South Africa
S.Africa ex-leader Zuma to face corruption trial
World
October 11, 2019
S.Africa ex-leader Zuma to face corruption trial
South Africa’s scandal-plagued former president Jacob Zuma will face a corruption trial, a court ruled Friday, in one of multiple…
Royal baby Archie meets S.Africa’s Archbishop Tutu
Life & Style
September 25, 2019
Royal baby Archie meets S.Africa’s Archbishop Tutu
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Wednesday took their four-month-old son Archie to meet Desmond Tutu in Cape Town,…
‘They don’t want us here anymore’: Foreigners flee S.Africa xenophobia attacks
World
September 10, 2019
‘They don’t want us here anymore’: Foreigners flee S.Africa xenophobia attacks
Beverlyn Nyamakwenje was fast asleep in her home in the east Johannesburg township of Katlehong when she was woken by…
S.Africa, Nigeria beef up security after xenophobic attacks
World
September 4, 2019
S.Africa, Nigeria beef up security after xenophobic attacks
South Africa and Nigeria stepped security on Wednesday after deadly attacks on foreign-owned stores in Johannesburg triggered reprisal assaults on…
Gentle giraffes threatened with ‘silent extinction’
World
August 16, 2019
Gentle giraffes threatened with ‘silent extinction’
For most of his life as a Samburu warrior, Lesaiton Lengoloni thought nothing of hunting giraffes, the graceful giants so…
In South Africa, newly approved TB regimen drastically cuts treatment time
World
August 15, 2019
In South Africa, newly approved TB regimen drastically cuts treatment time
Four years ago, South African fashion designer Innocent Molefe, 38, was diagnosed with tuberculosis. A year ago, it developed into…
Economic “game changer”? African leaders launch free-trade zone
Features/Interviews
July 8, 2019
Economic “game changer”? African leaders launch free-trade zone
* African leaders meet to discuss key details of free-trade bloc * Potential for Africa’s US$3.4 trillion economy is massive…
Mohamed Salah says deeply sorry over losing in AFCON’s knockout stage
Egypt
July 8, 2019
Mohamed Salah says deeply sorry over losing in AFCON’s knockout stage
Egyptian international and Liverpool FC striker Mohamed Salah expressed deep sorrow that the Egyptian national team left the Africa Cup…
Caster Semenya can run without testosterone restriction
World
June 4, 2019
Caster Semenya can run without testosterone restriction
South African athlete Caster Semenya will be able to compete at any distance without medication to lower her testosterone levels, a…
Sisi to start African tour Friday
Egypt
May 23, 2019
Sisi to start African tour Friday
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will start a four-nation African tour on Friday, during which he will visit Zambia, South Africa,…