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Tragedy strikes again: 78 killed in second major African river disaster
Tragedy strikes again: 78 killed in second major African river disaster
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Western Sahara scores major victory in EU court ruling
Western Sahara scores major victory in EU court ruling
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Tensions rise in Horn of Africa as Ethiopia searches for a route to the sea
Tensions rise in Horn of Africa as Ethiopia searches for a route to the sea
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NEWS

Africa’s richest woman loses battle to hold on to assets worth over $770 million

Africa’s richest woman loses battle to hold on to assets worth over $770 million

October 4, 2024
ISABEL do Santos, one of Africa’s richest women, looks set to lose assets worth $770 million. Do Santos, one of the continent’s first female billionaires, failed in her appeal to overturn a freezing order on $778 million of her assets, as ruled b...
Wildlife, tourism in Serengeti, Maasai-Mara hit by climate change
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Historic Chagos Islands agreement marks end of an era, bringing hope to displaced islanders
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Kenya heads for another major political crisis
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Tragedy on River Niger: 60, mostly women and children, die
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World

One year of war in Gaza

One year of war in Gaza

October 5, 2024
This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian.By Eric Reidy EVENTS in the Middle East are spinning toward a terrifying precipice with alarming speed. Following the relentless pace of expanding conflict, destruction, a...
Israel’s Lebanon assault: A double suffering for Syrian refugees
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Political expectations for celebrities are changing. Enter Chappell Roan
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SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS
Food scarcity in Liberia: how women who run households cope

Food scarcity in Liberia: how women who run households cope

October 5, 2024
LITERATURE
Wretched of the Earth has been translated into South Africa’s Zulu language – why Frantz Fanon’s revolutionary book still matters

Wretched of the Earth has been translated into South Africa’s Zulu language – why Frantz Fanon’s revolutionary book still matters

October 4, 2024
MOTORING
New Fiat 500 a blend of style and substance

New Fiat 500 a blend of style and substance

October 4, 2024
MOTORINGNEWS
VW partners with SA football legend to empower youth

VW partners with SA football legend to empower youth

October 4, 2024

Sports

Honouring the legacy of Dikembe Mutombo – a tribute

Honouring the legacy of Dikembe Mutombo – a tribute

October 4, 2024
OFTENTIMES, a man’s legacy is discovered after he leaves this earth. However, the world didn’t need Dikembe Mutombo’s recent passing to know how great a man he was. From his entry to the NBA as one of Africa’s basketball trailblazers, a Basketbal...
The mountain that moved: Dikembe Mutombo’s reign on the court
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Exclusive: Donald Ramphadi on Bronze Win and Inequality in South Africa
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Business

Why pay tax? African study finds trust in government is key

Why pay tax? African study finds trust in government is key

October 2, 2024
TAXES are important. They’re a primary way in which governments fund essential services like healthcare, education, infrastructure and social protection programmes. They are vital to the economic development of countries. In sub-Saharan African c...
Kenyans stand to lose from Adani airport deal: finance guru explains why
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Easing Africa’s debt burdens: a fresh approach, based on an old idea
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Lifestyle

Wretched of the Earth has been translated into South Africa’s Zulu language – why Frantz Fanon’s revolutionary book still matters

Wretched of the Earth has been translated into South Africa’s Zulu language – why Frantz Fanon’s revolutionary book still matters

October 4, 2024
FRANTZ Fanon was an influential psychiatrist, Algerian revolutionary and pan-African thinker who was born on the Caribbean island of Martinique. His work – and particularly his final book The Wretched of the Earth (1961) – is still widely referenced...
CRUZ Vodka brings Studio 54 vibes to SA Fashion Week opening night celebration
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Oskido announces his exciting new lifestyle festival ‘BIG DAY OUT’
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Thought Leadership

Five trends to watch after UNGA

Five trends to watch after UNGA

IRWIN LOYOctober 5, 2024
This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian.By Irwin Loy THE pageantry of the UN General Assembly’s high-level week is over for another year. What happens next? Politicos and civil society floated solutions to long-stan...
UN Security Council needs major changes – permanent seats for African countries is just one
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Western media outlets are trying to fix their racist, stereotypical coverage of Africa. Is it time African media did the same?
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Features

EDUCATION
‘School is boring’: what it means when your child says they’re bored in class, and how you can help

‘School is boring’: what it means when your child says they’re bored in class, and how you can help

October 4, 2024
ENVIRONMENT
Maasai Mara’s Indigenous forest is disappearing, with drastic consequences

Maasai Mara’s Indigenous forest is disappearing, with drastic consequences

October 5, 2024
HUMAN RIGHTS
Gender apartheid: oppression of women should be made a crime against humanity – feminist academic explains why

Gender apartheid: oppression of women should be made a crime against humanity – feminist academic explains why

July 24, 2024
MEDIA FREEDOM
How Congolese journalists covering the M23 war are being forced to pick sides

How Congolese journalists covering the M23 war are being forced to pick sides

July 4, 2024
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Tensions rise in Horn of Africa as Ethiopia searches for a route to the sea 1

Tensions rise in Horn of Africa as Ethiopia searches for a route to the sea

October 5, 2024
Food scarcity in Liberia: how women who run households cope 2

Food scarcity in Liberia: how women who run households cope

October 5, 2024
Western Sahara scores major victory in EU court ruling 3

Western Sahara scores major victory in EU court ruling

October 5, 2024
Political expectations for celebrities are changing. Enter Chappell Roan 4

Political expectations for celebrities are changing. Enter Chappell Roan

October 5, 2024
One year of war in Gaza 5

One year of war in Gaza

October 5, 2024
Tragedy strikes again: 78 killed in second major African river disaster 1

Tragedy strikes again: 78 killed in second major African river disaster

October 5, 2024
Western Sahara scores major victory in EU court ruling 2

Western Sahara scores major victory in EU court ruling

October 5, 2024
Tensions rise in Horn of Africa as Ethiopia searches for a route to the sea 3

Tensions rise in Horn of Africa as Ethiopia searches for a route to the sea

October 5, 2024
Food scarcity in Liberia: how women who run households cope 4

Food scarcity in Liberia: how women who run households cope

October 5, 2024
Five trends to watch after UNGA 5

Five trends to watch after UNGA

October 5, 2024

Editors Choice

Steve Biko, the South African struggle hero who was prepared to sacrifice his life for black liberation

Steve Biko, the South African struggle hero who was prepared to sacrifice his life for black liberation

September 7, 2024
WHAT happens when death becomes the ultimate marker of one’s commitment to one’s freedom? Jacob Dlamini explores this and other questions in his new ...

Health

HIV prevention: why a new injectable drug could be such a breakthrough – podcast
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Technology

Ancient human DNA from a South African rock-shelter sheds light on 10,000 years of history
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Africities

Raising revenue from land: what African cities might learn from Hong Kong’s unique land-lease system
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MULTIMEDIA

Paris 2024 in Pictures: Olympics Fans and the City
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