Once a holding cell for kidnapped Africans, the island’s House of Slaves is today a UNESCO World Heritage site—and the site of healing and atonement.

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa said that his country had not seized land. Ownership of land in the country has ...

Active engagement on three initiatives could see Africa’s needs reflected in global ocean governance decisions.

South Africa's foreign ministry said on Monday that its expropriation act was not exceptional, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would cut off funding to South Africa, citing land ...

It’s estimated around 10% of the adult population is addicted to heroin. Drug trafficking and corruption reign.

US deportations loom for thousands of Africans. Somalia, Nigeria, Ghana top the list. Humanitarian concerns, reintegration ...

South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

The World Economic Forum (WEF), held every January in Davos, Switzerland, remains a useful place to take the temperature of global capitalism and to assess its leaders’ outlooks for the year ahead.

Environmental scientists have compiled the first list of wetlands in the park. This will be useful to measure the effects of ...

South Africa has a new law to govern the expropriation (or compulsory acquisition) of private property by government for ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will hold an extraordinary summit in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, on ...

A recent study provides insights into the life history and behaviour of the endemic Cape Autumn Widow butterfly (Dira clytus), a species endemic to South Africa.