SA skipper Sibusiso Sizatu seeks win for diversity in race to Brazil
Cape Town – The first time he saw the ocean, Sibusiso Sizatu thought that, with all that water, it... Read more
26 Dec, 2022
DRC town set to ‘disappear’ as mines expand
Kolwezi – “We’re screwed,” said Alphonse Fwamba Mutombo, standing on a plot of rubble overlooking an open-cast cobalt mine... Read more
19 Nov, 2022
Cameroon to finally call time on ‘sachet whisky’ drinking
Yaoundé – After a tiring day, Guy Bertrand pulls his taxi into a side street in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde,... Read more
12 Nov, 2022
Gender: X – Proud owner of Chile’s first non-binary ID card
Santiago – Shane Cienfuegos, the first non-binary person to receive a gender-neutral identity document in Chile, says they feel... Read more
26 Oct, 2022
Divorce service sparks row in Tunisia
Tunis – Tunisia’s bar association claimed on Monday a company offering a three-step pathway to divorce undermines family values, and... Read more
25 Oct, 2022
In Senegal, ancient male rite collides with modern times
Kabrousse – The dancers are a blaze of colour, swirling amid a deafening, pounding noise. In their midst, a young... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
DRC fishermen pin hopes on tourism as stocks dwindle
Kisangani – Fishermen perch precariously on wooden scaffolds stretching over turbulent rapids in northeastern Democratic Republic Congo, hauling up... Read more
14 Sep, 2022
‘Our future is doomed’ – South Africans strike to protest joblessness, inflation
Johannesburg – Protesters marched to one of South Africa’s main government building in Pretoria on Wednesday backing a national... Read more
25 Aug, 2022
China population to begin shrinking by 2025, officials say
Beijing – China’s population will begin to shrink by 2025, officials have said, as family sizes grow smaller and... Read more
2 Aug, 2022
Sheets to shirts: Uniforms for South African students
Cape Town – Discarded bedsheets from some of Cape Town’s finest hotels are finding a new life, transformed into... Read more
5 Apr, 2022
