
MOVING PERFORMANCE: Asanda Ruda — chosen by dance, led by the spirit
This year’s Standard Bank Young Artist for Dance is bringing her body of work to the Jomba! Contemporary Dance Experience in Durban and The Market Theatre in Johannesburg.
This year’s Standard Bank Young Artist for Dance is bringing her body of work to the Jomba! Contemporary Dance Experience in Durban and The Market Theatre in Johannesburg.
[RFI] A new report has cast a harsh light on the Wagner Group's three years in Mali, showing how the Russian mercenary group was a source of instability rather than a solution to the country's security woes.
[RFI] A young Comorian woman, Raanti A, has spoken to RFI about multiple rapes she alleges she was subjected to by a man she is related to, who she says also invited several other men to sexually abuse her - one of whom she claims is the Comorian minister of justice.
Federal police vehicles belonging to the department of homeland security parked next to the Federal Plaza in Chicago on August 26 2025. US President Donald Trump says the military might deploy to Chicago.
[Nigeria Health Watch] In March 2024, when floodwaters from Lake Victoria engulfed Nyamasao village in Kenya, 36-year-old Mary Atieno, a mother of three, was among the 350 families who fled to a nearby primary school on higher ground for safety. "We saw the water levels of the Lake rise, but we never imagined it would swallow our village. It was like a dream," Mary said from a temporary camp.
[RFI] In Madagascar, winter brings with it a unique family gathering. Across the central highlands, communities practise the famadihana - the "turning of the dead". The ritual, rooted in Austronesian culture and dating back to the 16th century, involves exhuming ancestors, wrapping them in fresh silk shrouds and celebrating them in a lively, joyful ceremony.
[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom's power system remains stable, with the power utility reached 105 consecutive days without loadshedding to South Africa.
[SAnews.gov.za] With the escalation of fighting in the Republic of the Sudan, the South African government has reiterated its call for an immediate end to the conflict and resumption of genuine and sincere talks to bring an end to the conflict.
[RFI] For nearly six years, wrestler Modou Lô has reigned as the undisputed "king of the arena" in Senegal - a title that carries more weight than any footballing accolade in the country. Ahead of his blockbuster bout with Sa Thiès in April next year, he talks to RFI about mysticism, MMA, politics and who he believes will inherit his crown.
Phethe Simiao pleaded guilty to kidnapping, raping and killing six-year-old Samane.
Lilian Ngoyi Street in conclusion after the July 2023 explosion in Johannesburg.
The South African team will feature in the quarter-finals for the first time.
[Dabanga] El Fasher -- A research report issued by the Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) at Yale University have found that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have built more than 31 kilometres of earthen walls around North Darfur's capital of El Fasher.
[UN News] In every corner of the world, educators are making choices that echo across generations - influencing everything from the preservation of forests to the writing of poetry, the building of bridges to the holding of peaceful elections.
Bongiwe Dlamini and Thulisile Sikhosana aunt of Sicelokuhle Msibi was stabbed at Twatwa. Photo Veli Nhlapo
[Global Press Journal] Harare, Zimbabwe -- Land reforms gave Zimbabweans farms -- but contract tobacco deals have handed power to private companies.