Fifty-two inmates at a prison in the northeastern Congo city of Bunia have starved to death this year because of insufficient government funding, the United Nations and local authorities said.

Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda's 1994 genocide, may face 25 years to life in prison if convicted of various offences, the prosecution said.

South Africa’s long history of wrongdoing spans from Willem Adriaan van der Stel ’s days of running a corrupt trading ...

Among those detained were several South Africans, including Nkosi Zwelivelile 'Mandla' Mandela, Zukiswa Wanner, Dr Fatima ...

South African opposition leader Julius Malema has vowed to continue his political struggle despite being convicted on ...