South African pay television company MultiChoice swung to a full-year headline loss as it contended with the ongoing "unprecedented" financial strain on economies, corporates and consumers across the continent.

HONG KONG (Reuters) -China and 53 African countries called on nations, especially the United States, to return to the "right track" of resolving trade differences, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.

The volunteer fire department is now fundraising to buy a new set of tires and cover part of the $13,000 shipping cost for the truck’s 10,000-mile voyage.

A severe cold front sweeping across South Africa since the weekend brought heavy snowfall which has led to road closures, power outages and a fatal road accident, officials said.

The Antarctic - governed by strict international regulations - reports 100 per cent sustainability. But along northwest Africa's coast, from Morocco to the Gulf of Guinea, over half of all stocks are overfished, with little sign of recovery. The ...

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Others seared past the splice, to the oohs of a stacked cordon and the groans of a packed South Africa contingent in the stands, whose previous sense of a day well dominated was retreating with every non-shot.