There has been mixed reaction to the launch of the public broadcaster's 24-hour news channel after President Jacob Zuma figured prominantly in its maiden broadcast. Read more »

An anonymous Facebook character has become popular for attacking and disclosing alleged top Zanu-PF secrets ahead of elections. Read more »

A team of researchers has developed a computer model that uses over two decades of satellite observations and climatic forecasts to predict global crop failures months before ... Read more »

Kenya's Annabel, Zambia's Sulu and Ghana's Elikem have been nominated for a possible eviction this Sunday. Read more »

The regulatory provision seeks to ensure that profits from the minerals used in electronics, mined in central Africa, do not fund armed groups, particularly in DR Congo. Read more »

President Michael Sata has allegedly set up intelligence systems meant to block Facebook and Twitter in a move widely seen as an attack on freedom of expression. Read more »

A "top secret dossier" has allegedly exposed new evidence on how Zanu-PF plans to steal the forthcoming elections. Read more »

About 80 percent of people with disabilities are of working age and face social, economic and cultural obstacles to accessing education and employment, says the UN. Read more »

Leadership newspaper reports on the lives of Nigeria's ultra-wealthy. Read more »

Nelson Mandela, former South African president and peace icon, is making a "remarkable recovery" after six weeks in hospital, his daughter Zindzi Mandela-Motlhajwa has said as the ... Read more »