Were you told that gold mining in southern Africa started after 1852? Or that the export of iron, steel, copper and gold began in the late 19th century? Or that South Africa became integrated into a ...

Were you told that gold mining in southern Africa started after 1852? Or that the export of iron, steel, copper and gold began in the late 19th century? Or that South Africa became integrated into a ...

While many African flags are visually striking, one that stands out as particularly symbolic and captivating is the flag of South Africa.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond ... [PAUL KANE / GETTY IMAGES] This woman flies the flag for Liberia ahead of President Joseph Boakai's state ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Backlash in Kenya over livestock vaccines and belching cows What's the fighting in DR Congo all about? Three ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Backlash in Kenya over livestock vaccines and belching cows What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?

The New York Times has called China’s quarantine measures “authoritarian”, while describing similar policies in South Korea and Italy as part of a battle “empowered” by their respective ...

In South Africa, the interest rates decisions are taken by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The official interest rate is the repo rate. This is the rate at ...

Handing out mourning ribbons or wearing ANC green, black and gold were similarly outlawed, and the organisation’s flag was banned until 1988. Sometimes sentences could be overturned on appeal. At the ...

This system, designed to exploit cheap black labour for the benefit of a white-controlled economy, has not only persisted but continues to shape contemporary South African society. It is a ...

Some of the shapes that grief can take have been formally recognized and include: Disenfranchised Grief. When individuals with substance use problems and their families are judged and stigmatized ...