New cables tie West Africa closer to Internet

For a decade, West Africa's main connection to the Internet has been a single fiber-optic cable in the Atlantic, a tenuous and expensive link for one of the poorest areas of the planet.

Springboks win epic battle at Loftus

South Africa salvaged some pride in Pretoria thanks to a thrilling 44-31 Tri-Nations win over Australia, a Test that will go down as one of the classics.

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Pirates, warlords, Marxist guerilla turned G-20 statesman and the USA . . . the real story of the Somali pirates in the Horn of Africa is a tale that needs telling.

New cable to boost Africa's internet speeds

For a decade, West Africa's main connection to the internet has been a single fibre-optic cable in the Atlantic.

Semenya finishes ninth in Italy, Gatlin runs 10.09

ROVERETO, Italy (AP) -- World champion Caster Semenya lost for the second straight race, finishing ninth in an 800-meter run Tuesday in which she seemed at times to just be out for a jog.