Africa

Rafael Nadal has dominated his 30th meeting with Roger Federer to secure his seventh title in nine years at the Rome Masters.

South African officials used President Jacob Zuma's name to secure landing rights at Waterkloof for a plane full of guests for the Gupta wedding at Sun City, a probe has shown.

Egyptitian police have closed the Israel border crossing to protest the kidnapping of 7 colleagues in Sinai.

At least 29 people have been killed when cattle raiders from a South Sudanese minority group opened fire on members of another group in a village in Upper Nile state.

A Jordanian military tribunal has acquitted five university students of incitement charges levelled over accusations they had engaged in "devil worship" and desecrated the Qur'an.

A gang of six robbers have managed to escape after weaving their hijacked car through a road race in Bryanston, Johannesburg metro police say.

Tense engineers have their eyes peeled on complex colour-coded diagrams on a wall-sized screen that makes their control room look like the inside of a spaceship.

Serena Williams won her fourth consecutive title of the year in dominating fashion beating Victoria Azarenka in the Italian Open final.

Have you noticed suspicious “content charges” on your cellphone bills or has your prepaid airtime vanished without trace? You’re not alone.

President Jacob Zuma, political parties and the broadcasting community have paid tribute to SABC television and radio presenter Vuyo Mbuli.