Mozambique · Latest
Mozambique’s cyclone recovery is measured between storms
Reconstruction is harder when communities face repeated shocks before homes and services recover.
5 September 2026
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Namibia · Business
Namibia’s green-hydrogen ambition faces the local-benefit test
Large renewable projects promise exports, industry and jobs.
5 September 2026
South Africa · global · Diaspora
South African engineers are carrying mining knowledge into cleaner industry
A new generation of engineers is applying deep technical experience to energy, materials and safer operations.
5 September 2026
Namibia · Hospitality
Zannier Omaanda offers stillness at the edge of Windhoek
A private reserve stay can create an immediate transition from international arrival to Namibian landscape.
5 September 2026
South Africa · Hospitality
The Silo places contemporary African art above Cape Town’s harbour
The hotel occupies a converted grain-elevator complex beside Zeitz MOCAA.
5 September 2026
Mozambique · Tourism
Gorongosa shows what ecological recovery can look like
The park’s wildlife restoration is connected with science and surrounding communities.
5 September 2026
Namibia · Tourism
The Namib Sand Sea makes fog, wind and sand feel alive
Vast dunes meet a coastal desert ecosystem shaped by atmospheric moisture.
5 September 2026
Mozambique · Tourism
Bazaruto’s blue water carries a serious conservation story
The archipelago attracts visitors for reefs, dunes and marine life.
5 September 2026
Namibia · Tourism
Cultural tourism in Namibia must begin with Himba consent
Visitors are drawn to dress, architecture and pastoral life in the country’s north-west.
5 September 2026
South Africa · Latest
Durban violence shows the human cost of anti-migrant politics
A protest against undocumented migration descended into violence around a temporary encampment.
4 September 2026
South Africa · Latest
Sharpeville survivors carry a 66-year demand into court
Survivors and relatives are pursuing justice and reparations connected to the 1960 massacre.
4 September 2026
Mozambique · Latest
Cabo Delgado families face repeated displacement, not a single flight
Insecurity continues to force communities to move, return and sometimes flee again.
4 September 2026
Southern Africa · Business
Critical minerals put industrial policy back on Africa’s table
Demand for battery and energy-transition minerals is drawing global capital.
4 September 2026
Zambia · Business
Zambia’s copper ambition reaches beyond higher output
The energy transition is renewing interest in one of Africa’s major copper producers.
4 September 2026
Southern Africa / Europe · Diaspora
Tawana Kupe builds universities around public purpose
The Zimbabwean academic has led major institutions and media scholarship.
4 September 2026
Southern Africa / United States · Diaspora
African-origin scientists are rewriting human history through ancient DNA
Researchers working across archaeology and genomics are expanding what evidence can say about African lives.
4 September 2026
Southern Africa / International · Diaspora
Rapelang Rabana invests in digital learning and African talent
The South African technologist moved from mobile products into education and investment.
4 September 2026
Johannesburg, South Africa · Hospitality
Inside the Saxon: privacy, gardens and a sense of place
The Saxon pairs a residential scale with high-touch service in Sandhurst.
4 September 2026
Cape Town, South Africa · Hospitality
One&Only Cape Town balances resort ease with city access
The waterfront property offers mountain views, dining and family-oriented facilities.
4 September 2026
Cape Town, South Africa · Hospitality
Ellerman House makes art central to the stay
The Bantry Bay hotel combines ocean views with a significant South African art collection.
4 September 2026
Chobe River, Botswana/Namibia · Hospitality
A river lodge asks travellers to rethink what a hotel can be
The Zambezi Queen operates as a floating base for wildlife viewing on the Chobe River.
4 September 2026
Zimbabwe · Tourism
Matobo Hills layers geology, rock art and national memory
Granite formations shelter ancient paintings and important spiritual sites.
4 September 2026
Mozambique · Tourism
Bazaruto’s beauty depends on what happens beneath the water
Dunes, reefs, seagrass and islands support marine life and coastal livelihoods.
4 September 2026
South Africa · Life Style
Umngqusho turns patience into nourishment
Samp and beans form a deeply comforting dish associated with Xhosa homes.
4 September 2026
South Africa · Life Style
Zulu beadwork shows how colour can become communication
Historic systems joined colour, pattern and social messages.
4 September 2026
Africa · Business
Nigeria and Ghana move to the centre of MTN’s cash-flow recovery
The South African group’s West African businesses are again generating substantial cash—but stronger returns bring sharper questions about reinvestment and consumer value.
3 September 2026