...
Facebook and Instagram appear to be down across the globe, with many expressing their shock on social networks. 3Novices
[Egypt Online]The 26th session of the executive council of the African Union Foreign Ministers kicked off on Monday 26/1/2015 to set the sce...
[RFI]On day eight of CAN, here are five things we've learned. 3Novices
[UN]Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's opening remarks at the meeting of Millennium Development Goal Advocates on Investing...
[UN]Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's introductory remarks at the World Economic Forum plenary session "Tackling Clim...
[African Union]AU Commission Chairperson's Condolence Message 3Novices
[Independent (Lagos)]Lagos -The 30th edition of Africa Cup of Nations being hosted by Equatorial Guinea is exactly one week and one day old ...
[WCC]Thousands of people are planning to embark on a pilgrimage of climate justice - either on foot or on bicycles - in many parts of the wo...
[WCC]During the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, an annual meeting took place between officials of the Inter-religious Dialogue and Coope...
[Cameroon Tribune]The following write-up revisits the performance of Indomitable Lions players during their last match against Guinea Conakr...
[UNDP]I thank Jeff for the introduction, and thanks to the World Economic Forum for organizing this important session. 3Novices
US Open finalist Kei Nishikori advanced to the Australian Open quarter-finals with a win over David Ferrer. 3Novices
Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper says a fractured collarbone is unlikely to derail his bid to play at the World Cup. 3Novices
Technology giant Microsoft has launched Africa’s first commercial deployment of television white spaces internet broadband in Ghana. 3Novices
[Thomson Reuters Foundation]London -Scientists looking for Ebola in bats have identified 16 other viruses in the animal which could jump to ...
[UN News]Poorly-funded United Nations aid operations received a boost today when Valerie Amos, the UN's humanitarian chief, announced th...
A Fin24 user wants to invest a tax free lump sum in an investment policy. http://ift.tt/15A7nEW 3Novices
[Premium Times]Nigeria's table tennis team now have their work cut out as they are billed to take on host - Egypt- in the final of the t...
The power system is severely constrained due to unforeseen technical problems at power stations and as a result Eskom has had to go into sta...
[Reporter]Markarere University leads research on Ebola vaccination 3Novices
[UN]On 15 December, the Presidents of the General Assembly and the Security Council asked the Secretary-General to nominate up to seven expe...
[UN]The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today's noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General. 3Nov...
[Reporter]The world economic report dubbed World Economic Situation and Prospects 2015 launched on Thursday at the United Nations Economic C...
Petra Diamonds expects full-year results below analysts' average forecast, citing softness in the diamond market. http://ift.tt/1uPY0Nu ...
The finance minister will probably use the low oil price as one reason to foist some R15bn of additional taxes on us on next month’s budget ...
A strike certificate has been issued to Solidarity after salary negotiations with Comair broke down, the trade union says. http://ift.tt/1EL...
[IMF]The International Monetary Fund has launched a new platform to support its move to free data and to improve online global statistical d...
Mike and Bob Bryan lost in the third round of men's doubles at the Australian Open for the second straight year. 3Novices
Tunisia will only require a draw to reach the quarter-finals of Afcon, but 2012 winners Zambia face early elimination. 3Novices
Modern smart wearable devices and their accompanying apps pose a risk to those who are concerned about personal data, according to an expert...
[UN News]At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, today, UN Women, the United Nations entity dedicated to achieving women's em...
[New Times]Close to 15 delegates from the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) yesterday visited Kigali Genocide Memorial at Gisozi to pa...
Defending champion Stan Wawrinka avenged his early exit at the 2014 French Open with a win over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. 3Novices
Jose Mourinho gave his humiliated Chelsea stars the silent treatment following their shock FA Cup loss to Bradford. 3Novices
Modern smart wearable devices and their accompanying apps pose a risk to those who are concerned about personal data, according to an expert...
[UN News]United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged world leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, ...
[Global Fund]The Global Fund named Jennifer Goosen as Head of Donor Relations, where she will help lead efforts to replenish funding that su...
[Commonwealth]Leading thinkers in the health and human rights sectors gathered at the Commonwealth Secretariat today to discuss the right to...
Serena Williams avenged her French Open loss to Garbine Muguruza to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. 3Novices
Dominika Cibulkova beat two-time champion Victoria Azarenka to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. 3Novices
The rand has been stable against the dollar, while bond yields hovered near 20-month lows as emerging markets continued to benefit from the ...
Whether or not Samsung has BlackBerry in its sights, it should spend some of its $63 billion of cash on takeovers say experts. http://ift.tt...
Whether or not Samsung has BlackBerry in its sights, it should spend some of its $63 billion of cash on takeovers say experts. 3Novices
[Zimbabwe Standard]There has been much less interest among Zimbabweans in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals which are underway in the Eq...
[UNEP]Nairobi -SEED is a global partnership for action on sustainable development and the green economy. 3Novices
[SciDev.Net]Desalination using renewable energy, vaccines to help eradicate HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, and electronic textbooks tha...
[SciDev.Net]The global threat that insecticides pose for aquatic biodiversity has been revealed in a recent modelling study that pinpoints a...
[CIO]Pay TV revenues in Sub-Saharan Africa will reach $6.22 billion in 2020, up from $3.54 billion in 2014 and $1.92 billion in 2010. 3Novices
[SciDev.Net]Measuring carbon emissions is crucial for planning a response to climate change. But scientists have so far struggled to keep tr...
[Algerie Presse Service]Addis Ababa -The preparatory work of the 24th Summit of the African Union will begin Friday in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia...
Greek leftwing leader Alexis Tsipras will move to build a stable government that can take on international lenders and reverse years of pain...
[Fahamu]The lobby to industrialise food production in Africa is not only pouring money into plantation projects on the ground, it is changin...
China is blocking VPN services that let users skirt online censorship of popular websites such as Google and Facebook amid a wider crackdown...
Unless there is a dumb political decision around the corner, South Africa's geographical isolation is a blessing in an increasingly aggr...
Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras has promised that five years of austerity imposed by international creditors were over after his Syriza ...
[The Herald]THE Confederation of African Football will resort to the drawing of lots if teams in a group cannot be separated by points or go...
Thievy Bifouma has helped Congo to reach the knockout stages of the Afcon tournament for the first time since 1992. 3Novices
Equatorial Guinea’s pulsating victory over Gabon sparked celebrations across the country. 3Novices
Developers say venture will help power 200?000 households and provide thousands of direct and indirect jobs. http://ift.tt/15xlY3Y 3Novices
Some of the suspended directors have resigned just weeks before a forensic report into their alleged misconduct was due to be handed to the ...
Ivory Coast will be hoping they’re not eliminated from the Afcon finals in a drawing of lots as was the case 27 years ago. 3Novices
The growing ranks of the super rich and their increased appetite for risk have caught the eye of investment bankers. http://ift.tt/18fu57i 3...
Andy Murray felled his Wimbledon nemesis Grigor Dimitrov in the Oz Open on Sunday as the old guard stood firm. 3Novices
Andy Murray overcame Grigor Dimitrov in the Oz Open on Sunday to avenge his shock loss at Wimbledon. 3Novices
Over the past 24 hours the Dongfeng crew have seen their substantial Volvo Ocean race lead whittled away. 3Novices
Zambia and Cape Verde still have a chance to advance to the Afcon quarter-finals despite being winless so far. 3Novices
Free passes under e-toll gantries and a decrease in the monthly amount motorists with e-tags will pay. This is the early New Year’s gift awa...
The National Lotteries Board said it did not pay the Cape Minstrel Carnival Association R41m for its carnival this year, clarifying media re...
David Miller scored his maiden ODI ton to lead SA to 262 for eight against the Windies in PE on Sunday. 3Novices
Cape Town had a quieter festive season due to the confiscation of almost 12 000 bottles of alcohol during its crackdown on violations of its...
Nick Kyrgios gave his compatriots an early Australia Day celebration with a win over Andreas Seppi on Sunday. 3Novices
Striker Islam Slimani is set to miss Algeria’s decisive Afcon final group game against Senegal. 3Novices
Mario Balotelli must improve in training if he wants to get back into the squad, Brendan Rodgers says. 3Novices
A suspension for Cristiano Ronaldo is the latest concern for Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti. 3Novices
Simona Halep broke her hoodoo against Belgian Yanina Wickmayer to sail into the Oz Open quarter-finals. 3Novices
Kevin Anderson says his loss to Rafael Nadal came down to a 12th game in the first set at the Oz Open. 3Novices
Tomas Berdych spoilt hopes of a massive Australia Day celebration, hammering Bernard Tomic on Sunday. 3Novices
The West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first in the fourth ODI in PE on Sunday. 3Novices
Eugenie Bouchard has her own personal cheering group, mostly male of course, called the Genie Army. 3Novices
Inclusive entrepreneurship is more than just a handful of interesting stories, it is a powerful way to create more equitable societies, expl...
The guardians of the court have crushed the grand slam hopes of their upstart challengers in the Oz open. 3Novices
Australian Rohan Dennis won the Tour Down Under in a thrilling final stage on Sunday. 3Novices
SA’s Kevin Anderson was beaten in straight sets by World No 3 Rafael Nadal at the Oz Open on Sunday. 3Novices
The calculators came out straight after final whistle in the game between Bafana and Senegal. 3Novices
Central bankers voiced cautious optimism, arguing that eurozone monetary policy and low oil prices would help countries around the world. ht...
Fringe players get chance to shine as Proteas send some of their chief assassins home for a weekend. 3Novices
Bafana strikers desperately need to shake the shooting blues in Ghana decider. 3Novices
Signalling his determination to take relations with the US to a higher level, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke with protocol to mee...
Greeks vote on Sunday in an election expected to bring in a government led by the leftwing Syriza party, which has promised to roll back pai...
Uber sent an email promoting its return in New Delhi to a woman allegedly raped by one of its drivers, her lawyer has revealed. http://ift.t...
Two new tools to fight Aids in the form of a vaccine and new drug treatments will end most cases of a disease that has killed millions in th...
Hudaco Industries will part with R312m in final settlement of a tax debt that has been hanging over the industrial and electronics group for...
Uber sent an email promoting its return in New Delhi to a woman allegedly raped by one of its drivers, her lawyer has revealed. 3Novices
Blackburn Rovers scored two late goals to knock ill-disciplined Premier League side Swansea City out of the FA Cup with a thoroughly deserve...
South African Branden Grace became the first player to win multiple events in the 2015 Race to Dubai after he held his nerve to win the Qata...
South Africa could make as many as four changes to their team for the fourth One Day International against the West Indies at St George'...
American teenager Madison Keys toppled fourth seed Petra Kvitova in an impressive display of clean hitting to reach the fourth round of the ...
More managers will be sacked in the Premier League and Football League than ever before if current trends continue, according to the League ...
A strike certificate has been issued to Solidarity after salary negotiations with Comair broke down, the trade union says. http://ift.tt/1uG...
The Proteas were practising hard ahead of the fourth ODI, while the West Indies cancelled their practice session and media engagements. 3Nov...
Top seed Novak Djokovic overcame a nervous start and feisty Fernando Verdasco to safely negotiate his way into the fourth round of the Austr...
Brendan Rodgers insisted Liverpool will not endure another summer of wholesale change as he outlined his intention to keep plenty of experie...
[Unicef]Davos -UNICEF calls on governments, donors and the private sector not only to invest more, but also to invest more wisely in educati...
President Jacob Zuma says on his return from the economic forum meeting held in Davos that investors understand that there are challenges in...
Fifth seed Kei Nishikori battled back from a set down to oust Steve Johnson and reach the last 16 of the Australian Open. 3Novices