Zambia’s peaceful polling day has given way to a far more precarious test: a nationwide suspension of vote counting, competing...
A cold-blooded shooting is a common trope in gangsta rap - but a disturbing new development in South African hip-hop.
Lucara Diamond has discovered a 327-carat diamond at its mine in Botswana, just two weeks after the discovery of a 472-carat diamond this month. The latest...
Female runners with high testosterone must use hormones to reduce those levels or they will not be allowed in international races between 400m and the mile,...
In a surprising development the conservative southern African country of Zimbabwe published a licensing regime that will allow the legal cultivation of marijuana. After Lesotho it...
Think twice before posting the story of your love online, says Tiffany Mugo
The removal of Jacob Zuma from power is to be welcomed but, it's not the answer to South Africa's problems.
South Africa marks 24 years of freedom amid continuous contests over over governance, economic justice as well as reconciliation and inclusion.
As Rwanda marks the 24th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, much more needs to be done to unite the country
Authorities have in the span of two months closed more than 6,000 churches and 100 mosques across Rwanda, including 714 in the capital city of Kigali,...
South African universities are removing the names of colonialists and racists and renaming important buildings in honour of anti-apartheid struggle icons and activists. Rhodes University has...
Agriculture is the foundation on which job opportunities for the youth can be built, argues Dr Richard Munang and Mr Robert Mgendi
