The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has called for the lifting of sanctions on all countries, including Zimbabwe,  in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. ... Read more »

The education loan was delayed, following pressure from civil society organisations which raised concerns over schoolgirls' rights. The World Bank said that the education support ... Read more »

In separate presentations, opposition leaders have said that the nomination of Nigerian-born Ndubuisi Nwabudike as chairman of the electoral board, together with ... Read more »

South Africa's Michael Lucas, a PhD student at the University of the Witwatersrand, has developed an award-winning, self-sanitising surface coating that will help to address ... Read more »

The government is set to postpone electricity tariff increases by at least three months as its citizens struggle with coronavirus lockdowns. Moreover, Nigeria is looking ... Read more »

Amid rising cases of COVID-19 across Africa, the U.S. is evacuating its nationals from the continent. In South Africa, the U.S. embassy has set up up a registration website for ... Read more »

Since President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement of a lockdown in South Africa, the call to stay indoors has not been heeded in some communities and police and military have been ... Read more »

As the world feels the economic and social impact of COVID-19, South Africans woke to the news that ratings agency Moody's had downgraded the economy to junk status, essentially ... Read more »

The senators have agreed to contribute 50% of their salaries to support the efforts being made to contain the spread and treatment of COVID-19 victims in the ... Read more »

Amnesty International's Director for East and Southern Africa, Deprose Muchena, has said that "the U.S. Africa command, AFRICOM, has not only failed in its mission to report ... Read more »