SOUTH AFRICA

Election campaigning began in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday and organisers said the polls will go ahead on November 28 despite concerns over whether preparations have been adequate.

South Korean youngster Noh Seung-yul overcame an injured ankle to hit a bogey-free round of 63 to trail U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy by two strokes at the halfway stage of the $5 million Shanghai Masters Friday.

The NYPD announced today that it will pursue legal action against demonstrators who injure any of its members, reports the New York Post. This comes of the heels of the injury of protester Scott Olsen at Occupy Oakland. Russell Simmons took to both Twitter and his website GlobalGrind to call for non-violent activism.

The protesters also held up banners which read 90% of economy in hands of minority and Nationalization -- a better life for all.”

Mazibuko enjoyed the solid backing of DA national leader Helen Zille, who is white.

South African maize farmers intend to cultivate more land in the 2011/12 season as they are lured by strong prices, while wheat output for 2011 is seen down from a previous forecast, an official survey showed on Tuesday.

South Africa will see its budget deficit widen a touch this year to support a weak recovery, but aims to constrain expenditure and keep debt in check and over the following three years.

Great Basin Gold Ltd. sold 27 percent less gold sequentially in the third quarter from its operations in Nevada and South Africa.

Fox paid $425 million to win the rights to broadcast the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup in the United States, and Telemundo paid $600 million for Spanish-language U.S. rights, an individual with knowledge of the bidding tells TheWrap.

Mining strikes are proliferating around the world, hitting global mining companies as well as regional ones.

Platinum production is falling at a South African mine because of a nearly week-long strike, Royal Bafokeng Platinum Ltd. said Friday.

It is the low-income nations in the continent, like Tanzania, which are exhibiting the strongest growth.

This viral video will make you cringe. A dirt biker slams into his unsuspecting friend on the far end of a jump.

Zambia has suspended the issuance of new mining licences to root out potential corruption and clean up the process, the mines minister in Africa's top copper producer said on Thursday.

As Occupy Wall Street has grown to be one-month-old national and international movement, the movement's economic impact has been undeniable - at least in the form of donations.

As Occupy Wall Street has grown to be one-month-old national and international movement, the movement's economic impact has been undeniable - at least in the form of donations.

Aquarius Platinum Ltd. said Wednesday it resumed production at a mine in South Africa that had been briefly closed due to a strike.

South Africa plans to place limits for carbon emissions on top polluters who may face penalties if they do not conform to the new regulations, a climate policy paper showed on Tuesday.

President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos cut Angola's growth forecast for 2011 to 3.7 percent on Tuesday due mainly to lower crude production but the economy should bounce back with a 12 percent expansion next year.

Eight foreigners were killed in a Botswana plane crash when the plane caught fire shortly after takeoff.

Canada-based Eastern Platinum Ltd. said Tuesday production from its flagship Crocodile River mine in South Africa fell nearly a third due mainly to the consequences of labor disputes earlier this year.