Tag: United States

Almost 70,000 South Africans interested in US asylum

Close to 70,000 South Africans have expressed interest in moving to the…

Is it checkmate for South Africa after Trump aid freeze?

South Africa appears to be at a crossroads in its waxing and…

Khanyisile Ngcobo Khanyisile Ngcobo

Ed Dwight’s 60-year journey of resilience and triumph

At the age of 90, I had the unique honor of traveling…

Ed Dwight Ed Dwight

Biden’s Angola visit aims to showcase his attempts to rival China

Joe Biden has begun his long-anticipated maiden visit to sub-Saharan Africa as…

Anne Soy Anne Soy

‘I found out on social media that my son had died’

As record numbers of young Africans risk their lives trying to reach…

Khadidiatou Cissé Khadidiatou Cissé

I was hit by a subway train – but have no memory of it

When I was 25, I was working in real estate in New York. I…

Patrick Labossiere Patrick Labossiere

She ran 104 marathons in 104 days after surviving cancer

A woman who took up running after she lost her left leg…

Sam Cabral Sam Cabral

I was struggling in New York so I started my fashion brand in Rwanda

I feel like if I had stayed there, there's no way I…

Sonia Mugabo Sonia Mugabo

I was shot five times because I looked like the man sleeping with his girlfriend

Everything was grey. I could hear my friend Priscilla screaming and voices…

Jay Wilson Jay Wilson

The mystery behind my mixed-race – Hiram Johnson’s uncomfortable story

As a former policeman, Hiram Johnson’s knack for investigations led him to…

Seraphine Akua Dogbey Seraphine Akua Dogbey