Society & Culture

The Untold Story of The Schoolgirls Who Warned of Rwanda’s Genocide

Over the course of the 1980s, the Virgin Mary appeared to three young women in a Small village 'Kibeho' in Rwanda, identifying herself as "Mother of the Word", The teenaged seers reported that the Virgin asked everyone to pray...

South African Teacher Suspended Over Racist Picture Wins Court Battle

The South African Teacher 'Elana Barkhuizen' who was Suspended Over Racist Picture has won her Labour Court challenge and had her suspension lifted, according to Times Live North West education MEC Sello Lehari's decision to suspend Barkhuizen was found to...

These are the Most Powerful Countries in Africa Right Now

US News has published its latest Best Countries ranking for 2019, and according to its Power subranking, Egypt is the most powerful country in Africa. The world’s most powerful countries also are the ones that consistently dominate news headlines, preoccupy...

Angola Is The Latest African Country To Decriminalise Homosexuality

Angola has adopted a new penal code, dropping the “vices against nature” provision from its colonial era, and decriminalizing homosexuality. Yesterday, Angola became the first country in 2019 to decriminalise gay sex. Making it a well-rounded win, lawmakers also passed...

Best Countries in Africa for 2019 – Report

US News has published its latest Best Countries ranking for 2019, and South Africa is the highest ranked country in Africa. The report covers 80 countries and ranks them on how global perceptions define them in terms of a number...

Africa Will be Polio-free If Nigeria Records No New Cases by August 2019

Polio, is on the brink of eradication. The last case of wild poliovirus in Africa was reported in August 2016 in the north-eastern state of Borno, Nigeria. If no new cases of wild poliovirus are detected in Nigeria by August...

Just Like Rwanda, South Sudan Bans Bleaching Cream

South Sudan government has banned the importation and of skin lightening and bleaching products apparently to protect the people of South Sudan from being exposed to harmful chemicals used in manufacturing skin bleaching cosmetics. South Sudan has followed Ivory Coast,...

World’s Richest Man Jeff Bezos’s 1% Wealth Equals Entire Health Budget of Ethiopia

A recent Oxfam study noted that just 1 per cent of Bezos's wealth is equal to the entire health budget of African nation Ethiopia. The 54-year-old Amazon founder has seen a meteoric rise in wealth after a major slump...

Africa Ocean Health Index 2018: Seychelles Top, Nigeria Among Bottom

The latest global assessment of ocean health has ranked Seychelles, Morocco and Egypt the highest in Africa while Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya and Ivory Coast were among the lowest, in what draws attention to the management of...

France Summons Italian Envoy After Di Maio Accused France Of Creating Poverty in Africa

France’s foreign ministry on Monday summoned Italy’s ambassador after Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio accused Paris of creating poverty in Africa and fueling mass migration to Europe. “It’s not the first time the Italian authorities have made unacceptable and...
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Mwari: The Creator and Guiding Spirit of the Shona People of Southern Africa

The Shona people, one of the largest ethnic groups in Southern Africa, primarily inhabit Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and parts of...
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