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Renewable energy alliance mobilizes $4.2B for green projects in Africa
An alliance of renewable energy backers said it has mobilized $4.2 billion in financing to expand energy access in Africa. The Global…
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Coca-Cola bottler ‘plans plant closures in South Africa with 600 jobs at risk’
Bottling group Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) is reportedly planning to close two factories in a move that could lead to more…
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Business Africa: Democracy under pressure, Egypt’s food struggles, and Nigeria’s remote work boom
Africa’s Fragile Democracies Face New Risks A recent report by the Open Society Foundations, authored by economist and political scientist…
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South African court rules that men can take wife's surname
South Africa's highest court has ruled that husbands can take the surname of their wives, overturning a law that barred them from doing…
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Old video of police crackdown on taxis in S.Africa linked to fabricated story about pregnant woman
As transport-related unrest persists in South Africa’s Western Cape province, social media users are sharing a video claiming it shows…
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Lost in translation - How Africa is trying to close the AI language gap
Although Africa is home to a huge proportion of the world's languages – well over a quarter according to some estimates - many are missing…
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Man Attacked by Hyenas at Bachelor Party Says His Dad Found Him in 'Pool of Blood': 'Had to Fight to Survive' (Exclusive)
NEED TO KNOW Nicolas Hohls, 27, is recovering after being attacked by two hyenas who entered his tent while he was sleeping at Cape Vidal…
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Posers and paddling pools: Africa's top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement…
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Survivors of South Africa's horrifying building blaze feel abandoned two years on
Blackened by soot, the gutted and derelict remains of South Africa's infamous Usindiso building in central Johannesburg are an…
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'It's coming home' - the undignified row over the body of Zambia's ex-president
"It's coming home!" – a phrase indelibly linked to English football fans – has now gained currency among some Zambians in the battle over…
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South African court rules that Zambia can repatriate body of ex-president
A South African court has ruled that Zambia's government can repatriate the body of former President Edgar Lungu and give him a state…
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Tears and outrage in South Africa as accused in pig farm murder walks free
South Africa's state prosecutor has officially withdrawn charges against one of the farm workers accused of killing two black woman and…
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Islamic State-linked fighters displace over 46,000 people in northern Mozambique, UN says
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Attacks by insurgents in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province displaced more than 46,000 people in…
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Old images mislead about taxi violence in South Africa
Spates of taxi-related violence in South Africa are commonplace and usually deadly. Images of minibus taxis set alight in North West…
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Unrelated arrest photo shared in hoax about South African child support fraud
Viral posts shared in July 2025 falsely claim a woman was arrested in South Africa for receiving financial support from eight men for one…
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South Africa building collapse that killed 34 was 'entirely preventable', minister says
A building collapse that killed 34 construction workers and injured dozens in Western Cape province last year was "entirely preventable",…
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Conservationists release rehabilitated vultures back into the wild on South African mountain
MAGALIESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Five vultures that were rescued and rehabilitated by a conservation group have been released back into…
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Globeleq and African Rainbow Energy advance 612MWh BESS project
Globeleq and African Rainbow Energy have advanced the development of the 153 MW/612 megawatt hours (MWh) Red Sands battery energy storage…
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S Africa's police intelligence chief arrested over fraud allegations
South Africa's criminal intelligence chief Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo has been arrested and has appeared in court on allegations of fraud and…
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Death toll from this month's flooding in South Africa rises to over 100
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The death toll from severe floods that inundated parts of South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape province two weeks ago has…
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Which African countries are flourishing? Scientists have a new way of measuring well-being
What does it mean to live a good life? Psychologists and social scientists have been focusing on a new idea called flourishing – a sense…
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Zambia goes to court to stop ex-president's burial in South Africa
The Zambian government has filed an urgent case in a South African court seeking to stop the burial of former President Edgar Lungu, state…
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The presidential feud that even death couldn't end
The personal has become very political in Zambia. Mourning and the build-up to a funeral is never an easy time, but throw in the fallout…
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Funeral of Zambian ex-president in doubt as national mourning cancelled
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has abruptly ended the national mourning period of former President Edgar Lungu in an escalating…