Bishop prays for Nelson Mandela`s ‘peaceful, perfect end`

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 09:36

As the South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela remains critically ill in a Pretoria hospital, Archbishop of Cape Town prayed for Madiba, asking for a "a quiet night and a peaceful, perfect, end".

Fletcher flies to South Africa to attend mother`s funeral

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 12:21

India coach Duncan Fletcher has flown to Cape Town, South Africa to attend the funeral of his mother, who passed away earlier this week.

Russia condemns all ‘terrorists’ regardless of nationality following Boston blast

Last Updated: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 11:40

After US police shot dead a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, who once lived in Russia, Moscow has issued a statement, saying it condemns all ‘terrorists’ regardless of their nationality.

Man uses balloons to fly from Mandela jail to Cape Town

Last Updated: Saturday, April 6, 2013, 22:14

A South African man on Saturday successfully flew across the sea from Nelson Mandela`s apartheid island prison using helium-filled giant party balloons.

Pak nationals march on Parliament in South Africa after 4 killed

Last Updated: Friday, March 22, 2013, 11:12

To protest against the killing of four Pakistani nationals, people from Pakistan and South Africa marched here on the Parliament a day ahead of the country`s public holiday on Human Rights Day.

Cape Town Test: South Africa beat Pakistan to clinch series

Last Updated: Sunday, February 17, 2013, 21:33

Live updates from the fourth day of the Cape Town Test between South Africa and Pakistan.

2nd Test, Day 3: Match evenly poised, Pakistan 100/3 in second innings

Last Updated: Saturday, February 16, 2013, 23:44

Live updates from the third day of the second Test between South Africa and Pakistan.

Two kids dead, 2,800 ill in Cape Town diarrhoea outbreak

Last Updated: Monday, January 14, 2013, 21:26

A diarrhoea outbreak in South Africa`s Cape Town city has led to the death of at least two children and the hospitalisation of 2,800 others, Xinhua reported.

Cape Town Test, Day 1: Philander, Petersen put South Africa on top after Kiwi collapse

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 2, 2013, 21:40

Live updates from the first day of the Cape Town Test between South Africa and New Zealand.

`Corruption costs South Africa over $80 bn`

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 5, 2012, 17:02

South Africa has lost 675 billion rand (about $80 billion) due to corruption since the end of apartheid in 1994.

Sri Lanka concede they misread Newlands pitch

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 09:14

Bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake conceded Sri Lanka had misread the pitch when they asked South Africa to bat first in the third and final Test and then compounded the mistake by bowling badly.

Australians cannot escape censure over Cape Town Test shame: Roebuck

Last Updated: Saturday, November 12, 2011, 14:52

As future generations study Australia’s scorecard in the second innings of the Cape Town Test against South Africa, they will wonder what happened when 12 wickets fell for 60 runs in a session and the visitors came within a whisker of scoring the lowest total recorded in 2016 Tests, noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has said.