The South African company, Nampak, has cast its eye to the rest of the continent, with Angola and Nigeria first in its sights.
The son of Angola’s President José Eduardo dos Santos is at the centre of a controversial investment in a R3-billion property in London.
An Angolan teenager who is awaiting trial for allegedly insulting President José Eduardo dos Santos has started a hunger strike, says his lawyer.
Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais has won a prestigious award recognising his efforts to fight graft and expose human rights abuse.
Police crack down on demonstrators protesting at the disappearance of two young political activists.
Angola has suggested that trade between it and its former coloniser could be at risk after it emerged that Portugal was investigating its officials.
Some $750-million is missing from Angola’s treasury from a debt repayment deal with Russia, a report by a corruption watchdog group has revealed.
Angola, exhibiting for the first time at the Venice Biennale, has been awarded the prestigious Golden Lion for the best national pavilion.
Angolan rapper refuses to be intimidated by a government that doesn’t take kindly to opposition.
South Africa’s Angolan refugees have been told they can return ‘home’, but to many home is South Africa.
UK Corruption Watch calls for investigation to be reopened into repayment of millions to Russia.
Fatal stampede has brought attention to the church’s pecuniary practices and high-powered links with the ruling MPLA.
After drawing with South and Morocco, Cape Verde are hoping to gain a win over Angola to qualify for the Afcon quarterfinals.
President Jacob Zuma is visiting Angola to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries, said the international relations department.
The Nova Cidade de Kilamba – New City of Kilamba – is far too expensive and has not been designed to address the population’s needs.
Jose dos Santos’s supporters brush off the allegations of nepotism and say his kids are well educated and simply want to be involved in their country.
Tipped as a potential successor to his father, Jose Filomeno de Sousa dos Santos, also known as Zen, has kept out of the limelight until now.
Fishing is the lifeblood of Cabinda, a small exclave of Angola separated from the rest of the country by a sliver of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Booming, oil-rich Angola has become a refuge for Portugal’s jobless, while Luanda’s elite take advantage of EU troubles to buy up property in Lisbon.
Angola is on track to reach its target of slowing consumer inflation to 10% from 11.38% in 2011 thanks to monetary policy focused on price stability.
In post-election Angola, the ruling party can no longer count on threat to retain the hearts of voters.
Pro-government militia are being blamed for a string of attacks on members of a youth protest movement, writes Louise Redvers.
A court ruling that ousted the controversial president of Angola’s national electoral commission has been hailed by the country’s opposition parties.
Angola has set August 31 as the date for elections likely to return President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his ruling MPLA to power.
The top echelons of the former SA defence force are afraid of the legal consequences of the taking of so many innocent
lives in Namibia 34 years ago
Southern African countries have agreed to launch a centre in Namibia to tie together climate change studies across the region.
Three of Angola’s most powerful officials have acknowledged they hold concealed shares in an oil venture linked to Cobalt International Energy.
The head of Standard Bank’s Angolan unit is targeting explosive growth in the country by quadrupling its branch network there by the end of the year.
Angola will this week celebrate 10 years of peace, with ceremonies hailing President Dos Santos for ushering in an oil-fuelled economic boom.
Oil riches have not trickled down to the majority of the people of Angola.
Angolan police have effectively shut down a local newspaper after it published a photo montage lampooning President Jose Eduardo dos Santos.
Lobby groups want multinational companies to stand against a government that bends the rules.