Amapiano — a genre born in South Africa’s townships during the previous decade — has rapidly evolved from a local blend of jazz and house music with traditional log drums into a pan-African ...

U.S.–Africa trade surged in early 2025, with exports up 26%. Yet, a $4.86B U.S. deficit widened as growth remained concentrated in a few nations. • Bilateral trade saw dramatic shifts. Nigeria ...

Terrifying charts have revealed the towns and cities facing the world's highest levels of pollution - and it is bad news for residents of Asia and Africa.

Time can be a controversial business. Who came up with time zones – and why is the International Date Line a bit squiggly?

The city is home to more than 12,000 millionaires, along with dozens of ultra-rich individuals and billionaires. It’s also considered the wealthiest city on the world’s second-largest continent, ...

Airlink expects the arrival of 10 new Embraer jets to improve its offering on the African continent, and in SA.

Excerpted with permission from the publisher Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global,‎ Laura Spinney, published by ‎William Collins.

Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has called on the continent to strengthen the resilience of its health financing whilst strategically weaning off external financing that has become less reliable.

The scent of eucalypt trees inspires Stephen Hopper, a genial giant of the botanical world. Each working day over recent months and years, Hopper has sat down at his wooden desk made of jarrah ...

South Africa has secured commitments from Chinese and Indian car companies to upgrade their assembly operations to full-scale manufacturing as the auto sector comes under severe strain.