Oscar Pistorius trial highlights racial tensions in South Africa
You might not think the trial of a white man, accused of killing his white girlfriend, would have much to do with race. But when you look at the defense’s case, it all becomes clear.
Erin Conway-Smith
Would you write your high school into your will? Mandela did
The late, great leader left money to his schools, his staff and his political party.
Mandelas are ‘melancholy but do not despair’
The outpouring of support from around the world has helped the Mandela family in the wake of Madiba’s death.
Nyaope, the street drug that’s the scourge of South Africa’s townships
A dangerous cocktail of heroin and anti-HIV drugs lets some of South Africa’s poorest get high for just $3 a hit.
A cure for malaria? New vaccine could save millions of lives
GlaxoSmithKline is developing a malaria vaccine known by the catchy code name of RTS,S.
Can Tex-Mex and Buffalo wings make it big in Africa?
As foreign interest in Africa’s emerging middle class continues to grow, a more diverse range of companies are seeking a toehold on the continent.
New South Africa TV network pushes pro-gov’t ‘sunshine journalism’
Broadcasters and newspapers with ties to the government are touting the idea of ‘sunshine journalism.’
Obama in Africa: China 1, America 0
Obama’s tour of Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania comes just three months after Chinese President Xi Jinping made a splash by visiting Africa on his first overseas trip.
Got ‘struggle cred’? Anti-apartheid activist moves to take on ANC
Banished years ago by a white minority government to a remote town for her anti-apartheid activism, Mamphela Ramphele is now ready to take on the ANC.
Going platinum: South Africa’s miners in fresh strikes
Fresh unrest in South Africa’s troubled platinum belt has ignited fears of a return to the violence that last year left more than 50 people dead.
For Margaret Thatcher, few tears shed in South Africa
The late British prime minister once labeled Nelson Mandela’s political group a terrorist organization. Three years after Thatcher left office, Mandela became South Africa’s first black president.
The curious case of the death of Malawi’s president
In what’s being called a coup attempt, supporters pretended Malawi’s former president was alive for days last year, even flying him to a South African hospital as his body decomposed.
South Africa sics drones on rhino poachers
Poachers killed the most South African rhinos ever in 2012. And 2013 is shaping up to be worse. To stop poachers, South Africa has enlisted its army — and drones — for the fight.
South Africa’s Jacob Zuma spent $28 million of public money to make his house cooler
Zuma says it was all in the name of security, even the two AstroTurf soccer fields.
Johannesburg: The new Williamsburg?
Sections of Johannesburg’s notoriously murderous downtown have been remade into an African hipster paradise.
South Africa: Striking miners ‘thought they were invincible’ after taking ‘muti’
Striking workers at Lonmin’s Marikana platinum mine in South Africa, where 34 people were killed by police gunfire, were given “muti,” or traditional medicine, for protection.
Malaria drugs in Africa are often Chinese fakes
Many of Africa’s anti-malaria drugs, even those approved by the Word Health Organization, are fake, according to a new study.