Robert Mugabe will find out this weekend whether his latest bid to win regional backing to hold elections this year will be successful.
Uncertainty has become a way of life for businesses eyeing Zimbabwe’s consumer boom. Jason Moyo reports.
Key indicators have shown that other African countries are making greater strides than South Africa, writes Lynley Donnelly.
Charles Taylor’s 50-year sentence for war crimes shows that no man is above the law, writes Owen Bowcott.
Disciplinary steps could be on the cards after SABC news chief Phil Molefe and his boss, Lulama Mokhobo, failed to see eye to eye.
Amid worsening relations with Nigeria, Pretoria stands accused of buying support for its candidate for African Union commission chief.
A well-known author has warned of high-debt states solving their widening deficits through predation. Maya Fisher-French reports.
It is one of the most dangerous extreme sports on the planet and a fast-growing competitive sport. And local diver Hanli Prinsloo is addicted.
As part of our Dispatches series, we take a look at how trucker Willie gets through Beitbridge.
Namibia has plans to become a big energy player but consumers will feel the pain this winter, writes John Grobler.