Most African governments consistently fail to meet crucial education funding targets, hindering the provision of quality public education for millions of children, according to a Human Rights Watch ...

TANZANIA has dismissed allegations of human rights violations raised by the representative of the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Network, stating that citizens have the freedom to ...

South Africa then needed 128 more runs. In the 55th over, with a flick for four, Markram raised his bat for a superb century as gloomy clouds gathered, but South Africa’s batters stayed steady.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is to hold hearings into the tragedy at Stilfontein gold mine. More than 90 people died when police were deployed to "smoke out" illegal miners ...

Harmony Gold Mining Company has declared June 5 a Day of Safety across its South Africa operations after a fall-of-ground (FoG) incident at its Joel mine, in the Free State, resulted in the death ...

South Sudan is once again on the brink of full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, propelled by conflict, attacks on civilians and humanitarian infrastructure, and political turmoil.

In the Quick Takes of Human Rights Watch’s Daily Brief today: Most African countries not meeting education benchmarks; and death in custody of 70-year-old Saudi academic and preacher due to ...

A low-scoring World Test Championship final was heading to a thrilling conclusion after Australia took a 74-run first-innings lead before being reduced to 144-8 by South Africa by the close of Day ...

Samia Suluhu Hassan, Tanzania’s first female president, came to power as a renowned defender of human rights. She is clinging to it, critics say, by locking up and torturing those who stand in ...

Johannesburg – South African artists are making waves all over the world. There is a new breed of fearless artists such as Nelson Makamu who are taking South African art to the world. Andile ...

Johannesburg — On most mornings, dozens of people line up and wait for appointments outside the U.S. Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa, many seeking applications for visas to travel to the ...

Füglister, meanwhile, is pragmatic about the fair’s place as “the new kid on the block” within the contemporary African art market, which remains buoyant despite a broader market downturn.