One of the greatest inven­tors in American history, Granville T. Woods, is born in Columbus, Ohio. During his life he ...

The incident occurred around 1 pm local time near Hoek van Holland, with the Dutch coastguard alerted to reports of a blast on the Liberian-flagged vessel. The Victoria L, which was en route from ...

Shifting approximately 13million copies, Mbarga’s track remains one of the most popular African songs ever released and arguably put the highlife style on the map, although it almost didn’t see the ...

It featured so many stars, speeches and songs that even truncated, even then, its recording filled two LPs. I snapped that album up and wore it out. The cover alone was fascinating, with the ...

Roughly 50 hippopotamuses at Africa’s premier nature reserve died from anthrax poisoning, according to park officials. The naturally occurring form of anthrax took down the behemoths in the ...

Giraffe populations in East Africa have been badly hit by drought. Chimpanzees and gorillas face increasing threats from wildfires. African wild dogs, which hunt during the cooler periods of the day, ...

Philanthropic donations to South African universities have seen significant growth in recent years, with the latest 10th Annual Survey of Philanthropy in Higher Education (ASPIHE) conducted by ...

Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. President Donald Trump has not been particularly kind to the small African nation of Lesotho.

Dr Motsepe feels a successful Kaizer Chiefs team is great for South African football, and he’s happy they could return to CAF football. TS Galaxy defender Khulumani Ndamane is a massive fan of ...

Several major South African banks are encouraging their customers to embrace digital wallets and virtual cards over physical plastic cards due to their improved security, among other benefits.

easyJet has just launched its first-ever flights to an exciting island destination that's often described as the 'African Caribbean'. The budget carrier will take British holidaymakers from ...

In 2008, Charles "Chuckie" Taylor Jr., son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, was convicted in connection with acts of torture committed in Liberia, and Ross Roggio was convicted in 2023 ...