South Africa is well-positioned to confront significant longstanding challenges that have been holding the economy back: declining real per-capital income, persistent unemployment, pervasive poverty, ...

Budget announcements are rarely memorable events in South Africa. But the statement on March 12th by Enoch Godongwana, the finance minister, was one of the most notable since the end of white rule ...

They are often disparaged as ugly, sly and cruel scavengers but for South African artist Hannelie Coetzee, hyenas are symbols ...

Al Jazeera looks at the bid to bring Formula One back to the African continent for the first time in 32 years. Al Jazeera’s journalists reflect on what it’s like to report from some of the ...

Motorists on South Africa’s intrinsic web of roads and freeways live with the nagging fear of being attacked, particularly being intercepted by rowdy hijackers, marauding on the roads.

U.S.A.I.D. The United States spent decades responding to conflicts and disease in Africa. The continent is now expected to be the hardest hit by the Trump administration’s aid cuts. The United ...

As a result, even today, the emblem of Lucknow features two leaping fish as heraldic symbols. The freshwater dolphin (Makara), considered sacred, is the national fish of India and is believed to ...

At DW’s Eco Africa, we are dedicated to promoting innovative concepts that safeguard our environment and enhance our livelihoods. Our weekly program highlights inspiring ideas from Africa and ...

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The October 2024 edition of Africa’s Pulse reports a fragile economic recovery in Sub-Saharan Africa, with growth projected at 3% in 2024, up from 2.4% in 2023, driven by increased private consumption ...