Our website use cookies to improve and personalize your experience and to display advertisements (if any). Our website may also include cookies from third parties like Google Adsense, Google Analytics, and Youtube. By using the website, you consent to the use of cookies.

Ok, I Agree

HEADLINES

DRC Ebola outbreak surges: more than 1,000 confirmed cases and 267 deaths in first month, UN warns
DRC Ebola outbreak surges: more than 1,000 confirmed cases and 267 deaths in first month, UN warns
Posted on
After a year of mortuary limbo, courtroom combat, Lungu family wishes prevail
After a year of mortuary limbo, courtroom combat, Lungu family wishes prevail
Posted on
Blue lights, broken trust: Ex-lover tells how EMPD crew stole R14.9m in gems – and sold them for R110,000
Blue lights, broken trust: Ex-lover tells how EMPD crew stole R14.9m in gems – and sold them for R110,000
Posted on

NEWS

The ghost G-Wagon: how a Nigerian-American allegedly ran a $320,000 diaspora car scam

The ghost G-Wagon: how a Nigerian-American allegedly ran a $320,000 diaspora car scam

June 23, 2026
OPERATIVES of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission's (EFCC) Ilorin Zonal Directorate have arrested a Nigerian-American businessman, Adegoke Oluwatobi Adams, over an alleged cross-border vehicle import fraud that investigators say drained mor...
Drama at Entebbe Airport: Kenya, east African human rights lawyer denied entry
Posted on
Cocaine, cash, blue lights: how tender kingpin, police-linked CEO allegedly struck a 5kg drug deal
Posted on
Phosa defends Didiza: former ANC treasurer general says speaker’s decision to “abide” was constitutionally sound amid impeachment crisis
Posted on
How Nigeria’s courts are now targeting the support networks behind its terror kingpins
Posted on
MORE NEWS STORIES...

World

Will the US‑Iran talks in Switzerland deliver peace? It’s unlikely

Will the US‑Iran talks in Switzerland deliver peace? It’s unlikely

June 24, 2026
WHEN it was signed at the end of the G7 summit on June 17, the US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU) was hailed as a diplomatic breakthrough. By reopening the Strait of Hormuz, easing sanctions and launching a 60-day negotiating process, it felt...
Andy Burnham: what to expect from the UK’s likely next prime minister
Posted on
Afghanistan’s slow-motion collapse: drought, starvation and the silent cost of women’s exclusion
Posted on
MORE WORLD STORIES...

BRICS NEWS

Mashatile in Beijing: South Africa seeks value‑chain deals, mineral beneficiation and regional hubs

Mashatile in Beijing: South Africa seeks value‑chain deals, mineral beneficiation and regional hubs

June 23, 2026
SOUTH Africa’s Deputy President Paul Mashatile used the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on 22 June 2026 to launch a concentrated bid for South Africa to move from commodity supplier to industrial partner - pitching the country as a ...
Beijing bonds: Xi and Putin deepen the BRICS axis as the multipolar order takes shape
Posted on
Ethiopia’s BRICS dividend: Addis Ababa charts a new course in the architecture of global power
Posted on
MORE BRICS NEWS STORIES...

Special Features

SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS
Did Kenya’s Gen Z protests achieve anything? An economist weighs up what’s changed and what’s stayed the same

Did Kenya’s Gen Z protests achieve anything? An economist weighs up what’s changed and what’s stayed the same

June 24, 2026
LITERATURE
Reviving the heart of African literature

Reviving the heart of African literature

June 9, 2026
MOTORING
SA Bakkie Brawl Heats Up: JMC Vigus crashes the party, Hilux, Ranger, Navara tremble!

SA Bakkie Brawl Heats Up: JMC Vigus crashes the party, Hilux, Ranger, Navara tremble!

April 17, 2026
MOTORINGNEWS
The ex-pie guy who could sell you a Rolls-Royce over the phone

The ex-pie guy who could sell you a Rolls-Royce over the phone

May 16, 2026

Sports

Africa’s 2026 FIFA World Cup mix: Egypt rise, Algeria rally, Senegal stumble

Africa’s 2026 FIFA World Cup mix: Egypt rise, Algeria rally, Senegal stumble

June 23, 2026
AFRICA’s 2026 FIFA World Cup story is already serving up the full buffet: joy, nerve, and the sort of defensive chaos that makes coaches age in dog years. Egypt are strutting like a team that has found the remote control to the group, Algeria have f...
Pharaohs rule, Sharks bite back, Elephants mugged in Toronto: Africa’s gloriously unhinged World Cup
Posted on
Ten Lions, One Mountain: Africa’s World Cup reckoning reaches its defining week
Posted on
MORE SPORTS STORIES...

Business

Nigeria’s US$1 billion AfCFTA credit push tests if Africa’s trade finance gap can be eased

Nigeria’s US$1 billion AfCFTA credit push tests if Africa’s trade finance gap can be eased

June 18, 2026
NIGERIA is shifting its AfCFTA strategy from trade participation to trade financing, unveiling a US$1 billion credit facility aimed at expanding the capacity of firms to produce and export across African markets. The move reflects a broader attem...
When global trade becomes a weapon, how can African economies protect themselves?
Posted on
Nigeria raised electricity prices to improve supply. Why it hasn’t worked
Posted on
MORE BUSINESS STORIES...

Lifestyle

The Nollywood plot nobody wrote: a Nigerian artist, the Obamas, and a wall that lasts forever

The Nollywood plot nobody wrote: a Nigerian artist, the Obamas, and a wall that lasts forever

June 18, 2026
LET’S get the obvious joke out of the way first: somewhere in Lagos right now, a Nollywood scriptwriter is kicking themselves for not thinking of this plot first. Nigerian girl, daughter of a formidable public servant, grows up, moves to Los Angeles...
After Showmax, MTN tests telecom-led distribution as Africa’s streaming wars intensify
Posted on
She left TV to build an animation dream
Posted on
MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES...

Thought Leadership

Kenya wants to close refugee camps: the promise and risks of its ambitious new plan

Kenya wants to close refugee camps: the promise and risks of its ambitious new plan

EDWIN MUTYENYOKA and FRANZISCA ZANKERJune 23, 2026
KENYA hosts nearly a million refugees, mainly from South Sudan and Somalia. Many of them have been living in refugee camps for decades. Now, the country is attempting a major shift in refugee policy. The Kenyan government and the United Nations R...
Trump declared peace in Congo. This is the reality
Posted on
Who was Andimba Toivo ya Toivo? The Namibian leader who chose justice over power
Posted on
MORE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP STORIES...

Features

EDUCATION
Funding boosts postgraduate student success – South African study measures how

Funding boosts postgraduate student success – South African study measures how

June 24, 2026
SUSTAINABILITY
Landmark study maps the future of coral reef survival

Landmark study maps the future of coral reef survival

June 18, 2026
HUMAN RIGHTS
In conversation with Funke Adeoye on detainees’ rights in Nigeria

In conversation with Funke Adeoye on detainees’ rights in Nigeria

March 27, 2026
MEDIA FREEDOM
Malian journalist detained over Pan-African forum remarks as press groups sound alarm

Malian journalist detained over Pan-African forum remarks as press groups sound alarm

June 11, 2026
Popular
Latest
Andy Burnham: what to expect from the UK’s likely next prime minister 1

Andy Burnham: what to expect from the UK’s likely next prime minister

June 24, 2026
Will the US‑Iran talks in Switzerland deliver peace? It’s unlikely 2

Will the US‑Iran talks in Switzerland deliver peace? It’s unlikely

June 24, 2026
Funding boosts postgraduate student success – South African study measures how 3

Funding boosts postgraduate student success – South African study measures how

June 24, 2026
After Showmax, MTN tests telecom-led distribution as Africa’s streaming wars intensify 4

After Showmax, MTN tests telecom-led distribution as Africa’s streaming wars intensify

June 19, 2026
South Africa launches major purge of corrupt police after Madlanga Commission — Mashatile vows prosecutions, vetting and task teams 5

South Africa launches major purge of corrupt police after Madlanga Commission — Mashatile vows prosecutions, vetting and task teams

June 19, 2026
DRC Ebola outbreak surges: more than 1,000 confirmed cases and 267 deaths in first month, UN warns 1

DRC Ebola outbreak surges: more than 1,000 confirmed cases and 267 deaths in first month, UN warns

June 24, 2026
After a year of mortuary limbo, courtroom combat, Lungu family wishes prevail 2

After a year of mortuary limbo, courtroom combat, Lungu family wishes prevail

June 24, 2026
Blue lights, broken trust: Ex-lover tells how EMPD crew stole R14.9m in gems – and sold them for R110,000 3

Blue lights, broken trust: Ex-lover tells how EMPD crew stole R14.9m in gems – and sold them for R110,000

June 24, 2026
Did Kenya’s Gen Z protests achieve anything? An economist weighs up what’s changed and what’s stayed the same 4

Did Kenya’s Gen Z protests achieve anything? An economist weighs up what’s changed and what’s stayed the same

June 24, 2026
Funding boosts postgraduate student success – South African study measures how 5

Funding boosts postgraduate student success – South African study measures how

June 24, 2026

AUDA-NEPAD

A force forged in the crucible of African development

A force forged in the crucible of African development

March 27, 2026
IN the corridors of the , system, where ambition is plentiful but transformative action rare, Daphine Hazvibvi Muzawazi has become something of an in...

Health

Vaccine hesitancy can’t be boiled down to a single factor: what we learnt in South Africa and Brazil
Posted on

Technology

People are marrying holograms and making friends with chatbots. But can AI bring true happiness?
Posted on

Africities

China is helping build Africa’s cities, but its approach sidelines local urban planners and residents
Posted on

MULTIMEDIA

Gallery: The Lion of Bamako: Tribute to Hameye Mahaman Cissé
Posted on
loader-image
Johannesburg, ZA
08:18, June 24, 2026
11°C
clear sky
98 %
1024 mb
2 Km/h
Wind Gust: 3 Km/h
Clouds: 0%
Visibility: 10 km
Sunrise: 06:55
Sunset: 17:25
Weather from OpenWeatherMap
Facebook
Twitter
Linkedin
Instagram
WhatsApp
Threads