South Africa’s former deputy president, now head of UN Women, says the days of anti-feminist excuses are numbered.
The family has been accused of crass commercialism and tarnishing his legacy by fighting over his final resting place.
The retired archbishop has urged the family to end the public squabble over reburial of Mandela’s three deceased children.
A "People of the South" episode catches Robert Mugabe over lunch with his wife and children, talking of love, family, politics and Tony Blair.
Radio may be old but it’s the most accessible form of technology on the continent, which is why some African leaders feel threatened by it.
As Barack Obama embarks on his first major presidential tour of Africa, David Smith looks at how the US president’s ancestral homeland will miss out.
Zambia’s Vice-President Guy Scott wastes little time on diplomatic language as he lets loose on Africa’s biggest economy, race, Mugabe and gay rights.
Zuma seems to be angling for the redeployment of the defence force to the Central African Republic, writes David Smith.
The coup in the Central African Republic has left devastation in its wake, with production in the country almost at a standstill.
The ICC’s case against Uhuru Kenyatta, and its credibility, seem to be crumbling, which may suit the West but not the 2007 election violence victims.