Last year's appointment of a special representative to the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo on the issues of child soldiers and rape during conflict is bringing ... Read more »
Malawi's government has launched a scathing attack on Madonna, accusing her of demanding special treatment and exaggerating her contributions to the country during her tour. Read more »
Captain Zenóbio Lázaro Muhondo Zumba has been arrested after an investigation by the Criminal Investigation Service seized computers and other documentation from 15 ... Read more »
Several boys have died at initiation schools in the Eastern Cape, raising health and safety concerns over the traditional rite of passage to manhood. Read more »
Grace Mugabe has called for the dismissal of Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana after he said 12-year-old girls were able to consent to sex. Read more »
Human rights activists have reportedly demanded that Prosecutor General Johannes Tomana immediately resigns or, failing that, be fired after he suggested that 12-year-old girls ... Read more »
The final list of the top 30 young entrepreneurs on the continent has been compiled after a panel of judges evaluated 150 nominations submitted by Forbes Africa readers and its ... Read more »
A leaked UN report say victims as young as eight were raped in exchange for food and money. Read more »
A video allegedly depicting racial segregation of school students from Curro Foundation School in Roodeplaat near Pretoria has prompted Gauteng education department's Panyaza ... Read more »
The Constitutional Court has provisionally set aside a High Court order outlawing the caning of juveniles as a form of punishment. Read more »
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