While the nation may have rallied behind Ghana as "Africa’s hope", refugees and migrants fear that come July 12 the solidarity may have withered away.
Threats of more attacks on foreigners after the World Cup are already becoming a reality and many Somalis are fleeing to “Little Mogadishu".
Climate change is affecting the annual Kuomboka ceremony of the Lozi people of western Zambia –Ancient ways in deep water and their way of life.
The war in Mozambique may have ended 18 years ago, but its legacy lives on in the classrooms of rural schools in Zambezia province.
A series of quakes has left people too frightened to sleep indoors until a geological survey is concluded.
Nicole Johnston reports on the important role smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe are playing by growing basic crops to feed their families.
Nicole Johnston goes bed-hopping in the Western Cape, from boutique backpackers to five-star eco-luxury resorts.
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/ 27 November 2008
Nicole Johnston savours the (vegetarian) culinary delights of Dubai.
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/ 29 September 2008
Arms deal secrecy and legal contortions around Zuma worsen reputation for corruption — and Britain is on the slide too.
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/ 16 September 2008
Lisa Johnston and Nicole Johnston review three travel books whose subjects span across three different continents.