Tag: Africa

South African rapist in bid to block Netflix documentary about his life

One of South Africa's most notorious rapists and murderers, Thabo Bester, has…

Pumza Fihlani Pumza Fihlani

Party like it’s 2018 – Ethiopians celebrate their new year

Ethiopia is celebrating the start of its new year - 2018. The…

Amensisa Ifa Amensisa Ifa

South African court rules that men can take wife’s surname

South Africa's highest court has ruled that husbands can take the surname…

Farouk Chothia Farouk Chothia

Chinese nationals jailed over kidnapping and forced labour in South Africa

Seven Chinese nationals who smuggled Malawians to South Africa and subjected them…

Khanyisile Ngcobo Khanyisile Ngcobo

Ethiopia outfoxes Egypt over the Nile’s waters with its mighty dam

After outfoxing Egypt on the diplomatic stage for more than a decade,…

Farouk Chothia & Yemane Nagish Farouk Chothia & Yemane Nagish

One of the world’s most sacred places is being turned into a luxury mega-resort

For years, visitors would venture up Mount Sinai with a Bedouin guide…

Yolande Knell Yolande Knell

‘We are still waiting, still suffering’: The legacy of a deadly Nigerian dam collapse

The threat of flooding once again looms over the city of Maiduguri,…

Chris Ewokor Chris Ewokor

Jihadists ‘summarily executed’ 127 people in Niger, says rights group

Nearly 130 people have been "summarily executed" by Islamist insurgents in Niger…

Wycliffe Muia andChris Ewokor Wycliffe Muia andChris Ewokor

Shock as Kenyan lawyer killed in drive-by shooting in Nairobi

Kenya has been left in shock after the killing of a senior…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga

Childhood obesity: The South African campaigners fighting for healthy food

It's lunchtime in the leafy grounds of the Kairos School of Inquiry…

Mayeni Jones Mayeni Jones