A Chinese ship carrying weapons destined for Zimbabwe left the South African harbour where it was docked and was heading for Mozambique, a human rights group said.

Nelson Mandela celebrates his 89th birthday in South Africa today with a star-studded soccer match and the launch of a humanitarian campaign along with former President Jimmy Carter, ex-UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and other “elders” of the global village.

A woman who accused former South African deputy president Jacob Zuma of rape testified that the man she had known since she was five forced himself on her despite her protests on a night she was a guest in his home.

The two unions representing striking South African gold miners today agreed to accept management’s latest offer and return to work, ending the industry’s worst strike in 18 years.

Zimbabwe turned back a fact-finding delegation from South Africa’s main union group after it landed at the capital’s airport today.

AT least 65 people were killed when a bus plunged into a reservoir in South Africa’s central Free State province yesterday morning, the transport ministry confirmed.

More than 60 people drowned today when a bus taking them to a South African May Day rally took a wrong turning and plunged into a reservoir.