A man, who lost his bike in a shack fire in Pretoria while he was looking for work, says he refuses to believe he will be given a new bike.

Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor, the first former head of state to be sentenced in a war crimes trial by a global court since 1946, was once one of Africa's most feared warlords.

Israel's Ehud Barak has called for tougher world action against Bashar al-Assad, saying he doubts the president "lost an hour's sleep" over the expulsion of his envoys.

The Boks have been dealt a blow ahead of their Test series against England with the news Andries Bekker has been sidelined.

The eThekwini Municipality is set to spend R31.8bn in the coming financial year.

Bob Dylan has been presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour given in the US.

Most users of social networks do not trust the platform enough to reveal personal information about themselves, a security company has revealed.

Clem Sunter provides a comprehensive picture of the upside and downside possibilities for the world economy over the next five years.