Arrests have risen to nearly 3 000 as looting and violence continue in two provinces in South Africa
Twenty pharmacies in KZN have been looted and damaged, while one was burned down and several others closed their doors as a precaution
The state’s inability to foresee or forestall this week’s frightening and destructive series of events defies explanation
The president will address the nation on Monday – this time to detail the government’s plans to quell the violence that has gripped KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng since former president Jacob Zuma’s imprisonment
Police on full alert as shops and malls tighten up security and some close as a safety measure
The violence comes in the wake of protests last Friday when Zuma’s supporters went on the streets in KZN
This weekend’s NEC meeting comes as the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal struggles to maintain order as Zuma supporters allegedly barricade roads, torch trucks and loot in protests against his incarceration
Eswatini’s acting prime minister recently encouraged citizens to make use of an email address to express their concerns
Africa’s last absolute monarchy is experiencing its worst unrest in years
Defying the ban on demonstrations amid a wave of protests against King Mswati’s rule, residents have held demonstrations – and security forces have responded with violence
The auditor general paints a dire picture of Mangaung’s finances
The Maluti-a-Phofung local municipality owes the power utility more than R5-billion
Provincial HOD hired despite implication in ‘jobs-for-pals’ probe involving former minister Faith Muthambi
The sudden death of Chad’s president, who had ruled for 30 years, has left palpable tension and a lack of security in the air
The Super Falcons are the undisputed queens of African football, winning 11 of the 13 women’s continental championships ever played. But they still have to beg the Nigerian federation for pay and respect
Public infrastructure was allegedly damaged by the activist group in 2019 and by the Economic Freedom Fighters in 2020
Leaders of the Intlungu YaseMatyotyombeni Movement say they are protesting for the delivery of basic services and better housing
The Continent observed the demonstrations outside Dakar’s Cheikh Anta Diop University
The vice-chancellor of the University of the Free State has spoken about academic measures for students for the academic year following the national shutdown
Funds will be diverted from the higher education department to help cover the NSFAS shortfall
What his supporters and assorted right-wingers will do now in a climate that is less friendly to them is anyone’s guess
More than 263-million cultivators and labourers have joined the rights movement against the Modi government’s laws that will push people further into poverty
Residents in south Durban want the petroleum giant to pay reparations, rehabilitate the area and protect the people who live near the plant
COMMENT: The protests against the Ugandan president’s 35-year rule are being led by the youth. But they cannot do it alone
Fact-checking is appropriate but the platforms’ scattershot approach has resulted in genuine information and messages about Nigerians’ protest against police brutality being silenced
Photos of citizens draped in the bloodied flag have spread around the world in the month the country should be celebrating 60 years of independence
‘Nigeria kills its people. Nigeria has always killed its people.’
“They say people disappear, young men with dreadlocked hair, with tattoos, or even just carrying a laptop in a backpack,” writes Elnathan John in a reflective essay about Nigeria.
We need the eyes and ears of the international community to be alert to assaults on democracy as we run up to the election on 18 October
Citizens have for a year protested against the president seeking a third term in office despite a two-term limit. Many have been killed — and 90 more people died in this week’s crackdown
Uganda’s president is likely to win the next election. But Bobi Wine’s constituency poses the most serious threat yet to his continued rule
Ahead of planned protests, Cameroon’s main opposition leader argues that change is more urgent than ever