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Platinum boom brings riches to the Bafokeng

The Bafokeng live on the biggest platinum deposits in the world, a resource that has transformed the once-traditional tribe into a mini-state.

Namibia’s Himba embrace tourism, with little profit

The Himba people open their community where they have survived colonialism, wars and droughts with their ancient traditions intact.

Namibia’s Himba fear dam will wash away traditions

Namibia’s Himba say a planned dam that will flood the valleys and their burial grounds also threatens their ancient traditions and lifestyle.

Summit ends with no decision on Zim land-reform case

SADC leaders on Tuesday gave themselves six months to review a stand-off between Zimbabwe and a regional court that ruled against land reforms.

SADC summit mulls Zim land-reform case

SADC summit mulls Zim land-reform case

Zimbabwe’s refusal to obey rulings by a regional court, relating to land reform, looks set to win a pass as a SADC summit wraps up Tuesday.

Drought scorches host city PE ahead of World Cup

The green pitch at Port Elizabeth’s World Cup stadium has become an island in a sea of brown, exempt from water limits imposed due to a drought.

Togo attack wins notoriety for Angola’s forgotten conflict

Cabinda’s separatists have won new notoriety with their deadly attack on Togo’s football team, embarrassing Angola’s government, analysts say.

Seeking Lotto riches, South Africans smoke vulture brains

Smoking dried vulture brains to have a vision of winning Lotto numbers — that’s why customers come to Scelo, a vendor of traditional medicines.

SA moves to create ‘World Cup courts’

SA plans to create special courts dedicated to handling crimes committed during the Soccer World Cup, aiming to speed up the judicial process.

Football fever transforms classic opera Carmen in SA

A red rose in her hair, the furious Carmen storms on to a sports pitch to interrupt her two paramours who erupt in bursts of pirouettes.

‘Sandboarders’ reclaim Johannesburg’s mine dumps

Cherie lands head-first at the base of a sand dune, her feet in the air but still strapped to the sandboard she is hoping to master to surf on dunes.

Madagascar political transition deal signed

Leaders of Madagascar’s main political movements signed on Sunday a transition blueprint, ending months of crisis on the island nation.

The lure of the football safari

Organisers of the 2010 World Cup are tapping resources in the tourist magnet of the Kruger National Park.

Zim’s woes to dominate SADC meet

Southern African leaders gather for a summit where Zimbabwe’s crisis features high on the agenda — but Morgan Tsvangirai may not attend.

Landmark SA-EU summit overshadowed by Zim crisis

SA and the EU hold their first-ever summit on Friday but divergent views on the political crisis in Zimbabwe have cast a pall over the event.

African gourmets threaten great apes

Take one soup cube, pepper, salt and onions, not forgetting chunks of monkey, head included. Cook in a casserole and serve. At the restaurant Maman Marie Gibier in Libreville,…

‘Ebola came and killed the gorillas’

Residents of the village of Lengue-Lengue in northern Congo are waiting for the day gorillas will return to the Lossi wildlife sanctuary after being wiped out by the deadly Ebola…