South Africa

New Zealand host England at Seddon Park in Hamilton, in the second of the three-match T20I series

Ben Affleck spy thriller is Best Film, Daniel Day-Lewis and Emmanuelle Riva named best actors.

England set new Twenty20 record with a 40-run victory over New Zealand in the opening match of the Auckland sixes competition.

Escape from UK rat race is a dream come true for Catherine Everett who files her first report on her new life in Stellenbosch.

England take on New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland, in the first of the three-match T20I series.

Stuart Lancaster makes on change for the trip to Ireland as Ben Morgan is replaced by Ben Morgan

Microsoft and Huawei have launched the 4Afrika Initiative, bringing a budget Windows Phone 8 device to Africa, along with support to educate and get businesses online.

Shakira has posted an adorable picture of her 13-day-old son, cradled by his father Gerard Piqué.

Arsene Wenger suggests buying strikers is unnecessary, given Ivory Coast forward Gervinho is expected to return to the Arsenal first team this week

Manchester City host Liverpool at the Etihad in the pick of the weekend's Premier League fixtures.

Ben Kay believes Joe Launchbury is on the verge of securing a place on the Lions tour to Australia this summer

Mali's 20,000 invaluable manuscripts moved before rebels torched the Ahmed Baba institute

Holidaymaker partying with friends at nightclub latest victim of Johannesburg hair robbers.

Arsenal host Liverpool at the Emirates in the pick of the Premier League fixtures in midweek, with both clubs still struggling to find consistency.

World's largest platinum producer raises cost base at key Brazil mine for sixth time.

Arsene Wenger has revealed that Arsenal would like to bring in a new striker.

Arsenal and Tottenham offered French club Montpellier's £10m-rated Moroccan Younes Belhanda

Crocodiles escape from Rakwena farm following heavy rain in the area.

Liverpool have submitted a £5m bid for Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.

Chelsea host Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in the London derby.

Survey shows that men spend longer and contact more friends abroad by phone than women, who rely more on social networks.

Pregnant Colombian singer Shakira posts semi-nude photograph of herself and boyfriend Gerard Pique

Colombian singer Shakira is due in January.

Chandrashekar Srinivasan looks at the sad decline of the lion population in west and central Africa, and the worrying trends which suggest extinction is not far away.

Arab Summer, decline of Britain, and China smothering free speech highlighted in gloomy Eurasia predictions.

Rhinoceros poaching reached a record high level in South Africa last year.

Isuzu and General Motors have signed a memorandum of understanding to start talks on a potential joint venture to develop next-generation pick up trucks.

Emmanuel Adebayor will play for Togo at the Africa Nations Cup leaving Tottenham Hotspur with one recognised striker for a month

ONS reports UK goods exports moving from EU to rest of world.

Filmmaker who made The Final Destination and worked with Keanu Reeves dead in hotel room.