‘Blood for money’: The patients forced to turn to racketeers in Nigeria | Features
Ibadan, Nigeria – A wave of red corrugated roofs welcomes visitors to the city of Ibadan in southwest Nigeria. Inside the 200-year-old city’s centre, incessant…
Is a global debt crisis looming? | Debt
The world is drowning in a record amount of debt concentrated in developing countries. Global debt has hit a record $307 trillion in 2023. That…
Maya Jama moving to South Africa and renting luxury lovenest for her and Stormzy – ahead of Love Island All Stars
MAYA Jama will make South Africa her “home-away-from-home” during filming for Love Island All Stars by renting her own property during the run. Unlike all…
Eleven miners trapped after collapse of Zimbabwe mine | News
Mine accidents are not uncommon in Zimbabwe where disused mines often attract young unemployed men. Eleven subsistence mine workers are trapped in an underground shaft…
Why is President Ruto in a row with Kenya’s judiciary? A simple guide | Tax News
Nairobi, Kenya – In the past week, Kenyan President William Ruto has been locked in a row with the judiciary, threatening to disobey court orders…
Oscar Pistorius released on parole after serving nine years for murder | Crime News
Former Paralympic athlete was serving 13-year sentence for Valentine’s Day shooting of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. Former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been released on…
Senegal top court rejects opposition leader Sonko’s appeal in libel case | Politics News
Ruling could jeopardise popular politician’s chances of running in February’s presidential elections. Senegal’s Supreme Court has ruled against opposition politician Ousmane Sonko’s appeal in his…
Desert swallows livelihoods as climate shocks continue in northeast Nigeria | Environment
Toshia, Yobe – In a remote corner of Nigeria’s northeastern state of Yobe, lie communities surrounded by vast sand dunes stretching as far as the…
The year of elections – Is 2024 democracy’s biggest test ever? | Elections News
It’s the year of the vote. Countries that are home to nearly half of the world’s population will pick their governments in elections in 2024…
India record shortest ever Test win to level series in South Africa | Cricket News
Indian captain says pitches in his country are unfairly criticised after the match in Cape Town ends in record time. India’s cricket captain Rohit Sharma…
Ambiguous Ethiopia port deal fuels uncertainty over Somaliland statehood | Features
On Monday, an agreement signed in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Muse Bihi Abdi of the breakaway republic…
South Africa v India: Tourists win in a day and a half in historic Newlands Test to draw series
Kapil Dev (nine) is the only India bowler to take more five-wicket hauls outside of Asia than Jasprit Bumrah (eight)South Africa 55 (Siraj 6-15, Mukesh…
What you need to know about the Red Sea crisis – POLITICO
On October 7, Hamas fighters launched a bloody attack against Israel, using paragliders, speedboats and underground tunnels to carry out an offensive that killed almost…
AI expert warns of ‘digital colonization’ in Africa -Interview
Artificial intelligence (AI) is ripe to help resolve certain major problems in Africa, from farming to the health sector, but Senegalese expert Seydina Moussa Ndiaye…
South Africa trail India after 23 wickets fall on frenetic day of cricket | Cricket News
The second Test between South Africa and India gets off to a manic start as both teams suffer batting collapses. India has suffered a spectacular…
Salah’s AFCON 2023 quest reignites football’s club vs country debate | Football News
A few minutes after joining the elite 150-goal club for Liverpool and helping his team climb to the top of a closely contested Premier League…
In 2024, Europe to hunt for new partners to offload asylum seekers | Migration
Eight years after the image of three-year-old Alan Kurdi lying facedown on a beach in Turkey shocked the world, pictures of asylum seekers’ lifeless bodies…
South Africa v India: Proteas dismissed for just 55 at Newlands
South Africa's lowest Test total is 30 which they made in 1896 and 1924South Africa 55 (23.2 overs): Verreynne 15; Siraj 6-15, Mukesh 2-0, Bumrah…
Sierra Leone charges ex-leader Koroma’s guard, 11 others over failed coup | Military News
Those charged were part of 85 people arrested in connection with the attempted coup in Sierra Leone on November 26. Sierra Leone authorities have charged…
Can South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel stop war in Gaza? | News
Last week, South Africa became the first country to file a suit against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, ramping…