Africa will not rely on funds from former colonial powers to support the establishment of an interim rapid reaction force to respond to coups on the continent, President Jacob Zuma says.

More than a dozen advocacy groups have urged the first US special representative to push for democracy and good governance in the DRC.

President Barack Obama has offered a new twist to John F Kennedy's historic 1963 call for liberty - "Ich bin ein Berliner".

Gary Kirsten says the Proteas choked in their Champions Trophy semi-final against England, faltering in a crunch match yet again.

President Jacob Zuma says he knows nothing about assets and cash totalling almost R10bn that was stashed in the country by ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

As the world turns their interest to the birth of the newest royal family member, officials at Clarence House have released some of Prince William and Kate's plans ahead of the birth.

From their roots in spying and stealth military attacks, unmanned planes are spreading into the civilian sphere and could soon be put to work in tasks as diverse as inspecting oil pipelines and catching rhino poachers.

After just 90 minutes at the coalface of some minor manual labour, David Moseley concludes that some people are worse than others.