The Trump administration’s Africa blind spot
I fear that a period of darkness is descending on our entire neighborhood as the world looks on,” one senior East African ...
South Africa plans to spend more on health and defense after the US cuts aid
Lawmakers in South Africa have laid out plans to shore up the budgets for health and defense but also put up value added tax ...
South Africa reduces Eskom debt relief package by a further $1.1 billion
South Africa said on Wednesday that it would reduce its debt relief package for state power utility Eskom by a further 20 ...
Fossil Fuels Are the Future, Energy Secretary Tells African Leaders
Chris Wright’s remarks were welcomed at a time when countries across the region have felt whipsawed by cuts to longstanding ...
Africa Received Billions in U.S. Aid. Here’s What It Will Lose.
The United States spent decades responding to conflicts and disease in Africa. The continent is now expected to be the ...
Known Associates Acquires African Rights to Raoul Peck’s Cannes Prizewinner ‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Known Associates will release the documentary about the iconic apartheid-era photographer in South African theaters ahead of ...
‘Capturing Water’ Spotlights South Africa’s Grassroots Fight to Preserve Precious Resource Before It Runs Out
The documentary by Intl. Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker Rehad Desai shows a country's struggle to safeguard the supply of ...
New survey explores what people in South Africa expect of publicly visible scientists – why it matters
When asked to name a living scientist from their own country, more than half of the respondents in both countries did not ...
South African rand softens, focus on local budget this week
South Africa's rand was slightly weaker on Monday as investors awaited a national budget speech later this week and markets ...
What's the truth behind Trump offering White South African farmers U.S. citizenship?
Trump says he'll offer White South African farmers "safe refuge" as U.S. citizens, but do they actually want it?
Nigerian star Patoranking draws on his childhood dreams to help African youth
While fans worldwide know him for his chart-topping hits, behind the scenes, Nigerian Afro-dancehall artist Patoranking has set out to change the lives of one million young people by 2035.
South Africa’s giant playwright Athol Fugard, whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92
Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as “The ...