Defend unity, peace and sovereignty: President

Samuel Kadungure in MUTARE Zanu-PF is the engine of national development and the party must continue focusing on membership growth, strategic planning, and mobilisation to win elections, President Mnangagwa has said. In his keynote address to mark...

The World’s Hunger. Geopolitics of Food

“Hunger isn’t a lack of food, it’s too much power in too few hands.” “Whoever controls wheat controls peace. Whoever controls hunger controls the world.” Food is humanity’s oldest strategic resource and the most decisive one for the future. No...

Beach volleyball is family Krafft in Namibia

At the 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships in Puebla, Namibia is represented by the Kraffts; not just by the talented teenage brothers Max Krafft & Jura Krafft, but by their entire family. Dad Martin Krafft has taken up the coach’s...

MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh interacts with Indian community in Uganda, lauds their commitment

MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh interacts with Indian community in Uganda, lauds their commitment Kampala: Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Friday interacted with the Indian community in Uganda, lauding their enterprise,...

Army colonel, Michael Randrianirina, sworn in as Madagascar president

Army colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as Madagascar’s president Friday, just days after a military power grab that sent ex-president Andry Rajoelina fleeing and raised international alarm about a new coup on the island. Randrianirina led...

Green Oscars: NEWF celebrates two nominations at the prestigious Jackson Wild Awards

NEWF’s presence at the 2025 Jackson Wild highlights the power of community-driven storytelling Sodwana Bay, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa –This year, two films produced and supported by the Nature, Environment & Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF), namely...

Learning to read in white rooms: Tsitsi Dangarembga and the education of the colonised mind

Tsitsi Dangarembga was born in 1959 in Mutoko, a rural district of granite hills and small farms in northeastern Zimbabwe, near the border with Mozambique. At the time, it was Southern Rhodesia, a British colony ruled by a white settler minority....

Africa has turned its back on Prince Harry

Prince Harry has long claimed an affinity with Africa. He first visited at the age of 13, just months after Diana’s death, and later described his joy at seeing the Maasai Mara and meeting Nelson Mandela for the first time. “He was at a very...

Army colonel sworn in as Madagascar president

Army colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as Madagascar's president Friday, just days after a military power grab that sent ex-president Andry Rajoelina fleeing and raised international alarm about a new coup on the island. Randrianirina led...

Zimbabwe's wheat farmers face market glut

Zimbabwe's wheat farmers are struggling to find buyers after producing a record-breaking harvest this season, raising concerns about market access and crop management in Africa's fast-growing agricultural sector. According to the Ministry of...

Envoys warn of rising global threats to press freedom

Three ambassadors from Germany, Canada and India have issued a stark warning that press freedom is under growing global threat, as disinformation, censorship and geopolitical manipulation increasingly undermine democracy and the pursuit of truth....

Unwind in paradise: top summer beach holiday destinations in Africa

ZamaNdosi Cele|Published 1 hour ago 5min With the summer sun warming the southern hemisphere, many South Africans eagerly anticipate escaping daily life to unwind on pristine beaches. Africa boasts some of the most breathtaking coastal...

Soneva Resorts in the Maldives: Barefoot luxury with purpose

Few names in luxury travel carry the same weight as Soneva. Established by Eva and Sonu Shivdasani, the brand has become synonymous with barefoot luxury in the Maldives – not just for its iconic overwater villas and desert-island ambience, but for...

Africa’s floods and droughts are messing with our minds. Researchers are trying to figure out how

The parched earth opened in jagged cracks. But it was the dead cows on the side of the road that did it. By October of 2014, the government had declared a state of emergency in KwaZulu-Natal. The prolonged drought left some 40 000 cattle dead,...

BLEEDING IN SILENCE

Qacha’s Nek, 0ct. 16 — Across Lesotho’s quiet hills, there is a silence that bleeds every month, unspoken, unseen and endured behind closed doors. For many girls, menstruation means missed school days. For girls and young women with disabilities,...

The High Seas Treaty now in force

Features Newsday 8 Hrs Ago Charlotteville coastal community in action. - Anjani Ganase Dr Anjani Ganase discusses the latest news in marine science; the High Seas Treaty, the Ocean Census and the impact of large rivers on tropical storms. The High...

FIA defends “democratic” presidential election process after Mayer’s criticism | Formula 1

The FIA has responded to strong criticism of its presidential election process by Tim Mayer after he stood down as a candidate today. Addressing media in Texas, Mayer claimed the organisation of the election had been arranged to prevent a credible...

The new curse of critical minerals

Note: This column was first published 24/07/2025. We are re-promoting it today to accompany the publication of Policy Insight 147:Escaping the critical minerals curse. While both the energy and digital transitions rely on technologies that require...

‘Unstoppable Zanu PF engine of the nation’

Samuel Kadungure in MUTARE ZANU PF is the engine of national development and the party must continue focusing on membership growth, strategic planning and mobilisation to win elections, President Mnangagwa has said. In his keynote address to mark...

Keeping Africa’s vaccines cool

Keeping Africa’s vaccines cool From a distance, Lilongwe Technical College (LTC) is a modest affair located along the M1 opposite Biwi, the southern gateway to Lilongwe Old Town. The single-storey blocks, concealed in a brick fence, give little...