Ratings agency Fitch said Friday it had cut South Africa's credit rating to junk status, citing the recent political instability prompted by a controversial cabinet reshuffle. The agency downgraded...
Protesters are marching in cities across South Africa including Cape Town, Durban, and the capital, Pretoria calling for the removal of President Jacob Zuma. The protests come after Mr Zuma’s...
Protesters are gathering in major South African cities calling for President Jacob Zuma to step down after the sacking of a respected finance minister. Crowds are building ahead of demonstrations in...
Protesters are gathering in major South African cities calling for President Jacob Zuma to step down after the sacking of a respected finance minister. Crowds are building ahead of demonstrations in...
Thousands marched through major South African cities Friday demanding the resignation of President Jacob Zuma after his sacking of the popular finance minister fuelled widespread public anger. Zuma,...
South Africa on Friday denied it had flouted international law by refusing in 2015 to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir wanted by war crimes judges on charges of genocide in Darfur....
South Africa will on Friday seek to defend its failure to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir who is wanted on charges of genocide, at an unprecedented hearing before international war...
South Africa's ANC party, the celebrated political force that ended white-minority rule and ushered in democracy, had hoped its dominance of national politics might last for generations. But deep...
Some key allies of the ANC called for President Jacob Zuma to step down South African MPs from the ruling African National Congress (ANC) will oppose a no-confidence motion being backed by opposition...
Cross-border buses are popular among informal traders who travel to buy goods for resale A passenger bus accident on one of Zimbabwe’s deadliest highways, in the country's south-east, has claimed...
An Indian politician who attacked a flight steward after being refused a business class seat caused uproar in parliament Thursday by demanding his ban on air travel be overturned. Ravindra Gaikwad...
South Africa's former finance minister Pravin Gordhan, whose sacking has fuelled divisions within the ANC party, warned Thursday that the government risked being taken over by "a bunch of gangsters"....
Uber and Old Mutual have come together to take drivers in Accra, Lagos and Nairobi through a money management course. The course forms part of the Global Money Week celebrations and is being...
A Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Isaac Olawale Albert, has said the situation where African leaders wait until conflicts occur for them to do...
In a small cubicle in one of the hotels in Cape Town, South Africa, Paul Chimene is busily reading and taking notes in preparation for school the next day. He does this at 11 p.m. every day before he...
More than 700 rhinos were killed in South Africa in the first half of last year South Africa's top court has dismissed an appeal by the department of environmental affairs to keep a moratorium on the...
Try-machine Dan Norton has a world record in his sights as England seek a long-awaited victory at this week's Hong Kong Sevens to close the gap on series leaders South Africa. The 28-year-old wing...
The football association chief who did not support Appiah's bid, says he will back the new coach to win the Afcon trophy for the nation Ghana Football Association executive committee member, Wilfred...
Chen Yanfen swirls a glass of Burgundy wine, noting its ruby red robe and fruity bouquet before taking her first sip. She is part of a group of Chinese students diligently imbibing the secrets of...
Some Economists have projected that Ghana will end this year with 6 percent economic growth, down from the government’s 6.3 percent target. According to an Economist for Global Markets at Stanbic...
