The continent has shown strong economic growth in the past decade, but poverty has worsened.
Surviving climate change and its effects on small-scale and self-sufficient farmers depends on political will at national and international levels.
2015 marks a metamorphic time for the musician as he moves beyond revivalism and continues to explore a new sound with his trio.
But the bid to re-enlist unemployed officers will not solve all of the police service’s problems.
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In the space of 5 years tablets have become a must-have device, a report shows that one in 10 three to four-year-olds own one.
A report found that police conflate "unrest-related" and "violent" protests in their records to justify increased spending on public order policing.
The president downplayed demands that he address Nkandla and release the Marikana report during his response to the presidency budget vote debate.
After 21 years of democracy, it seems South Africa is still struggling with its identity.
Gender imbalances in intimate relationships make it difficult for women to decide when, if at all, to have children.