Gold miners not paid their wages

Workers at Primrose Gold mine east of Johannesburg were not paid their December wages, the National Union for Mine Workers said.  6 Comments

Nestle shuts milk factory in Zimbabwe

The food giant Nestle said that it had shut down its milk processing plant in Zimbabwe temporarily after staff were forced by authorities to take milk from "non-contracted suppliers."  384 Comments

Hostage drama at US post office ends

An eight-hour hostage standoff at a post office in the eastern US state of Virginia ended after an armed man in a wheelchair was taken into custody.  3 Comments

Smith backs Ntini

Newcomer Friedel de Wet is likely to step down if South Africa's premier bowler Dale Steyn is declared fit to play in the second Test against England starting at Kingsmead on Saturday.  9 Comments

FBI probes cyber attack on Citigroup

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a hacking that targeted Citigroup Inc and resulted in the theft of tens of million of dollars, the Wall Street Journal said, citing U.S. government officials.  1 Comments

Brittany Murphy’s room had ten types of drugs

A collection of medication and empty pill bottles – including tablets to treat depression and anxiety - have allegedly been confiscated by an officer from the Los Angeles County Coroner’s department who is investigating Brittany Murphy’s death after she was found dead in the shower on Sunday.  8 Comments

Comic-book shows another Africa

Marguerite Abouet's hugely popular series of books, centred on the life of a young woman in a cheerful Ivory Coast suburb, show an Africa far from stereotypes of war and disease.  7 Comments