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A body, two names and a diplomatic brawl: Accra and Pretoria trade fire over a dead Ghanaian
A body, two names and a diplomatic brawl: Accra and Pretoria trade fire over a dead Ghanaian
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How a Nigerian self-styled prince formed a fake state agency with a DG, millions in budget
How a Nigerian self-styled prince formed a fake state agency with a DG, millions in budget
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DRC MURDERS: A Colonel falls, a state walks free
DRC MURDERS: A Colonel falls, a state walks free
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NEWS

From Baton Rouge track to federal prison: how one of Nigeria’s fastest rising sprinters threw away everything

From Baton Rouge track to federal prison: how one of Nigeria’s fastest rising sprinters threw away everything

July 3, 2026
THERE  was a version of Godson Oghenebrume's story that was supposed to end very differently. Two years ago, he was the LSU sprinter beating American prodigy Erriyon Knighton in a 100m final in front of a home crowd. A year later, he was a memb...
Hakimi’s crown, Hakimi’s cross: Africa’s best footballer now faces his toughest match – a French courtroom
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Google bets big on Africa: inside the Eastern Cape Digital Exchange, the Soweto Innovation Hub, a reshaped $1-billion pledge
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The youth jobs crisis fuelling India’s Cockroach Janta Party protests
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SA: Judge tears up Cat Matlala’s soft deal – now comes the reckoning over who else he names
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World

The US is turning 250 – and Trump is making it all about him

The US is turning 250 – and Trump is making it all about him

July 4, 2026
IT’S almost the Fourth of July and Donald Trump is making the most of the 250th anniversary of American independence. He has all but declared himself Patriot-in-Chief. He’s putting his face on commemorative $250 bills and passports. A giant struc...
Russia’s drone and missile barrage, POW abuses deepen civilian suffering — UN Rights Chief urges renewed push for accountability and peace
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Vietnam’s population hit the 100 million milestone. Where’s it headed?
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BRICS NEWS

Mashatile in Beijing: South Africa seeks value‑chain deals, mineral beneficiation and regional hubs

Mashatile in Beijing: South Africa seeks value‑chain deals, mineral beneficiation and regional hubs

June 23, 2026
SOUTH Africa’s Deputy President Paul Mashatile used the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on 22 June 2026 to launch a concentrated bid for South Africa to move from commodity supplier to industrial partner - pitching the country as a ...
Beijing bonds: Xi and Putin deepen the BRICS axis as the multipolar order takes shape
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Ethiopia’s BRICS dividend: Addis Ababa charts a new course in the architecture of global power
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Special Features

SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS
Shopping for God in Lagos: What is Chrislam?

Shopping for God in Lagos: What is Chrislam?

July 3, 2026
LITERATURE
Ulysses in isiZulu: why an African translation of the classic Irish novel matters in today’s world

Ulysses in isiZulu: why an African translation of the classic Irish novel matters in today’s world

July 3, 2026
MOTORING
BMW unveils five-way power play with all-new X5 – electric, hydrogen and the ‘Heart of Joy’

BMW unveils five-way power play with all-new X5 – electric, hydrogen and the ‘Heart of Joy’

July 1, 2026
MOTORINGNEWS
Igniting Tomorrow: BMW Group South Africa puts youth in the driver’s seat

Igniting Tomorrow: BMW Group South Africa puts youth in the driver’s seat

June 25, 2026

Sports

2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: And then there were two…

2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: And then there were two…

July 4, 2026
THERE is a particular kind of silence that falls over a continent when its footballing dreams are dismantled one hydration break at a time. Africa has spent the last fortnight becoming intimately acquainted with that silence - and, in between, with ...
THE 86TH MINUTE: Africa’s new enemy at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is a clock
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FIFA 2026 WORLD CUP: Morocco shines, the Elephants crash out, with pride
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Business

Africa is building the systems that make climate capital move

Africa is building the systems that make climate capital move

July 2, 2026
AFRICA'S next race for climate finance is increasingly being shaped not by the size of countries' renewable resources but by the strength of the institutions that can turn those resources into investable opportunities. A growing body of evidence ...
Angola just took a decisive step to turn AfCFTA from paper promise into business reality
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Nigeria’s US$1 billion AfCFTA credit push tests if Africa’s trade finance gap can be eased
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Lifestyle

Ulysses in isiZulu: why an African translation of the classic Irish novel matters in today’s world

Ulysses in isiZulu: why an African translation of the classic Irish novel matters in today’s world

July 3, 2026
EVERY year on 16 June, readers around the world celebrate Bloomsday, the annual commemoration of Irish writer James Joyce’s landmark 1922 novel Ulysses. The date marks the single day on which the novel unfolds: 16 June 1904, when its protagonist,...
Abdullah Ibrahim in the 1960s: how the famous pianist began to shape an African jazz sound
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Nasty C, Skwatta Kamp and DJ Tira set Constitution Hill alight as Basha Uhuru turns 50 years of freedom into one giant street party
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Thought Leadership

Ramaphosa’s fatal miscalculation: Why Dina Pule is the wrong answer to a country exhausted by scandal

Ramaphosa’s fatal miscalculation: Why Dina Pule is the wrong answer to a country exhausted by scandal

JOVIAL RANTAOJuly 3, 2026
THERE are political mistakes, and then there are mistakes that tell a nation exactly how little its leadership has learned. President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to appoint Dina Pule as Minister of Social Development belongs unmistakably to the secon...
“Let us rise with confidence, courage, and love for the DR – United in truth. Firm in sovereignty. Responsible in action.
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The matriarch who would not be silenced: Miria Matembe’s long war against power
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Features

EDUCATION
Nigerian kids learning purpose through play

Nigerian kids learning purpose through play

July 1, 2026
SUSTAINABILITY
Experts call for greater investment in Africa-led research to safeguard the Congo Basin

Experts call for greater investment in Africa-led research to safeguard the Congo Basin

July 1, 2026
HUMAN RIGHTS
In conversation with Funke Adeoye on detainees’ rights in Nigeria

In conversation with Funke Adeoye on detainees’ rights in Nigeria

March 27, 2026
MEDIA FREEDOM
Burkina Faso’s missing journalist exposes the junta’s tightening grip on dissent

Burkina Faso’s missing journalist exposes the junta’s tightening grip on dissent

June 27, 2026
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Online hate, real consequences: Maryland man jailed 15 months for threats against Black and Muslim groups 1

Online hate, real consequences: Maryland man jailed 15 months for threats against Black and Muslim groups

July 1, 2026
Israel’s ‘campaign between the wars’: How strategy to contain Iran and its allies risks further straining ties with US 2

Israel’s ‘campaign between the wars’: How strategy to contain Iran and its allies risks further straining ties with US

July 1, 2026
Vietnam’s population hit the 100 million milestone. Where’s it headed? 3

Vietnam’s population hit the 100 million milestone. Where’s it headed?

July 4, 2026
Russia’s drone and missile barrage, POW abuses deepen civilian suffering — UN Rights Chief urges renewed push for accountability and peace 4

Russia’s drone and missile barrage, POW abuses deepen civilian suffering — UN Rights Chief urges renewed push for accountability and peace

July 4, 2026
The US is turning 250 – and Trump is making it all about him 5

The US is turning 250 – and Trump is making it all about him

July 4, 2026
2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: And then there were two… 1

2026 FIFA WORLD CUP: And then there were two…

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A body, two names and a diplomatic brawl: Accra and Pretoria trade fire over a dead Ghanaian 2

A body, two names and a diplomatic brawl: Accra and Pretoria trade fire over a dead Ghanaian

July 4, 2026
How a Nigerian self-styled prince formed a fake state agency with a DG, millions in budget 3

How a Nigerian self-styled prince formed a fake state agency with a DG, millions in budget

July 4, 2026
DRC MURDERS: A Colonel falls, a state walks free 4

DRC MURDERS: A Colonel falls, a state walks free

July 4, 2026
The US is turning 250 – and Trump is making it all about him 5

The US is turning 250 – and Trump is making it all about him

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AUDA-NEPAD

A force forged in the crucible of African development

A force forged in the crucible of African development

March 27, 2026
IN the corridors of the , system, where ambition is plentiful but transformative action rare, Daphine Hazvibvi Muzawazi has become something of an in...

Health

Vaccine hesitancy can’t be boiled down to a single factor: what we learnt in South Africa and Brazil
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Technology

People are marrying holograms and making friends with chatbots. But can AI bring true happiness?
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Africities

China is helping build Africa’s cities, but its approach sidelines local urban planners and residents
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MULTIMEDIA

Gallery: The Lion of Bamako: Tribute to Hameye Mahaman Cissé
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