The acclaimed photographer and founder of the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, who documented the realities of apartheid, leaves behind a legacy of cultural activism and community upliftment.
While revoking visas, refusing to renew protected status, and potentially hitting African countries with travel restrictions, the acceptance of white South Africans as refugees is curious and disturbing.
The multi-award-winning actor shone in productions such as The River, Kalushi, and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
The much-publicized meeting between the U.S. and South African presidents is over, but what happens next for trade, tech and the future of U.S.-SA relations.
The U.S. president raised farm murders, played a controversial video featuring Julius Malema, and left the South African president visibly puzzled — here’s what unfolded behind the diplomatic smiles.
The South African president will seek to recalibrate the country’s relationship with the U.S., which has deteriorated since President Donald Trump reentered office.
Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Paul Kagame were in good spirits at a panel during the Africa CEO Forum, easing speculations of tense relations between the two.
OkayAfrica speaks to Zimbabweans from various walks of life to understand what independence means for them in 2025.
The continent's first AI factory could democratize computing resources and challenge Western dominance in technology.
A determined 82-year-old activist and her community fought to reopen the Johannesburg City Library after five years of closure.
With Coachella kicking off today, Tyla and fellow African artists Amaarae, Rema, and others transform the desert into a showcase of the continent's musical diversity.
As demonstrations spread across South Africa, community voices question school safety and demand that gender-based violence be declared a national disaster.
Citizens refuse to be pawns in the factional Zanu-PF power struggle as Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks extended rule.
A major critic of President Emerson Mnangagwa has called for a march but public disillusionment stands in the way of any widespread civic movement.
‘Yoh,’ ‘Gatvol,’ and ‘Tjoekie’ join 20 words from Nigeria and Ghana recently added to the English dictionary.
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has reduced the number of ministries, citing the need to reduce the cost of governance and improve efficiency.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he’ll receive a full report from former Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool while charting a way forward for restored relations with the U.S.
The revised budget presented by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is unsatisfactory to opposition parties and some partners in the Government of National Unity.
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