Kolkata: Bharti Airtel's Africa operations clocked in an over two-fold jump in profits for the December-end quarter, propelled by increased consumption of voice ...
Thursday 31 January 2019
Airtel Africa posts twofold jump in Q3 profit - Economic Times
'It's time for Africa' in video games - BBC News
More than 2000 game developers are working across Africa to build a video gaming industry.
Swiss cigarettes to Africa more harmful [The Morning Call] - africanews
Investigations conducted by Public Eye's winner of first ever “Investigation Award” Marie Maurisse reveal that cigarette exports to African countries are more ...
Africa's forgotten empires - New Statesman
Africa's relationship with the wider world continues to be understood largely through colonialism. But before this came centuries of contact and interaction with ...
Why this scientist is creating test tube penguins in South Africa - CNN
Africa's only penguin species is in sharp decline. Could a sperm bank save them?
HEVA fund bets on African fashion arts in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda - Quartz
The current state of East Africa's creative industry is usually discussed in the context of one word: potential. Across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, the sector ...
What’s behind the wave of protests in Africa? - The Washington Post
On Jan. 29 Transparency International launched its annual global index of corruption. The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) measures perceived levels of ...
Do Africa's youth prefer the ballot to the bullet? - Daily Maverick
Young people must be encouraged to shun coups and thereby reject violence, force and intimidation. By Muneinazvo Kujeke.
Let China Fail in Africa - The National Interest Online
America should continue to maintain its key African relationships and interests while China digs a debt hole.
Mozambique's financial scandal may get even bigger | News | Africa - Mail and Guardian
Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang had benefited from immunity as a serving member of parliament and extradition requests from both ...
Airtel Africa to raise $200m from QIA - Economic Times
Airtel Africa will raise $200 million, or around Rs 1,420 crore, from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) through an issue of primary shares, Bharti Airtel said in a ...
Responding To Corruption In South Africa - iAfrica.com
It has been public knowledge that South Africa is plagued by corruption within government and business sector. With more corrupt dealings coming out ...
5 ways South Africa could fix Eskom - BusinessTech
South Africa's government will announce within a month how it plans to fix Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, the embattled state utility that supplies more than 90% of…
Mozambique's financial scandal may get even bigger | News | Africa - Mail and Guardian
Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang had benefited from immunity as a serving member of parliament and extradition requests from both ...
Former Zim deputy premier: 'We need a United States of Africa' - IOL
JOHANNESBURG - Former deputy prime minister of Zimbabwe, Professor Arthur Mutambara, whose country is in an economic meltdown, has told a British ...
South Africa's Eskom says 3 power plants have below 10 days of coal stockpiles - Reuters Africa
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Three power plants operated by South Africa's Eskom have below 10 days of coal stockpiles, Eskom's Chief Operating Officer Jan ...
Sub-Saharan Africa: undemocratic regimes undermine anti-corruption efforts - Transparency International
This year's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) presents a largely gloomy picture for Africa – only eight of 49 countries score more than 43 out of 100 on the ...
Crypto Payment Firm: ‘Volume of Transactions in Africa Has Risen 130 percent in 2018’ - Cointelegraph
A company says it has seen growth in Africa, as consumers seek alternatives to unstable currencies.
How South Africa Could Fix Distressed Power Utility Eskom - Bloomberg
South Africa's government will announce within a month how it plans to fix Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., the embattled state utility that supplies more than 90 ...
Recent Match Report - South Africa vs Pakistan 5th ODI 2019 - ESPNCricinfo
Read the detailed Reports & Articles of South Africa vs Pakistan 5th ODI 2019, Pakistan tour of South Africa 2018/19 only on ESPNcricinfo.com.
Outdated drug policies leave millions of Africans in agony - The Economist
ANNA HAS just hit puberty and she can barely move. She has late-stage cancer and a tumour protrudes from her neck. As a nurse walks in, Anna (not her real ...
South Africa's World-Beating Bonds Have Room to Extend Gains - Bloomberg
Benchmark South African bond yields dropped to eight-month lows in the wake of the Federal Reserve's more dovish stance -- and there may be more to come, ...
Nigeria drug abuse: 14 million adults use drugs - Quartz
Over the past year alone, nearly 15% of the adult population in Nigeria (around 14.3 million people) reported a “considerable level” of use of psychoactive drug ...
Africa is heroin’s new highway to the West - The Economist
ALIZEA SMIT sits on a plastic crate in front of her fruit and vegetable stand in Wynberg, Cape Town. It is a convenient spot. There is brisk custom for her oranges ...
How climate change is undermining the war against HIV in Africa - Business Day
Widespread poverty and worsening droughts, floods and other climate risks make Africa particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
Cris Cyborg is coming to South Africa - Sport24
MMA superstar and former UFC women's featherweight champion 'Cris Cyborg' is coming to South Africa.
Africa's 2019 economic outlook, according to AfDB - Devex
ABIDJAN — In recent years, African heads of state have frequently broadcast to the world that their continent is “open for business.” It has attracted more than ...
Vodacom Closes South Africa Stores Amid ‘Please Call Me’ Protest - Bloomberg
Vodacom Group Ltd. closed some South African stores on Thursday as protests intensify over the level of compensation the mobile-phone company is prepared ...
NIC Group and Commercial Bank of Africa merger nearing completion - Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
NIC Group's NIC Bank have announced that plans to merge with Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) is nearing completion. NIC Group says it is set to remain ...
5 ways South Africa could fix Eskom - BusinessTech
South Africa's government will announce within a month how it plans to fix Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, the embattled state utility that supplies more than 90% of…
Airtel Africa to raise $200m from QIA - Economic Times
Airtel Africa will raise $200 million, or around Rs 1,420 crore, from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) through an issue of primary shares, Bharti Airtel said in a ...
Being positive about South Africa: The White Kryptonite - News24
Those who firmly believe South Africa is an irredeemable cesspool are somehow convinced that they're the only ones who have their fingers on the pulse of ...
Responding To Corruption In South Africa - iAfrica.com
It has been public knowledge that South Africa is plagued by corruption within government and business sector. With more corrupt dealings coming out ...
Inside the brand-new biggest airport in Africa, which also features the largest Chinese restaurant on the continent - Business Insider South Africa
The Ethiopian airport can now accommodate up to 22 million passengers a year.
South Africa is losing out on high quality talent - BusinessTech
Internationally-based executives and entrepreneurs continue to enquire about career opportunities in South Africa, despite the challenges facing the country,…
Climate shocks threaten gains against HIV in Africa, researchers say - Reuters
YAOUNDE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Teenage girls growing up in areas hit by harsh drought and other climate shocks in Lesotho are more likely to drop ...
PHOTO ESSAY: Powerful Zeitz MOCAA exhibition depicts an Africa in which colonisation never happened | Cape Argus - IOL
Still Here Tomorrow To High Five You Yesterday is an exhibition which imagines a utopian Africa in which colonisation never happened. Picture: Armand ...
UK Minister for Africa Harriett Baldwin in SA for bilateral talks - Creamer Media's Engineering News
The United Kingdom (UK) Minister of State for Africa, Harriett Baldwin will arrive in Johannesburg on Thursday for a two-day visit to South Africa, the British High ...
Angolan former rebel chief Savimbi to be re-buried - The East African
The remains of Angolan former Unita rebel leader Jonas Savimbi will be re-buried at Lopitanga Village in Central Bié Province on April 6, his family confirmed.
Partech is doubling the size of its African venture fund to $143 million - TechCrunch
Partech has doubled its Africa VC fund to $143 million and opened a Nairobi office to complement its Dakar practice. The Partech Africa Fund plans to make 20 ...
Swiss cigarettes to Africa more harmful [The Morning Call] - africanews
Investigations conducted by Public Eye's winner of first ever “Investigation Award” Marie Maurisse reveal that cigarette exports to African countries are more ...
Joseph Kabila, DRC's only living ex-prez joins African peers: LIST - africanews
But Kabila drove off after barely twenty-four hours when he handed over executive authority to Tshisekedi. Agreeing to leave means he joined a group of former ...
African churches boom in London's backstreets - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - On a cold, grey Sunday morning, in a street lined with shuttered builders' yards and storage units, songs of prayer in the West African ...
How South Africa Could Fix Distressed Power Utility Eskom - Bloomberg
South Africa's government will announce within a month how it plans to fix Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., the embattled state utility that supplies more than 90 ...
Africa's Renewable-power Surge Faces Challenge: Too Few Workers - VOA News
In sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 600 million people still lack access to electricity, off-grid renewable power is seen as one of the fastest ways to get ...
Africa Live: Red Sea boat disaster death toll rises - BBC News
The authorities in Mocimboa da Praia, a port town in northern Mozambique, have issued a public a dusk-to-dawn curfew in response to frequent militant attacks.
Kenya's NIC to merge with Commercial Bank of Africa -NIC chairman - Reuters Africa
Kenya's NIC will merge with the country's biggest privately owned bank, Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), to create the third-biggest bank in the region, the ...
Partech is doubling the size of its African venture fund to $143 million - TechCrunch
Partech has doubled its Africa VC fund to $143 million and opened a Nairobi office to complement its Dakar practice. The Partech Africa Fund plans to make 20 ...
Swiss cigarettes to Africa more harmful [The Morning Call] - africanews
Investigations conducted by Public Eye's winner of first ever “Investigation Award” Marie Maurisse reveal that cigarette exports to African countries are more ...
South Africa Bribery Whistleblower to Be Prosecuted for Hate Speech - Bloomberg
In South Africa, notorious for the apartheid era of racial exclusion, everything is still about race. Over the past two weeks, Angelo Agrizzi, the former chief ...
New flight to Africa will, once again, connect Houston to every inhabited continent - Chron
Houston is regaining an important accolade: Bush Intercontinental Airport will offer flights to every continent where people outnumber penguins. The airport lost ...
Africa Live: Red Sea boat disaster death toll rises - BBC News
The UN migration agency says 52 bodies have been recovered but many are missing - and more stories.
5 important things happening in South Africa today - BusinessTech
The South African mining sector has warned of a jobs bloodbath should Eskom be granted a 15% tariff hike every year for the next three years. The Minerals ...
Former Zim deputy premier: 'We need a United States of Africa' - IOL
JOHANNESBURG - Former deputy prime minister of Zimbabwe, Professor Arthur Mutambara, whose country is in an economic meltdown, has told a British ...
Un Sets Course Toward Easing C. Africa Arms Embargo - New Vision
Thousands of people have been killed during the violence in the Central African Republic, one of Africa's poorest countries ...
15 of the highest paying jobs in South Africa - BusinessTech
Analysis of the latest salary index published by jobs portal CareerJunction shows which jobs in South Africa offer the highest salaries, and what people can…
Coca-Cola agrees purchase of Nigerian juicer in Africa push - Moneyweb.co.za
Coca-Cola agreed to buy the majority of Nigerian juice maker CHI that it didn't already own as the US soft drinks giant expands away from high-sugar drinks and ...
How South Africa Could Fix Distressed Power Utility Eskom - Bloomberg
South Africa's government will announce within a month how it plans to fix Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., the embattled state utility that supplies more than 90 ...
Russian Sailors Kidnapped by Pirates in Africa Freed – Reports - The Moscow Times
Six Russian sailors held hostage by pirates have been freed in Nigeria a month after they were captured in neighboring Benin. Authorities had said pirates ...
South Africa's Absa CEO to retire at end of February - africanews
South African lender Absa said on Tuesday its CEO Maria Ramos would retire at the end of February after ten years at the helm, sending the bank's shares ...
Partech is doubling the size of its African venture fund to $143 million - TechCrunch
Partech has doubled its Africa VC fund to $143 million and opened a Nairobi office to complement its Dakar practice. The Partech Africa Fund plans to make 20 ...
Swiss cigarettes to Africa more harmful [The Morning Call] - africanews
Investigations conducted by Public Eye's winner of first ever “Investigation Award” Marie Maurisse reveal that cigarette exports to African countries are more ...
Un Sets Course Toward Easing C. Africa Arms Embargo - New Vision
Thousands of people have been killed during the violence in the Central African Republic, one of Africa's poorest countries ...
Top Africa stories: Zim cleric freed on bail, DRC rebel leaders surrender - News24
Leading Zimbabwean activist Evan Mawarire has been freed on bail, and at least three rebel chiefs have surrendered in a show of support for DRC's new ...
Africa Live: Red Sea boat disaster death toll rises - BBC News
The bodies of 52 people have been recovered from the red sea after two boats capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the UN migration agency says. The incident ...
Malaria: Burundi cosmetics to push eradication - Quartz
Where millions of internationally donated bed nets failed, perhaps a locally grown solution will succeed.
Archaeologists Have Discovered a Lost Metropolis in South Africa - ScienceAlert
What was once thought to be a scattering of ancient stone huts on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, has turned out to be the remnants of a thriving city, ...
Dublin-based firm drawn into South African corruption scandal - The Irish Times
Oil and gas company Falcon is accused of offering contracts for changes to fracking law.
'It's not helpful for South Africa' - Mahumapelo's views on '9 lost years' comments - News24
Former president Jacob Zuma's staunch ally, Supra Mahumapelo, has pleaded with ANC leaders – those for and against Zuma - to stop debating his legacy in ...
Pierre Thiam’s Teranga Creates a Path from Western Africa to Harlem - Food & Wine
The Senegalese-born chef of Le Grand Dakar fame opens his long-anticipated new restaurant in Harlem's Africa Center.
Recent Match Report - South Africa vs Pakistan 5th ODI 2019 - ESPNCricinfo
Read the detailed Reports & Articles of South Africa vs Pakistan 5th ODI 2019, Pakistan tour of South Africa 2018/19 only on ESPNcricinfo.com.
Executives to address SA investment roundtable at the Africa Mining Indaba - IOL
The investment roundtable will be hosted by the departments of trade and industry, and mineral resources as well as Brand South Africa.
The struggles for Liberian citizenship - Al Jazeera English
It has been exactly one year since newly inaugurated Liberian President George Manneh Weah sparked controversy by declaring staunch support for enacting ...
Qatar Investment Authority To Infuse $200 Million In Bharti Airtel’s Africa Unit - BloombergQuint
Bharti Airtel Ltd. will raise $200 million, or Rs 1400 crore, from Qatar Investment Authority to pare debt at its Africa unit as it plans to list the business in the ...
South Africa vs Pakistan - Highlights & Stats - SkySports
Preview followed by live coverage of the January 30th 2019 cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan - commentary, stats, photos, videos, scores ...
Can Mobile Money Boost Financial Inclusion in Southern Africa? - Yale Insights
Mobile money offers opportunities for the unbanked to save, spend, and transfer money using just a cell phone. Linda Du '19, an MBA student at Yale SOM, ...
5 important things happening in South Africa today - BusinessTech
The South African mining sector has warned of a jobs bloodbath should Eskom be granted a 15% tariff hike every year for the next three years. The Minerals ...
Africa's forgotten empires - New Statesman
Africa's relationship with the wider world continues to be understood largely through colonialism. But before this came centuries of contact and interaction with ...
RMB report looks at big hurdle to business in Africa - Fin24
The lack of efficient infrastructure is one of the highest hurdles to business in Africa, according to RMB's Where to Invest in Africa. The report also shows that this ...
Women and Leadership Roles in Africa - Straight Talk Africa - Voice of America
In this episode of Straight Talk Africa host Shaka Ssali explores whether the perception of women as leaders on the continent has changed in the last decade.
Letter from Africa: The fashion faux pas of bullet-proof vests - BBC News
In our series of letters from African writers, Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene reflects on the dangers of a bullet-proof vest. Events in Kinshasa a week ago ...
Eye on Africa - Central African Republic peace talks stall over militias amnesty - FRANCE 24
In tonight's edition :As peacetalks between Central African Republic officials and armed groups continue in Khartoum the negotiations appear to have hit a ...
Do Africa's youth prefer the ballot to the bullet? - Daily Maverick
Young people must be encouraged to shun coups and thereby reject violence, force and intimidation. By Muneinazvo Kujeke.
Airtel Africa to raise $200m from QIA - Economic Times
Airtel Africa will raise $200 million, or around Rs 1,420 crore, from Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) through an issue of primary shares, Bharti Airtel said in a ...
HEVA fund bets on African fashion arts in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda - Quartz
The current state of East Africa's creative industry is usually discussed in the context of one word: potential. Across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, the sector ...
10 reasons South Africa is not nearly as hopeless as you think - News24
We have South Africans who refuse to give in to hopelessness and who believe that no matter what, things will get better, writes Howard Feldman.
Why this scientist is creating test tube penguins in South Africa - CNN
Africa's only penguin species is in sharp decline. Could a sperm bank save them?
South Africa's largest trade union plans nationwide strike over large-scale layoffs - africanews
South Africa's largest labour union group, with more than a million and a half members, said on Wednesday it would stage a nationwide strike on Feb. 13 over ...
University of Nairobi takes first position in East Africa - Daily Nation
Details of top public and private universities can now be revealed. The latest Webometrics ranking of world universities has named University of Nairobi, ...
Latest news South Africa and world headlines, 31 January 2019 - The South African
Here's a look at the news making waves and headlines in South Africa and abroad on Thursday 31 January 2019.
New flight to Africa will, once again, connect Houston to every inhabited continent - Chron
Houston is regaining an important accolade: Bush Intercontinental Airport will offer flights to every continent where people outnumber penguins. The airport lost ...
The dti to host SA Investment Roundtable at Africa Mining Indaba - IOL
The purpose of the roundtable is to provide potential investors with the opportunity to interact with SA political and business leaders.
Bringing Faith and Science Together to Fight HIV in Africa - Michigan Medicine
An enterprising science-based education program enlists clergy to help spread the word about HIV prevention and treatment.
15 of the highest paying jobs in South Africa - BusinessTech
Analysis of the latest salary index published by jobs portal CareerJunction shows which jobs in South Africa offer the highest salaries, and what people can…
6 animals electrocuted in ‘freak accident’ at South Africa park - WGHP FOX 8 Greensboro
Six large animals were electrocuted and killed at a park in South Africa in what officials described as "a freak accident," ABC News reported. A storm knocked ...
Sub-Saharan Africa: undemocratic regimes undermine anti-corruption efforts - Transparency International
This year's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) presents a largely gloomy picture for Africa – only eight of 49 countries score more than 43 out of 100 on the ...
Thursday's weather: A cloudy day for most parts of South Africa - News24
Expect extremely high fire danger conditions over the interior of the Northern Cape and the Central Karoo of the Western Cape on Thursday.
Entrepreneur Chosen For Fellowship to Africa - Inside INdiana Business
Scott Massey, a graduate of Purdue University and co-founder of Evansville-based Heliponix, has been selected for his second Mandela Washington Fellowship ...
Can Mobile Money Boost Financial Inclusion in Southern Africa? - Yale Insights
Mobile money offers opportunities for the unbanked to save, spend, and transfer money using just a cell phone. Linda Du '19, an MBA student at Yale SOM, ...
Wednesday 30 January 2019
The struggles for Liberian citizenship - Al Jazeera English
It has been exactly one year since newly inaugurated Liberian President George Manneh Weah sparked controversy by declaring staunch support for enacting ...
An exclusive tour of the highest building in Africa - Jacaranda FM
Have you seen the highest building in Africa? Well, it is right here on our doorstep in Sandton and we have an exclusive tour video!
New flight to Africa will, once again, connect Houston to every inhabited continent - Chron
Houston is regaining an important accolade: Bush Intercontinental Airport will offer flights to every continent where people outnumber penguins. The airport lost ...
Renewable power surge in Africa faces a shortout: not enough workers - Moneyweb.co.za
There are too few trained workers able to plan, install and maintain solar, wind and other clean energy systems on the continent.
Africa electricity shortage problem has a nuclear power option - Quartz
The focus on tackling the electricity supply deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa has been on renewable energy over the last decade. In particular, the potential of ...
African scientists are sidelined by parachute research teams - Quartz
There's growing condemnation of “parachute research” among the global scientific community. This refers to the practice of scientists and research groups from ...
Petrol prices for February 2019: South Africa vs the rest of the world - The South African
Global Petrol Prices have updated their data for the month ahead. South Africa is the right end of the table, but the same can't be said for our neighbours.
62% rise in African migrants - IOL
HARARE –The total number of migrants in South Africa, mainly constituted of African nationals seeking greener pastures, is estimated to have increased by ...
TIBCO commits to South Africa's transformation with TechSoft - africanews
TIBCO Software, a global leader in integration, API management, and analytics, has signed a historic and strategic partnership agreement with TechSoft ...
Strides made in S Africa's IP landscape, but more substantial participation required - Creamer Media's Engineering News
The intellectual property (IP) system in South Africa has evolved since 1994, leaving the country with a much better, more inclusive system than before – barring ...
The struggles for Liberian citizenship - Al Jazeera English
It has been exactly one year since newly inaugurated Liberian President George Manneh Weah sparked controversy by declaring staunch support for enacting ...
Sub-Saharan Africa: undemocratic regimes undermine anti-corruption efforts - Transparency International
This year's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) presents a largely gloomy picture for Africa – only eight of 49 countries score more than 43 out of 100 on the ...
An exclusive tour of the highest building in Africa - Jacaranda FM
Have you seen the highest building in Africa? Well, it is right here on our doorstep in Sandton and we have an exclusive tour video!
Africa electricity shortage problem has a nuclear power option - Quartz
The focus on tackling the electricity supply deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa has been on renewable energy over the last decade. In particular, the potential of ...
Airtel Africa gets $200-million investment from Qatar Investment Authority - Economic Times
The investment from QIA is in addition to the recent USD 1.25 billion investment by six leading global investors, including Warburg Pincus, Temasek, Singtel, ...
African scientists are sidelined by parachute research teams - Quartz
There's growing condemnation of “parachute research” among the global scientific community. This refers to the practice of scientists and research groups from ...
Petrol prices for February 2019: South Africa vs the rest of the world - The South African
Global Petrol Prices have updated their data for the month ahead. South Africa is the right end of the table, but the same can't be said for our neighbours.
62% rise in African migrants - IOL
HARARE –The total number of migrants in South Africa, mainly constituted of African nationals seeking greener pastures, is estimated to have increased by ...
South Africa: World's Worst Air is in South African Coal Community - AllAfrica - Top Africa News
Thirty-five-year-old Patrick Mdluli considered himself healthy until he moved two years ago to Mpumalanga province - South Africa's coal mining heartland.
SA vehicle sales: Maserati South Africa is optimistic about the year ahead - Wheels24
Despite a slowdown in overall vehicle sales in 2018 and the SA economy recovering from a technical recession late last year, Maserati South Africa is cautiously ...
Bringing Faith and Science Together to Fight HIV in Africa - Michigan Medicine
An enterprising science-based education program enlists clergy to help spread the word about HIV prevention and treatment.
Shares in South Africa's Shoprite dive after profit warning - EWN
At market open, shares in Shoprite plunged more than 16% before paring loses to trade 10.7% weaker at R159.47 at 0936 GMT.
Renewable power surge in Africa faces a shortout: not enough workers - Moneyweb.co.za
There are too few trained workers able to plan, install and maintain solar, wind and other clean energy systems on the continent.
Should South Africa's state power firm Eskom split? What you need to know... - CNBCAfrica.com
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The South African government will soon debate whether to split up state power firm Eskom to make it financially viable, Public ...
Sub-Saharan Africa: undemocratic regimes undermine anti-corruption efforts - Transparency International
This year's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) presents a largely gloomy picture for Africa – only eight of 49 countries score more than 43 out of 100 on the ...
ISS: Do Africa’s youth prefer the ballot to the bullet? - defenceWeb
On 7 January, a group of young military officers in Libreville, Gabon, tried to overthrow the government of President Ali Bongo Ondimba. The challenge to the ...
The struggles for Liberian citizenship - Al Jazeera English
It has been exactly one year since newly inaugurated Liberian President George Manneh Weah sparked controversy by declaring staunch support for enacting ...
New flight to Africa will, once again, connect Houston to every inhabited continent - Chron
Houston is regaining an important accolade: Bush Intercontinental Airport will offer flights to every continent where people outnumber penguins. The airport lost ...
An exclusive tour of the highest building in Africa - Jacaranda FM
Have you seen the highest building in Africa? Well, it is right here on our doorstep in Sandton and we have an exclusive tour video!
It Looks Like Deja Vu for South Africa's Fast-Starting Rand - Bloomberg
As if January's potential record gain isn't enough, the rand may be in for a positive February as well if history is any guide. Seasonal data show that South ...
Africa electricity shortage problem has a nuclear power option - Quartz
The focus on tackling the electricity supply deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa has been on renewable energy over the last decade. In particular, the potential of ...
The Car Stunt Craze Taking Over South Africa - Lake Geneva Regional News
Keeping up with Kaylin “Kayla” Oliphant is a dizzying task. At 17 years old, she's one of South Africa's top female spinners, a fearless driver in a fast-growing ...
SA vehicle sales: Maserati South Africa is optimistic about the year ahead - Wheels24
Despite a slowdown in overall vehicle sales in 2018 and the SA economy recovering from a technical recession late last year, Maserati South Africa is cautiously ...
Renewable power surge in Africa faces a shortout: not enough workers - Moneyweb.co.za
There are too few trained workers able to plan, install and maintain solar, wind and other clean energy systems on the continent.
Airtel Africa gets $200-million investment from Qatar Investment Authority - Economic Times
The investment from QIA is in addition to the recent USD 1.25 billion investment by six leading global investors, including Warburg Pincus, Temasek, Singtel, ...
South Africa vs People of Venezuela - Daily Maverick
Given its important position on the UN Security Council, South Africa should play a constructive role by supporting a process towards free and fair elections ...
African scientists are sidelined by parachute research teams - Quartz
There's growing condemnation of “parachute research” among the global scientific community. This refers to the practice of scientists and research groups from ...
Dual citizenship in Africa: 'Benefits outweigh disadvantages' - Deutsche Welle
Dual citizenship is illegal in a number of African countries. Authoritarian leaders regard people with a second nationality as potentially dangerous with their ...
Petrol prices for February 2019: South Africa vs the rest of the world - The South African
Global Petrol Prices have updated their data for the month ahead. South Africa is the right end of the table, but the same can't be said for our neighbours.
62% rise in African migrants - IOL
HARARE –The total number of migrants in South Africa, mainly constituted of African nationals seeking greener pastures, is estimated to have increased by ...
South Africa largest labour union plans nationwide strike over mass layoffs - Reuters
South Africa's largest labour union group, with more than a million and a half members, said on Wednesday it would stage a nationwide strike on Feb. 13 over ...
Unified African transfer window: Could it work? - BBC Sport
Some figures within African football have called for a unified window across the continent.
An exclusive tour of the highest building in Africa - Jacaranda FM
Have you seen the highest building in Africa? Well, it is right here on our doorstep in Sandton and we have an exclusive tour video!
Africa electricity shortage problem has a nuclear power option - Quartz
The focus on tackling the electricity supply deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa has been on renewable energy over the last decade. In particular, the potential of ...
Has Algeria joined Africa's new 'cocaine coast'? - Daily Maverick
The coastline between Casablanca and Algiers gives drug traffickers direct access to European consumer markets. By Jihane Ben Yahia and Raouf Farrah.
Former Zim deputy premier: 'We need a United States of Africa' - IOL
JOHANNESBURG - Former deputy prime minister of Zimbabwe, Professor Arthur Mutambara, whose country is in an economic meltdown, has told a British ...
Renewable energy surge in power-hungry Africa faces a short-out: Not enough trained workers - The Japan Times
In sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 600 million people still lack access to electricity, off-grid renewable power is seen as one of the fastest ways to.
Africa's Fear of Dual Citizenship - AllAfrica - Top Africa News
Analysis - Dual citizenship is illegal in a number of African countries. Authoritarian leaders regard people with a second nationality as potentially dangerous with ...
Bringing Faith and Science Together to Fight HIV in Africa - Michigan Medicine
An enterprising science-based education program enlists clergy to help spread the word about HIV prevention and treatment.
Southern Africa: ANC Throws Weight Behind Zanu-PF - AllAfrica - Top Africa News
President Mnangagwa and his deputies -- Cdes Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi -- last night met an African National Congress (ANC) delegation ...
South Africa vs People of Venezuela - Daily Maverick
Given its important position on the UN Security Council, South Africa should play a constructive role by supporting a process towards free and fair elections ...
Recent Match Report - South Africa vs Pakistan 5th ODI 2019 - ESPNCricinfo
Toss South Africa opt to field v Pakistan. At the ground South Africa have enjoyed more ODI success at than any other, Faf du Plessis won the toss and put ...
Mozambique deports 40 illegal Malawi migrants - The East African
The Mozambique government has repatriated 40 Malawi nationals in Manica Province nationals intent on sneaking into South Africa, media confirmed.
Death toll at 28 after migrant boats sink off Djibouti - The East African
The death toll from the sinking of two migrant boats rises to 28.
An exclusive tour of the highest building in Africa - Jacaranda FM
Have you seen the highest building in Africa? Well, it is right here on our doorstep in Sandton and we have an exclusive tour video!
Africa electricity shortage problem has a nuclear power option - Quartz
The focus on tackling the electricity supply deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa has been on renewable energy over the last decade. In particular, the potential of ...
Live Cricket Score of South Africa vs Pakistan, 5th ODI - Cricbuzz - Cricbuzz
Toss. South Africa elect to field. We're waiting for team details. Build up. Hello. I hope you are seated some place nice with a half decent view. Because you'll ...
Has Algeria joined Africa's new 'cocaine coast'? - Daily Maverick
The coastline between Casablanca and Algiers gives drug traffickers direct access to European consumer markets. By Jihane Ben Yahia and Raouf Farrah.
Ethiopia's Addis Ababa Bole expanded airport triples size - Quartz
Ethiopia's capital is set to cement its place as Africa's leading aviation hub with an expanded airport terminal which triples it passenger capacity. Last year, Addis ...
South Africa have lowered World Cup expectations, says Du Plessis - EWN
However, Du Plessis is aware that South Africa will still have to deal with a lot of hype in the run-up and during the tournament as well as the narrative of their ...
Do Well By Doing Good: Making Business A Full Partner In Africa’s Transformation - Africa.com
Graça Machel, an international human-rights and development advocate, is the founder and patron of New Faces New Voices, a pan-African network that ...
Corruption Index: Ramaphosa calls for harsh action after SA ranked 9th in Africa - IOL
Reacting to the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index, the president said this should be the last year SA is described as "ripped apart by corruption".
Renewable power surge in Africa faces a shortout: not enough workers - Reuters
KIGALI/NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 600 million people still lack access to electricity, off-grid renewable ...
Look: The 50 most Instagrammable spots in South Africa - IOL
Big 7 Travel shares 50 of the best Instagrammable spots in South Africa.
Pressure on Cameroon to free opposition leader - The East African
Human rights groups and activists are appealing to the Cameroonian authorities to immediately release opposition leader Maurice Kamto, who was arrested in ...
ANALYSIS: Are South Africa's public hospitals 'overburdened' by foreign patients? - Africa Check
With elections looming in South Africa the debate about migration is again hotting up. But do foreign nationals take up hospital beds meant for locals, as the ...
An exclusive tour of the highest building in Africa - Jacaranda FM
Have you seen the highest building in Africa? Well, it is right here on our doorstep in Sandton and we have an exclusive tour video!
Has Algeria joined Africa's new 'cocaine coast'? - Daily Maverick
The coastline between Casablanca and Algiers gives drug traffickers direct access to European consumer markets. By Jihane Ben Yahia and Raouf Farrah.
LET Baptism for Oboh in South Africa Today - THISDAY Newspapers
Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja. Georgia Oboh will play her inaugural tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET) in Johannesburg, South Africa beginning ...
South Africa set to strike it rich in World Rugby's new 'Nations Championship' - IOL
CAPE TOWN – South African rugby will strike it rich in World Rugby's proposed money-spinning Nations Championship in 2022. The Times, a British daily ...
Africa today at a glance - The East African
Zuma graft inquiry. The inquiry into alleged corruption under former South African President Zuma's rule continues in Johannesburg. Senegal hosts meeting.
Japanese mining conglomerate takes up residence in South Africa - Mining Review
JOGMEC will be setting up an office in Johannesburg, South Africa from 1 February 2019, bringing its number of international offices to 14.
The dti to host SA investment roundtable at the Africa Mining Indaba - IOL
CAPE TOWN – The department of trade and industry (dti), the mineral resources department and Brand South Africa will host the South African investment ...
Let China Fail in Africa - The National Interest Online
America should continue to maintain its key African relationships and interests while China digs a debt hole.
Aiteo Founder, Benedict Peters Awarded Foreign Investment Network (FIN) 2018 African Icon of the Year - africanews
International business leader and founder of Aiteo Group (www.AiteoGroup.com), Benedict Peters was awarded African Icon of the Year at the Foreign ...
Bribes Like ‘Monopoly Money’ Were Given to South Africa’s Leaders, Panel Hears - The New York Times
Cash bribes were called “monopoly money,” and handed out to high-ranking members of South Africa's governing party on monthly retainers. When that payoff ...
Romantic visions of pastoral Africa won't solve urban... - Daily Maverick
One of the greatest challenges facing Africa's rapidly growing urban population is how to access sufficient, affordable and nutritious food.
Oboh makes LET debut in S'Africa - The Punch
Georgia Oboh begins her 2019 Ladies European Tour debut on the Sunshine Ladies Tour In South Africa with the first tournament at the Canon Ladies O...
South Africa's Absa CEO to retire at end of February - africanews
South African lender Absa said on Tuesday its CEO Maria Ramos would retire at the end of February after ten years at the helm, sending the bank's shares ...
Rising Appalachia performance to benefit clean water for Africa - BlueRidgeNow.com
Rising Appalachia will play at Salvage Station Saturday, April 20 during an Earth Day celebration from 5 to 10 p.m. to raise money for clean water for Africa.
African scientists are sidelined by parachute research teams - Quartz
There's growing condemnation of “parachute research” among the global scientific community. This refers to the practice of scientists and research groups from ...
South Africa could be days away from a massive new deepsea energy find - Business Insider South Africa
In the coming days, Total will announce the results of its deepwater drilling in the Brulpadda field, Reuters reported. Total had to abandon drilling in 2014 after ...
Top Africa stories: Zim cleric freed on bail, DRC rebel leaders surrender - News24
Leading Zimbabwean activist Evan Mawarire has been freed on bail, and at least three rebel chiefs have surrendered in a show of support for DRC's new ...
South Africa vs Pakistan - SkySports
Preview followed by live coverage of the January 29th 2019 cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan - commentary, stats, photos, videos, scores ...
Crypto Payment Firm: ‘Volume of Transactions in Africa Has Risen 130 percent in 2018’ - Cointelegraph
A company says it has seen growth in Africa, as consumers seek alternatives to unstable currencies.
Petrol prices for February 2019: South Africa vs the rest of the world - The South African
Global Petrol Prices have updated their data for the month ahead. South Africa is the right end of the table, but the same can't be said for our neighbours.
Business Unity South Africa keen to restore SA manufacturing - Moneyweb.co.za
Hosting its inaugural Business Economic Indaba, Business Unity South Africa (Busa) has unveiled vital areas for partnership with the government that includes ...
South Africa to debate whether to split Eskom - Gordhan - EWN
Eskom is vital to the health of the South African economy as it supplies more than 90% of its power, but it is drowning in debt after a decade of steep financial ...
South Africa gets its first accredited online MBA – this is what it costs - BusinessTech
South African higher education institution Milpark Education recently achieved international accreditation of its contact and online MBA from the Association of…
Wednesday's weather: A warm day ahead for most of South Africa - News24
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the central Karoo of the Western Cape, central and ...
African Jewish communities receive mainstream recognition - The Jerusalem Post
250 people attended the conference, including ambassadors and representatives from Morocco, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt, Israel, and Nicaragua.
Entrepreneur Chosen For Fellowship to Africa - Inside INdiana Business
A young Indiana entrepreneur is using his expertise to help families in Africa. Scott Massey, a graduate of Purdue University and co-founder of Evansville-based ...
Link Africa said to be in talks to buy Vast Networks - TechCentral
Naspers and Dimension Data are in talks to sell their joint venture in the country to fibre-optic infrastructure company Link Africa, according to three people ...
'Forcing pension funds to invest in struggling SOEs can save South Africa' - 702
The ANC is looking into forcing pension funds (“prescribed assets”) to invest in struggling state-owned companies such as Eskom and the South African Post ...
Renewable power surge in Africa faces a shortout: not enough workers - Moneyweb.co.za
There are too few trained workers able to plan, install and maintain solar, wind and other clean energy systems on the continent.
How South Africans forged a path to making opera truly African - News24
The transformation of the arts in South Africa has been on the cultural agenda since the dawn of democracy in 1994. Prior to that the apartheid government was ...
University fees 2019: how much it costs to study in South Africa - BusinessTech
BusinessTech looked at the cost of a year's study at universities around the country.
Kruger National Park electrocution kills six big animals - BBC News
Six are killed as severe storms bring down as electricity cable in the Kruger National Park.
5 important things happening in South Africa today - BusinessTech
Absa is looking outside the company for its next CEO; Zuma hits back at Ramaphosa, pointing out that he was also there and a part of those '9 wasted years';…
Tuesday 29 January 2019
How addict Jesus survived South Africa's drug epidemic - BBC News
The heroin-based cocktail that robbed a man of a decade of his life in one South African township.
Africa live: Monday 28 January 2019 as it happened - BBC News
Nigerians protest for and against the suspension of Nigeria's chief justice - and more stories.
Thomas Heazle Parke, the first Irishman to cross Africa - The Irish Times
Surgeon to the British army became a celebrity after bloody expedition to rescue governor.
Xiaomi is going to expand in Africa - Tech in Asia
People in China are buying fewer smartphones. So how can Chinese smartphone makers keep growing? By looking to a whole new continent: Africa. Xiaomi ...
5 important things happening in South Africa today - BusinessTech
Eskom says that it has been subsidising electricity prices in South Africa – something which it can no longer afford to do. The power utility wants to hike prices by ...
28 things Dawie Roodt would change in South Africa if he were president - BusinessTech
Dawie Roodt, chief economist at the Efficient Group, has published a list of economic policies he would consider implementing if he was in charge of South ...
An exclusive tour of the highest building in Africa - Jacaranda FM
Have you seen the highest building in Africa? Well, it is right here on our doorstep in Sandton and we have an exclusive tour video!
Corruption and democracy in South Africa - BusinessTech
Transparency International has released its Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2018. The index ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels ...
Africa live: Monday 28 January 2019 as it happened - BBC News
Nigerians protest for and against the suspension of Nigeria's chief justice - and more stories.
Thomas Heazle Parke, the first Irishman to cross Africa - The Irish Times
Surgeon to the British army became a celebrity after bloody expedition to rescue governor.
Xiaomi is going to expand in Africa - Tech in Asia
People in China are buying fewer smartphones. So how can Chinese smartphone makers keep growing? By looking to a whole new continent: Africa. Xiaomi ...
India's liberation inspired South Africa | The Mercury - Independent Online
Mangosuthu Buthelezi says the two countries have a bond unlike any in the world.
5 important things happening in South Africa today - BusinessTech
Eskom says that it has been subsidising electricity prices in South Africa – something which it can no longer afford to do. The power utility wants to hike prices by ...
28 things Dawie Roodt would change in South Africa if he were president - BusinessTech
Dawie Roodt, chief economist at the Efficient Group, has published a list of economic policies he would consider implementing if he was in charge of South ...
ANALYSIS: Are South Africa's public hospitals 'overburdened' by foreign patients? - Africa Check
With elections looming in South Africa the debate about migration is again hotting up. But do foreign nationals take up hospital beds meant for locals, as the ...
Africa Live: Cameroon opposition leader 'arrested' - BBC News
Maurice Kamto's detention comes amid continued protests about last year's election results - and more.
England to start 2020 Women's T20 World Cup campaign against South Africa - SkySports
England will play South Africa at the WACA in their opening game of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia next year.
In Africa, Investment Opportunities Abound – And Not Just for China - War on the Rocks
Editor's Note: A version of this article was originally published by The Interpreter, which is published by the Lowy Institute, an independent,
Undemocratic regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa undermine anti-corruption efforts - Transparency International
This year's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) presents a largely gloomy picture for Africa – only eight of 49 countries score more than 43 out of 100 on the ...
An exclusive tour of the highest building in Africa - Jacaranda FM
Have you seen the highest building in Africa? Well, it is right here on our doorstep in Sandton and we have an exclusive tour video!
62% rise in African migrants - IOL
HARARE –The total number of migrants in South Africa, mainly constituted of African nationals seeking greener pastures, is estimated to have increased by ...
Thomas Heazle Parke, the first Irishman to cross Africa - The Irish Times
Surgeon to the British army became a celebrity after bloody expedition to rescue governor.
5 important things happening in South Africa today - BusinessTech
Eskom says that it has been subsidising electricity prices in South Africa – something which it can no longer afford to do. The power utility wants to hike prices by ...
The struggles for Liberian citizenship - Al Jazeera English
It has been exactly one year since newly inaugurated Liberian President George Manneh Weah sparked controversy by declaring staunch support for enacting ...
Self-determination and secessionism in Africa - Daily Maverick
The expectation that the historically oppressed can be liberated only through a separate territory and self-government seems perilous.
Akron Zoo opening ‘Pride of Africa’ exhibit this summer - WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland
AKRON, Ohio -- The Akron Zoo has expanded and is launching a new exhibit this summer. The Pride of Africa exhibit is opening on June 1 and will reflect "the ...
Africa live: Monday 28 January 2019 as it happened - BBC News
Nigerians protest for and against the suspension of Nigeria's chief justice - and more stories.
'China model' not suited for Africa, says African NGO chief - EUobserver
Kaddu Sebunya, CEO of the Nairobi-based African Wildlife Foundation, said China's model for Africa would be "a catastrophe in terms of environment".
Africa electricity shortage problem has a nuclear power option - Quartz
The focus on tackling the electricity supply deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa has been on renewable energy over the last decade. In particular, the potential of ...
62% rise in African migrants - IOL
South Africa's 'greener pastures' draw 3.6 million people from the rest of the continent.
Top Africa stories: Zim security forces' abuse, Macron in Egypt - News24
Zimbabwean leader Emmerson Mnangagwa has been angered by a televised report showing abuses by security forces in a continuing crackdown, and France's ...
Xiaomi is going to expand in Africa - Tech in Asia
People in China are buying fewer smartphones. So how can Chinese smartphone makers keep growing? By looking to a whole new continent: Africa. Xiaomi ...
Series on The Line As South Africa Battle Pakistan in Newlands - News18
Pakistan and South Africa will battle it out in what promises to be a thrilling finale with the series on the line when the two teams clash in the fifth ODI at the ...
Trump shutdown, Brexit show West democracy no better than Africa - Quartz
There is still a deep-rooted feeling among Western academics, policymakers and journalists that African democracies are not yet “the finished product”
Why China has nothing to fear from America’s Africa strategy - South China Morning Post
David H. Shinn and Joshua Eisenman say the bold proclamation of US intent to help African countries resist China's 'predatory practices' carries little weight, ...
28 things Dawie Roodt would change in South Africa if he were president - BusinessTech
Dawie Roodt, chief economist at the Efficient Group, has published a list of economic policies he would consider implementing if he was in charge of South ...
African legend Mulamba Ndaye dies in South Africa aged 70 - BBC Sport
African football legend, Mulamba Ndaye, who still holds the record for most goals scored at a single Nations Cup, has died in South Africa at the age of 70.
How addict Jesus survived South Africa's drug epidemic - BBC News
The heroin-based cocktail that robbed a man of a decade of his life in one South African township.
Wiaan Mulder added to South Africa's squad for fifth ODI | ESPNcricinfo.com - ESPNCricinfo
The allrounder had picked up an Achilles tendon injury in September, and only returned to action in the new year.
How addict Jesus survived South Africa's drug epidemic - BBC News
The heroin-based cocktail that robbed a man of a decade of his life in one South African township.
‘Let them know Africans do love Trump,’ insists a local cab driver - Chicago Sun-Times
"All Africans love Trump," said a cabbie from Eritrea. "They hate Obama." And a North Carolina resident said, "Everyone here loves Trump."
The claim that democracy fares better in the West than in Africa is a fallacy - PRI
Over the past two decades democracy has blossomed in Africa. But there is still a deep-rooted feeling among Western academics, policymakers and journalists ...
Africa electricity shortage problem has a nuclear power option - Quartz
The focus on tackling the electricity supply deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa has been on renewable energy over the last decade. In particular, the potential of ...
62% rise in African migrants - IOL
South Africa's 'greener pastures' draw 3.6 million people from the rest of the continent.
Thomas Heazle Parke, the first Irishman to cross Africa - Irish Times
“What about Livingstone?”Agnetha and Anni-Frid harmonised on Abba's 1974 album Waterloo. What about all those Victorian men who thought fame and ...
Africa live: Monday 28 January 2019 as it happened - BBC News
Nigerians protest for and against the suspension of Nigeria's chief justice - and more stories.
Series on The Line As South Africa Battle Pakistan in Newlands - News18
Pakistan and South Africa will battle it out in what promises to be a thrilling finale with the series on the line when the two teams clash in the fifth ODI at the ...
Nigeria's Buhari failed on economy but should win election - Quartz
Most of the things Nigerians complained about in 2015, unemployment, poverty and economic disempowerment are still unresolved.