The trial of Oscar Pistorius, the fallen South African OIympian, over the death of his girlfriend begins next month. The star athlete, in the meantime, has set about recruiting an O.J. Simpson-style dream team of lawyers and …
A Czech gangster likened both to Al Capone and James Bond is in the dock in South Africa, but his case shines a light on police corruption and the country’s vast criminal underworld
As a child, Ana Soraya Marques grew up hearing about Kianda, a mythical sea creature worshiped in Angola, a country whose rocky west coast borders the Atlantic Ocean. “In a certain season, the waves, the sea, turns very …
Christopher Samkelo, a 23-year-old quarryman, is standing outside Billy’s Tavern, a smokey pub in the heart of South Africa’s platinum belt with a sign above the entrance that reads “no weapons or guns.” The tavern has been a …
On July 31, Zimbabweans go to the polls to elect their next President. Will the 33-year-reign of President Robert Mugabe finally come to an end? His chief rival doesn’t think so.
Despite his packed agenda, Obama’s trip can’t compete with the media frenzy surrounding the health of South Africa’s 94-year-old former president
President Obama arrives in South Africa today at an extraordinary moment in this remarkable nation’s history. The country’s first black president, Nelson Mandela, is in critical condition in hospital and South Africans are …
