Europe and Africa “need each other more than ever before” in a global economy that is becoming “more confrontational,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on…
Read more Europe and Africa need each other more than ever, says von der LeyenJOHANNESBURG—In 1886, prospectors struck gold here on a stretch of farmland more than a mile above sea level. The Rand Club was founded a year later by mining…
Read more Storied South African Club Embodies Decline of Former Gold CapitalNDOLA, Zambia—In the latest bizarre twist in a bizarre story, fans of the late Zambian President Edgar Lungu have appropriated an English soccer ditty to advocate for the…
Read more A Fight Over an African Leader’s Body Keeps Getting WeirderNAIROBI, Kenya—A giant hydrogen-generation project in Africa is pitting German clean-energy executives against descendants of victims of Germany’s forgotten colonial genocide. A major German renewables company, Enertrag, aims…
Read more German Firm’s African Green-Energy Project Runs Into Ghosts From PastNamibia says it is sending in helicopters and hundreds of soldiers to battle a fire that has ravaged a third of a key nature reserve. Etosha National Park…
Read more Army sent to battle fire in Namibia tourist hotspotEditor’s Note: This story was originally published in April 2023. CNN — Slumped on his club, head buried in his arm, Rory McIlroy looked on the verge of…
Read more The haunting Masters meltdown that changed Rory McIlroy’s career | CNNHere’s a look at the life of Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa. Zuma survived at least half a dozen no-confidence votes during his presidency. Birth date:…
Read more Jacob Zuma Fast Facts | CNNAs temperatures rise amid climate change, the world’s remaining rhinos may not be able to withstand the sweltering weather. Both black and white rhinos across southern Africa are…
Read more Rhinos at risk as temperatures set to become deadlyCNN — Oil powers Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been invited to become members of the BRICS group of developing nations in its first expansion…
Read more Saudi Arabia, UAE and Iran among six countries invited to join BRICS group | CNN BusinessCNN — South African prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against Zolile Sekeleni, the father of the girlfriend of high-profile convicted murderer Thabo Bester, who is accused of…
Read more Murder charge dropped against co-defendant in case of killer accused of faking his own death in South Africa | CNNCNN — Disgraced South African Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius was denied parole on Friday, according to local authorities who said he has yet to complete his minimum sentence.…
Read more Oscar Pistorius denied parole | CNNCNN — Australia won the Women’s T20 World Cup in brilliant fashion, defeating home side South Africa by 19 runs in front of a sold out Newlands Cricket…
Read more Australia wins sixth Women’s T20 World Cup with victory over South Africa | CNNJohannesburg, South Africa CNN — Car crashes, opportunistic criminals, rotting food, decomposing bodies, bankrupt businesses, and water shortages. Welcome to life under South Africa’s power blackouts. Last week…
Read more Dead chickens and decomposing bodies: Inside South Africa’s power blackout ‘pandemic’ | CNNCNN — A Russian warship armed with advanced hypersonic missiles completed a drill in the Atlantic Ocean, ahead of joint naval exercises with the Chinese and South African…
Read more Russian warship armed with hypersonic missiles to train with Chinese, South African navies | CNNCape Town Reuters — South African power utility Eskom on Sunday said police were investigating whether an attempt was made to poison its outgoing chief executive officer, Andre…
Read more South Africa’s Eskom says police investigating alleged poisoning of CEO | CNN BusinessJohannesburg CNN — South African President Ramaphosa survived a move to start impeachment proceedings against him in a vote in parliament on Tuesday. The move was widely expected,…
Read more South African President Ramaphosa will not be impeached over cash-in sofa scandal | CNNJOHANNESBURG — At least nine people died and eight others were missing in South Africa after a flash flood swept away members of a church congregation along the…
Read more Flash flood kills nine at church gathering in South AfricaJohannesburg, South Africa CNN — After days of speculation, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa looks set to fight calls for his resignation despite a damning report that found…
Read more South African President Cyril Ramaphosa resists calls to resign | CNNHARARE, Zimbabwe — Electricity shortages that have been plaguing Zimbabwe are set to worsen after an authority that manages the country’s biggest dam said water levels are now…
Read more Water levels in Zimbabwe’s biggest dam too low for powerCNN — Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron is facing fierce criticism in South Africa after saying her mother tongue, Afrikaans, is “a dying language.” The “Monster” and “Tully” star…
Read more Charlize Theron faces backlash after saying Afrikaans, her mother tongue, is dying out | CNN
