Protective styles are commonly used in the Afro-textured hair community to minimise exposure to environmental elements, ...

Since the African continent was divided at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, the struggle for its wealth has played out on two fronts. The first was political, as European powers, starting with King ...

Land reform in South Africa has followed a familiar script—conquest, displacement, and struggle. The names change, but the fights remain the same.

South Africa certainly had abundance. There were seemingly endless tracts of fertile farmland; rich seams of precious gold, ...

For elementary school teacher, Monique Duncan, writing a book illustrating the remarkable ways enslaved Africans used hair styles to guide their way to freedom, was a dream come true.

The pristine white sandy beaches now have opened their doors for tourists who are intrigued by the traditional salt farms stationed near the mangroves ...

Madagascar owes its name to Marco Polo. The famous traveler heard about the island during his wanderings in Africa. The name ...

“It’s these people who tell me they’ve seen mokele-mbembe. I think what it really shows is how folklore is starting to reflect the reality of a shrinking ecosystem.” The legend of mokele-mbembe ...

“The fact that the wetlands are falling to ruin means that the link between humanity and wetlands is not balancing. The ...

In late January, 14 soldiers of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) lost their lives while fighting M23 ...