While revoking visas, refusing to renew protected status, and potentially hitting African countries with travel restrictions, the acceptance of white South Africans as refugees is curious and disturbing.
Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Paul Kagame were in good spirits at a panel during the Africa CEO Forum, easing speculations of tense relations between the two.
OkayAfrica speaks to Zimbabweans from various walks of life to understand what independence means for them in 2025.
The continent's first AI factory could democratize computing resources and challenge Western dominance in technology.
A determined 82-year-old activist and her community fought to reopen the Johannesburg City Library after five years of closure.
With Coachella kicking off today, Tyla and fellow African artists Amaarae, Rema, and others transform the desert into a showcase of the continent's musical diversity.
As demonstrations spread across South Africa, community voices question school safety and demand that gender-based violence be declared a national disaster.
Citizens refuse to be pawns in the factional Zanu-PF power struggle as Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks extended rule.
A major critic of President Emerson Mnangagwa has called for a march but public disillusionment stands in the way of any widespread civic movement.
‘Yoh,’ ‘Gatvol,’ and ‘Tjoekie’ join 20 words from Nigeria and Ghana recently added to the English dictionary.
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reduced the number of ministries, citing the need to reduce the cost of governance and improve efficiency.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he’ll receive a full report from former Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool while charting a way forward for restored relations with the U.S.
The revised budget presented by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is unsatisfactory to opposition parties and some partners in the Government of National Unity.
Despite promises of reform following the 2015 protests, South African students face mounting debt, housing crises, and mental health challenges, while universities struggle with funding shortfalls.
The socially conscious South African playwright dedicated his life’s work to portraying the plight of Black people under cruel apartheid laws.
The American president claimed “nobody has ever heard of” the Southern African country. Here’s a list to help him get up to speed.
There are speculations that Mushin Hendricks, the world’s first openly gay imam, was a victim of a hate crime.
As Africa grapples with a $31-billion illegal gold trade, a recent tragedy in Mali highlights the human cost of an industry that operates in the shadows of the continent's formal economies.