COMMENT: Dying people should have the right to choose how and when they leave Mother Earth.

A South African man who kidnapped and indecently assaulted a 6-year-old girl in Auckland won't be deported when he finishes his prison sentence.

Just days after the unexplained deaths of American sisters Robin and Annie Korkki at their luxury Seychelles resort, two more tourists have died.

The Zulu king has denounced the current leaders of South Africa.

Once boasting a 14-story high pile of rubbish, this apartment tower made the journey from menacing to desirable.

In a case known as South Africa's Madeleine McCann, a woman has been jailed for 10 years after biological parents discover their teenage daughter living close by.

Professional cyclist Keagan Girdlestone came close to death in a crash in Italy. He has made enough progress to return to Christchurch to continue rehabilitation.

South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, has suffered its worst electoral defeat since the end of apartheid.

The Lion Man is facing a raft of cruelty allegations after being accused of separating a baby giraffe from its mother just hours after it was born.

The family of Reeva Steenkamp say they will not launch an appeal over her killer's six-year jail sentence insisting 'nothing will bring her back'.

Disgraced Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.

The revered South African leader's voice is being used by the main opposition party for campaign advertising.

Oscar Pistorius has said Reeva Steenkamp would not want him to go back to prison for her murder.

The mental state of Oscar Pistorius is "too severe" and he should be sent to hospital rather than prison, a court has been told.

If you've ever dreamed of a safari holiday but baulked at the price, here's your chance to experience one from afar.

Talk about a bull in a china shop - but this time, it's a buffalo in a bar.

A mother who was reunited with a daughter nearly 18 years after she was snatched broke down as she faced the woman accused of taking her.

A group of tourists got the surprise of their life when their car bumper was ripped clean off by a playful lion.

AB de Villiers describes his appointment as captain of South Africa's test team as the fulfilment of a lifelong dream.

Oscar Pistorius could be convicted of murder within weeks if South Africa's supreme court of appeal decides he should have known his actions would kill.

The paralympic athlete was freed from prison yesterday, almost a year to the day after he was jailed for shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead.

He has served less than a year in jail for killing his girlfriend.

South Africa's murder rate has increased for the third year running, with opposition groups saying the figures mirror "a country at war".

Ian Mellett has plenty of reasons to be a proud South African rugby supporter, and says the loss to Japan on the weekend has not dented any of them.

A chef deemed "too fat" for NZ has launched a fresh appeal to stay in the country, claiming that even the All Blacks would fail tough immigration obesity rules.

Under an air of pageantry on a night that threatened to turn stormy in Durban, 30 Springboks were selected to represent their country in England for the World Cup.

A parole board will now review when Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison after the South African Justice Minister made a surprise last-minute intervention.

Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Now he's set to be released after just serving 10 months of his sentence.

New Zealand will be on guard when they face Zimbabwe in the opening ODI of their four-game visit in Harare on Sunday.

As recently as last year, Springbok Bismarck du Plessis was widely considered the best hooker in the world. No longer and it's clear Dane Coles has overtaken him.