Black South Africans Stories
Their travel texts are diverse, many available only in archives. They include speeches, commentaries, handwritten accounts, interviews, letters and me...
Lungu’s family sought to challenge the ruling at South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal, claiming the Pretoria court wrongly applied Zambian law, but...
Cities need new ways to adapt to climate change. The current system of social, economic and political structures that cities are based on is built on...
Cape Town has seen a surge in gun violence and gang-related killings in recent weeks, prompting warnings from civil society that the Western Cape Prov...
The black wattle is an invasive Australian tree that arrived in South Africa in 1871. It was originally introduced in plantations to create shade and...
The court suspended the current legislation and gave the government two years to amend the Births and Deaths Registration Act.
Ramaphosa stressed that this change is no longer theoretical but a lived reality, citing intensifying geopolitical rivalries, protectionist tariffs, a...
Retired Maj. Gen. Doron Almog, now head of the Jewish Agency for Israel, had been scheduled to meet the local Jewish community but called off the visi...
Works first written and published in African languages are increasingly being translated into English for a broader readership.
In its ruling on Wednesday, the court maintained that Malema "demonstrated an intent to incite harm", noting that while it is okay to criticise someon...
Johannes Mahlangu served as South Africa’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Somalia, and Permanent Represen...
Despite this, many smallholder women farmers are still seen as farmers’ wives, rather than farmers in their own right, and don’t get the support they...
The rhetoric placed Pretoria squarely in the orbit of one of Washington's most sanctioned adversaries—awkward timing, given South Africa's already str...
The 21-page report, released by the US government on Wednesday, claims that "the human rights situation in South Africa significantly worsened during...
Former Zambian president Edgar Lungu's burial has been the subject of a two-month dispute between Zambia's government and his family.
Exotic species that combine large, thin leaves with tall, woody growth and high retention of dry or dead foliage are of particular concern.
Last year, about 20 rhinos at a sanctuary were injected with isotopes during early trials that led to the Thursday launch, with tests showing that th...
Ramaphosa has placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on immediate leave of absence following allegations of interference in law enforcement.
The suspect, identified as 47-year-old Michael Charles Chacha, was arrested while travelling in a public service vehicle.
Additionally, Trump warned that any retaliatory tariff hike by South Africa would be met with an equivalent increase on top of the already imposed 30...
The US president has invited the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to Washington this week.
US President Donald Trump signalled a clear shift in Washington's tone towards BRICS-aligned economies, warning Pretoria that America's patience with...
An analysis of data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows the Kenyan shilling closed the first quarter of 2025 with a 14 per cent year-on-year ga...
Head coach Jerome Paarwater confirmed the squad members on Tuesday following a rigorous four-week training tour in South Africa.
Most African movie audiences do not have access to Netflix and other streaming platforms due to the digital divide and the cost of subscribing.
Edgar Lungu's family opted to bury the late president in South Africa, following a disagreement with Zambia over how the funeral should be conducted.
Lusaka had proposed a state funeral to be presided over by President Hakainde Hichilema, but Lungu's family opposed it, stating that they wanted to pe...
The announcement marks a dramatic rupture with Lusaka, where President Hakainde Hichilema's administration had prepared for a state funeral with full...
In a letter dated June 17, the UK Home Office informed Julius Malema that his public support for Hamas amid its ongoing conflict with Israel was a key...
Opening the rating committee to public view signals a shift in financial power, aiming not just for fairer ratings but for a more just model of global...
