A nurse has suffered burn wounds after her house was petrol bombed in Soweto, Gauteng police say.

The Wallabies have cleared a critical hurdle in their journey to the RWC with their win over SA, the Australian press has said.

Thousands of mourners said goodbye over the weekend to seven of the children who died tragically when a train hit the taxi they were travelling in near Cape Town.

The petite Black Widow of eating contests has gobbled up almost 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes, devouring the US championship record.

About 50 people are believed to be buried under rubble in Guatemala after a series of devastating landslides where at least 38 have already been confirmed dead.

A man is set appear in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court in connection with the theft of Blue Bulls player Bees Roux's credit card, police say.

An elderly couple who were forced to leave Zimbabwe have been attacked on a farm near Kimberley. The 78-year-old man died and his wife is in hospital.

Mozambican state radio says six people have been arrested, accused of incitement for sending cell phone messages calling for protests over high food, water and electricity prices.

Despite emotions running high, that was no excuse for the Bloem crowd to take out their wrath on one Bok player in particular.

Former police chief Jackie Selebi is set to return to the South Gauteng High Court to ask for permission to appeal his corruption conviction and 15-year jail sentence.

An imminent announcement about the public sector strike will be "good news", says a union representative.

Bafana Bafana new coach Pitso Mosimane has admitted that there were flaws in the side's attacking unit against Niger.

Overload and operations with few safety measures have been blamed for the two DRC boat accidents which killed 70 people, with 200 others feared dead.

Despite booming business in SA, the Virgin Group will not try to "unlock" the value of its health clubs for now.

Gauteng Premier Nomvula Mokonyane has condemned violence by striking public servants, saying that differences between people are no reason to hurt or kill.

A Cape Town man has been found burnt to death after his house caught fire overnight, the city's fire department says.

About 600 stray dogs which have presumably been killing livestock, have been culled in the Laingsburg area.

Jurie Els has come out with guns blazing in his autobiography, set to be released soon, touching on everything from a sex video to his legal battles.

Bystanders have told how two Welkom flying squad policemen swooped on a cow which had been struck by two cars, cut off its head and driven off with it.

A cancer patient says she's been "though hell" due to the public servants' strike, because she can't have chemo.