Her first play, The Dilemma of a Ghost (1965), made her the first African woman dramatist. Her writing earned her numerous awards, including the 1962 Mbari Club prize for her short story No ...

LAGOS/NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG, - W hen COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic in March 2020, the international community had dire predictions for Africa: the region's ...

Budget announcements are rarely memorable events in South Africa. But the statement on March 12th by Enoch Godongwana, the finance minister, was one of the most notable since the end of white rule ...

Ms. Lerato Mataboge (South Africa) was elected as the Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy (I&E) department. Ms. Mataboge is a global policy and trade and investment facilitation expert and is ...

Johannesburg — President Trump doubled down Friday on his offer to grant U.S. citizenship to White Afrikaner farmers in South Africa, accusing their government of treating them "terribly." ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist, who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as “The Blood Knot” and “’Master Harold ...

Africa has played a significant role in the history of world football. Nations within the continent have produced countless iconic moments in the World Cup. Many will remember Senegal's run to the ...

When apartheid ended, and Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa, Athol Fugard thought his life as a playwright was over, he told NPR in 2015. "I sincerely believe that I was going ...

Here is a breakdown on where things stand in the nine groups. African national teams are gearing up for their fifth and sixth matchdays out of ten (except for Group E following Eritrea's exit ...

One such mega-city can be found in Africa. The place in question is Lagos in Nigeria, which is on track to become the largest city in the world by the end of the century, with a projected ...

Many African countries are facing acute economic challenges. As the number of super-rich on the continent grows, so do calls to impose wealth taxes. https://p.dw.com ...

U.S.A.I.D. The United States spent decades responding to conflicts and disease in Africa. The continent is now expected to be the hardest hit by the Trump administration’s aid cuts. The United ...