April 23, 2021
South Africa: AKA Breaks Silence on Fiance's Death, Says 'He's Heartbroken'
The popular rapper Kiernan Forbes, best known as AKA, has broken his silence two weeks after his fiancée Anele 'Nellie' Tembe's tragic death. Read more »
April 22, 2021
South Africa: Marijuana Farm License Body's Board Are Constitution Delinquents - Black Farmers Association
On April 22, the Black Farmers Association of South Africa (BFASA) is protesting against the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)'s role in the… Read more »
April 21, 2021
South Africa: Indigenous People Being Excluded From Marijuana Industry - Black Farmers Association
Black farmers are taking on the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) over the exclusion of indigenous people in the handing out of cannabis licenses. Read more »
April 19, 2021
South Africa: Howling Winds Worsen Cape Town Fires, Evacuations Continue
Firefighters in Cape Town, South Africa, have been battling fires on Table Mountain that began near Rhodes Memorial. Residents living in the Vredehoek suburb were evacuated, Walmer… Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds of Patients Evacuated in Johannesburg Hospital Fire
Nearly 700 patients were evacuated on Saturday from Johannesburg's Charlotte Maxeke Hospital because of a fire in parts of the facility, AP reports. Read more »
April 11, 2021
South Africa: Family Confirms Passing of Radio Personality Dr Sindi van Zyl
The family of radio personality and educator Dr Sindi van Zyl, 45, have confirmed her death in a Johannesburg hospital. Read more »
April 09, 2021
Southern Africa: Neighbouring States Send Troops to Mozambique Amid Regional Peace Threats
With the lives of an estimated 50,000 people in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado disrupted by recent insurgent attacks, the country's neighbours are reported to be… Read more »
Africa: Building Peace in Troubled Places – South Sudan, the Sahel, Mozambique
A backgrounder for AllAfrica's online discussion with scholars and peace practitioners. Read more »
April 08, 2021
Mozambique: Experts Urge Regional Leaders to Address Local Grievances in Spreading Mozambique Conflict
Over 2,000 people have died since the first attack by an Islamist armed group in Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado. These attacks started in October 2017 when a local… Read more »
April 07, 2021
Southern Africa: Tanzania is Reportedly Turning Mozambican Refugees Away - UN
United Nations agencies say they do not have access to Palma in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province. Read more »
April 06, 2021
Africa: Drawing The Line On Malaria
A recent survey conducted by the RBM Partnership to End Malaria and Gallup International shows that African youth are determined to end malaria. Conducted across six countries -… Read more »
March 30, 2021
Mozambique: Thousands Will Flee Cabo Delgado Violence, Predicts UN
United Nations alarmed at Cabo Delgado ‘horror’ in Mozambique Read more »
March 26, 2021
Africa: U.S. Anti-Abortionists Tell African Women Dangerous 'Abortion Pill Reversal' Works
An investigation into the practice of telling women that about 'Abortion pill reversal' (APR) - a controversial treatment first developed by a California-based family physician -… Read more »
March 19, 2021
South Africa: Shock as Bulgarian Singer Wears Blackface to Perform South African Hit, Jerusalema
People have been left disgusted and offended after Bulgarian singer Mxiaela Marinova used makeup and prosthetics to look like South African singer Nomcebo Zikode during her… Read more »
March 13, 2021
South Africa: Tributes Pour in for Actors Ngubane and Maqashalala
Veteran actor Menzi Ngubane has died. Read more »
March 08, 2021
Africa: African Nation Still Leads the World With Woman MPs
Rwanda still leads the world with the number of women in a lower chamber of parliament, says the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Sixty-one percent of members of the country's… Read more »
March 05, 2021
Africa: Why Community Engagement is Critical in Fight Against Malaria
Partners in malaria elimination have come together on community engagement in malaria control and elimination, and shared tools and experiences on fighting the parasitic disease.… Read more »
February 24, 2021
Africa: World's Biggest Stars Come Out to Support Global Citizen's Recovery Plan For The World
"The urgency to get a vaccine to everyone, everywhere cannot be underestimated. As a country, we will be joining efforts to help the world recover better by ending the pandemic as… Read more »
February 25, 2021
South Africa: Cheers to the Future Mr and Mrs AKA!
Congratulations are in order as the South African rapper AKA just made things official and popped the question to his girlfriend, Nelli Tembe. Read more »
February 16, 2021
South Africa: 'Insufficient Evidence' Means No Rape Charges Against DJ Fresh, Euphonik
Rape allegations against - DJ Fresh, real name Thato Sikwane, and Euphonik, real name Themba Nkosi - came to light last month after a woman took to Twitter to make the… Read more »
February 11, 2021
South Africa: DJ Fresh, Euphonik Given the Boot Amid Rape Allegations
The popular radio personalities DJ Fresh (Thato Sikwane) and Euphonik (Themba Nkosi) have parted ways with music radio station 94.7 following rape allegations that were… Read more »
February 09, 2021
Zimbabwe: Former Army Chief Nyikayaramba Dies After Contracting Covid-19
Former Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Chief of Staff, retired Lieutenant-General Douglas Nyikayaramba has died after contracting Covid-19. Read more »
February 01, 2021
South Africa: Former President Zuma Defies Constitutional Court Ruling to Testify on State Capture
Four days after South Africa's top court ordered former president Jacob Zuma to appear before a commission of inquiry investigating the widespread corruption which spread through… Read more »
January 26, 2021
Mozambique: As the Resource Bubble Bursts, Where Will the Rents Come From?
The "resource curse" occurs when global mining and gas companies share the surplus from resource extraction with a small local elite, and little reaches ordinary people. Economists… Read more »
January 25, 2021
South Africa: U.S. Set to Impose Ban on Travellers from South Africa - Report
United States President Joe Biden is set to ban most non-U.S. citizens who have recently been in South Africa from entering the country, in a bid to contain the spread of a new… Read more »