World

Durban - Germany has turned to soccer great Franz Beckenbauer to add to the depth of their 2018 Winter Olympic bid.

Pretoria - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between PetroSA and the Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC), PetroSA announced on Tuesday.

Pretoria - The country's international relations will take centre stage over the next few days as South Africa continues to position itself as a global player.

Athens - The Greek government on Sunday wrapped up a two-week "positive" round of talks with auditors representing international lenders over austerity measures to unlock further bailout loans for Athens to stay afloat.

Doha - African environmental affairs ministers have arrived in Doha, Qatar ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP18/CMP8) high-level segment talks which will officially kick off tomorrow.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma says South Africa's relationship with France has grown, deepened and matured over the years.

Zuma said the relationship has tangible programmes and projects of cooperation, which

Cape Town - The obligation for all humanity to save water will be the focal point during World Water Week.

Preparations for the event, set to be hosted by the Mother City between 20 and 22 March at the Cape Town

Durban - South Africa brushed aside the Netherlands to win their second group B match at the ICC Cricket World Cup in Mohali.

The Dutch faced a daunting initial run rate of 7.04 in search of a mammoth 352-run ta

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma, who arrived in Paris yesterday, is expected to engage President Nicolas Sarkozy today to deepen cooperation with France on the five national priorities, education, health, rural development, the fight against crime and creating decent work.

Christchurch - The death toll from the devastating 22 February Christchurch earthquake has risen to 159 after four more bodies were recovered.

Police Superintendent Dave Cliff told a joint press conference on Tu