1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (516+ words) Grammy-winning Malian singer Salif Keita has announced the cancellation of his “scheduled commercial performances” in South Africa over the country’s recent xenophobic violence that has affected and displaced thousands of African migrants. However, Keita, who is also known as the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (233+ words) South Africa’s Migrant Exodus Exposes Labour Crisis Face2Face Africa South Africa’s Migrant Exodus Exposes Labour Crisis South Africa is facing a labour-market paradox: unemployment has climbed to 33.6%, with more than 8.4 million people officially unemployed, while businesses in sectors including textiles, agriculture…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (514+ words) Harmony Edosomwan, a resident of Winooski, Vermont, was crowned Miss Black USA 2026 at a competition held earlier this month in Washington, D.C. She earned this prestigious title during the 39th Annual Miss Black USA Pageant on August 9. Edosomwan also took home both…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (251+ words) Nigeria and South Africa have clashed publicly at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Africa Region Conference in Malawi over how to characterize attacks and hostility directed at foreign African nationals in South Africa. Nigerian delegates pushed for the term “xenophobia” to…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (281+ words) Calls are growing among some Nigerian commentators and social media users to boycott or cancel South African singer Tyla’s planned Lagos concert amid renewed anger over xenophobic attacks and anti-migrant campaigns in South Africa. The dispute has drawn one of…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (508+ words) Pope Leo XIV has admitted that his ancestry included both enslaved people and slave owners. Speaking with Tom Llamas of NBC News, the first American pontiff said, “I come from a family that my grandparents were immigrants.” “On my mother’s…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (710+ words) Oprah Winfrey has announced that the South African school she founded almost 20 years ago will close and return management to local authorities while she concentrates on an “expanded” scholarship program for girls there. “The dream was never simply to build…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (567+ words) While many young people continue searching for employment in South Africa, a young man has transformed a shoe-cleaning idea into a growing business. Diepsloot entrepreneur Stephen Maboka is the founder of MS Shoes, a shoe-cleaning and repair business that is…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (381+ words) Former Miss Universe Jamaica finalist LaToya Malcolm has passed away at the age of 35. The news of Malcolm’s death was shared by the Miss Universe Jamaica Instagram account on Saturday. “We mourn the passing of MUJ alumna LaToya Malcolm, who…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (272+ words) Dangote Industries has reached an agreement with Kenya to pursue a large oil refinery in Lamu, a project designed to serve markets across East Africa rather than Kenya alone. The proposed facility would process up to 700,000 barrels of crude oil…...