Henke Pistorius and Aimee Pistorius, the father and sister of Oscar Pistorius, embrace after the reading of the verdict by Judge Thokozila Masipa at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Friday. Picture: REUTERS ...

THE rand strengthened more than 1% against the euro on Thursday afternoon after European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi unexpectedly cut key interest rates to a record low of 0.05% from 0.15% previously. Mr Draghi also announced extra ...

WASHINGTON — With no set time frame for military engagement and few certainties in Baghdad's political crisis, US President Barack Obama's week-old Iraq intervention threatens to monopolise the rest of his presidency. Two-and-a-half years after he ...

GENEVA — The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday authorised the use of experimental drugs in the fight against Ebola as the death toll topped 1,000. The declaration by the United Nations' (UN's) health agency came after a US company that ...

LONDON — Tesco is to ditch CEO Philip Clarke and replace him with a turnaround specialist from Unilever, ending a disastrous three year reign as Britain's biggest retailer warned it would again miss profit forecasts. Mr Clarke, who has spent more than £1bn ...

LONDON — Tesco is to ditch CEO Philip Clarke and replace him with a turnaround specialist from Unilever, ending a disastrous three year reign as Britain's biggest retailer warned it would again miss profit forecasts. Mr Clarke, who has spent more than £1bn ...

IAN Moir headed out with the small team that managed Woolworths's takeover of David Jones to dinner in Cape Town on Thursday to celebrate the deal that will transform it into the second-biggest retailer in the southern hemisphere. There's much to toast, but ...

IAN Moir headed out with the small team that managed Woolworths's takeover of David Jones to dinner in Cape Town on Thursday to celebrate the deal that will transform it into the second-biggest retailer in the southern hemisphere. There's much to toast, but ...

ISRAELI ambassador to South Africa Arthur Lenk will be summoned to the Department of International Relations and Co-operation to explain his country's bombardment of the Gaza strip, the SABC reported on Wednesday. International Relations Minister ...

THE rand was softer on Wednesday morning as investors waited for the Reserve Bank's interest rate decision on Thursday. In focus on Wednesday will be on Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen, who will address US legislators again. On Tuesday she ...

THE rand was softer on Wednesday morning as investors waited for the Reserve Bank's interest rate decision on Thursday. In focus on Wednesday will be on Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen, who will address US legislators again. On Tuesday she ...

THE JSE fell sharply on Thursday after news that Portugal's biggest bank had potentially defaulted on a loan repayment sent shock waves through global financial markets. This, compounded with dismal local mining and manufacturing data released earlier, ...

SEOUL — North Korea on Monday proposed that the two Koreas halt hostile military activities from later this week — an apparent show of its desire for peace before a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Seoul on Thursday. The surprise suggestion from ...

Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria at the net with Andy Murray of Britain whom he defeated in their quarter final match during the Wimbledon Championships on Wednesday. Picture: EPA/TOBY MELVILLE ...

Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria at the net with Andy Murray of Britain whom he defeated in their quarter final match during the Wimbledon Championships on Wednesday. Picture: EPA/TOBY MELVILLE ...

Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria at the net with Andy Murray of Britain whom he defeated in their quarter final match during the Wimbledon Championships on Wednesday. Picture: EPA/TOBY MELVILLE ...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said he would send as many as 300 US military advisers to assist the Iraqi army battle an insurgency and is prepared to take additional "targeted" action if necessary. The advisers will work with the Iraqi army to set ...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said he would send as many as 300 US military advisers to assist the Iraqi army battle an insurgency and is prepared to take additional "targeted" action if necessary. The advisers will work with the Iraqi army to set ...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said he would send as many as 300 US military advisers to assist the Iraqi army battle an insurgency and is prepared to take additional "targeted" action if necessary. The advisers will work with the Iraqi army to set ...

RATINGS agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has lowered South Africa's long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating to BBB- from BBB with a stable outlook, citing a prolonged strike at platinum mines, weak domestic economic growth and a large current ...