Are Olympic athletes from Australia or the Americas at a disadvantage compared to athletes from Europe, given how far they had to travel and how many time zones they crossed to get to the London Games?
The Discovery channel will be airing shows like "Air Jaws Apocalypse," "Shark Fight," and "How 'Jaws' Changed The World" alongside old favorites throughout the week. Fans will be able to stream many of the week's best programs online through various websites.
Regional African leaders gathered at a summit in Uganda have failed to come to a consensus on deploying a coalition force to confront militia groups along the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a rebel uprising has displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians.
The murder rate in South Africa – while still high – has actually been plunging over the past 15 years or so.
Snowfall greeted the people of South Africa for the first time in five years on Tuesday. A strong area of low pressure at high altitudes, along with a deep pool of cold air, passed directly over South Africa on Tuesday, producing widespread snowfall.
The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on a visit to South Africa, known globally for its high incidence of AIDS, praised the government's efforts to prevent the spread of the virus. Both the nations will sign an agreement Wednesday to reinstate the U.S. anti-AIDS funding, which was cut back during former South African President Thabo Mbeki's tenure.
The world's third-largest employer suffered a damaged reputation in the wake of its mismanagement of security in London, but it may keep growing all the same. It has always done so.
Oscar Pistorius qualified for the 400-meter semifinals at the London 2012 Olympic Games Saturday, when he became the first double-amputee runner to compete in history of the Olympics. Hailing from South Africa, Pistorius runs on two prosthetic legs.
Secretary Hillary Clinton is in South Sudan today, and met with the presidents of Sudan and South Sudan to spur them towards a compromise in light of the escalating violence.
A South African child, Sibusiso Mokoena, who was born with his brain outside of his dead has died, according to the Associated Press.
When a Zimbabwean man would rather spend life behind bars than live one more day on the streets of his nation's capital, you know things have gotten bad.
France produces more than 16 million tons of foie gras every year, principally by force-feeding corn to ducks and geese in order to enlarge their livers.
Exciting moments and major surprises have already marked the London 2012 Olympic Games, which were only in their first full day on Saturday.
In 1969, a musician known only as Rodriguez released the critically acclaimed album, "Cold Fact." The Detroit-born artist then vanished with hardly a ripple. The new film "Searching for Sugar Man" is an attempt to uncover what happened to the talented singer/songwriter.
A photographer in Africa captured a sequence of photos in the wild of a lioness attacking a crocodile to protect herself.
The 2012 London Games are here and billions around the world are anticipating three weeks of exciting action from their country's finest. Over 10,000 athletes will participate and represent 204 nations in 302 events. Before the medals are handed out however, the world will be focused on a spectacle that will unite a concert, theater production, film, art, politics, and sports: the opening ceremony.
De Klerk reserved particular venom for current ANC leader, President Jacob Zuma, who spoke of the “white control” of South Africa’s economy during a June policy speech.
Du Toit will be sentenced at a later date.
India’s foreign policy helps in the acceleration of its growth, preserve its strategic autonomy, and protect its people says Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha).
Researchers found that over the past ten years, the number of patients resistant to antiretroviral therapy increased by 29 percent in East and Southern Africa.
The World Wildlife Fund, or WWF, ranked Vietnam the worst country for wildlife protection among 23 nations assessed for enforcement and protection of species prone to poachers, such as rhinos, elephants and tigers. (Check out the full report and list here).
In Namibia, finding an aquifer is akin to striking gold.
