One of the patients - in a night dress and silk dressing gown, followed the president's and his entourage - saying she had hopped out of bed when she heard the noise.>>>

Mourners at the funeral of Andile Mthombeni, one of the schoolchildren killed in the crash in Soweto, said they would be keeping tabs on the case to see that justice is served.>>>

As the murder trial of Zoliswa Nkonyana resumed, gay and lesbian rights activists protested outside the Khayelitsha court complex demanding speedy justice after a string of postponements.>>>

A British boy kidnapped 12 days ago while on vacation in Pakistan has been freed unharmed by his abductors, ending a high-profile ordeal.>>>

A 91-year-old Chinese woman accused of murdering her 98-year-old husband in their Sydney home has been ordered to undergo psychiatric assessment.>>>

Fiji has declared a state of emergency, ordering troops to launch relief operations after a powerful cyclone that knocked out power and forced thousands of people to flee into shelters.>>>

If you want to survive the next financial crisis, start preparing now. Another crisis and yet another will come. The only problem is no one can predict when it will happen, what will cause it and how extensive it will be.>>>

This is the month in which most of the life assurance companies announce the bonuses on their capital-guaranteed smoothed/stable bonus products. These products proved their worth in the recent market turmoil, which, at its worst, saw the JSE lose almost 50 percent of its value against its record - and I would say exuberant - highs of 2008.>>>

The rate at which policyholders claim disability benefits in South Africa tends to increase when the economy is going through a recession, according to a study presented this week at the International Congress of Actuaries.>>>