Cape Town safety fears force parents to seek former white-only schools
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The women at the centre of Somalia’s construction boom
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Starvation alert as children fill Kenya refugee ward after US aid cuts
Hundreds of thousands of people are "slowly starving" in Kenyan refugee camps…
An ancient writing system confounding myths about Africa
A wooden hunters' toolbox inscribed with an ancient writing system from Zambia…
‘They have perfect dark skin’: The African nation home to fashion’s favourite models
Wearing an understated but chic outfit, flowing braids and a dewy, make-up…
On the hunt for Tiger, the fugitive linked to illegal South African gold mine where 78 died
Nobody in South Africa seems to know where Tiger is. The 42-year-old…
‘Struggling to be alive’: Kenyan activist speaks of ‘sexual torture’ in Tanzania
Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing. A…
One death every seven minutes: The world’s worst country to give birth
At the age of 24, Nafisa Salahu was in danger of becoming…
Unpacking the South African land law that so inflames Trump
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is at the centre of a political…
Namibia marks colonial genocide for first time with memorial day
Dubbed "Germany's forgotten genocide", and described by historians as the first genocide…
