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South Africa's ANC Faces Uncertain Future After Election

South Africa's national election results show ANC at risk of losing majority, signaling potential political change and addressing societal issues.

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Nigeria to host first Lassa fever treatment trials for 40 years

The viral disease kills 5,000 people a year in west Africa, and has been described as an epidemic threat to global health

The Guardian - UK

‘Cape of Storms’ – climate researchers explain Cape Town’s recent extreme weather

A severe storm hit South Africa’s Western Cape province between 6 and 9 April 2024, with extreme winds gusting at up to 135km/h. The storm left a trail of destruction across Cape Town and surrounding areas – at least 1,500 people were left homeless after the high winds fanned fires…

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Glamour, politics, exuberance on show at Africa Fashion

Australia's biggest ever show of African fashion has opened at the National Gallery of Victoria, featuring work from 50 designers.

AAP

Democracy under scrutiny as Nigerians struggle to afford the basics

Nigeria has played a major role in fostering democracy in Africa’s west but after 25 years its people are losing faith

The Guardian - UK

Early vote counts in South Africa's election put ruling ANC short of a majority

Very early counts in South Africa's national election put the long-ruling African National Congress at just over 42% of the vote, raising the possibility that it might lose its majority for the first time since it swept to power under Nelson Mandela at the end of apartheid in 1994.

France 24

South Africans vote in watershed election as ANC could lose majority

Cyril Ramaphosa has promised to ‘do better’ but lingering poverty and unemployment threaten his party’s three-decade grip on power

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South Africa's ANC Faces Tough Election Challenge

South Africa's crucial national election could lead to historic power shift as ANC faces challenge to maintain majority.

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Is Israel acting like the ICC is ‘only for Africa and thugs like Putin’?

Two recent legal judgements from international courts could potentially undermine support for Israel.

Al Jazeera

Godwin by Joseph O’Neill review – mining for goals

A comedic hunt for raw footballing talent in Africa explores a new kind of colonialism

The Guardian - UK

South Africa election: Millions go to the polls as ANC's majority hangs in the balance

Ruling African National Congress party could lose its majority for first time since apartheid ended 30 years ago

Evening Standard

South Africa elections: voting under way amid grim national mood

Ruling African National Congress party could lose majority for first time since apartheid ended 30 years ago

The Guardian - UK

Canon celebrates 10 years of empowering African youth with the Miraisha program

The program focuses on delivering job opportunities and future livelihoods to young people across Africa

Digital Camera World

The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan season 4: release date, locations, trailer and everything we know

The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan sees Romesh explore Africa in the fourth and final series of his BBC travelogue.

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Photographer Zanele Muholi: 'I want to educate people about our community'

Charting the history of South Africa’s queer community starts with their gaze, says artist Zanele Muholi. Isobel Van Dyke meets them

The Conversation

TikTok activism: how queer Zimbabweans use social media to show love and fight hate

In Zimbabwe, there is a long held public view that queerness is “unAfrican” and imported to Africa from the west. Even though numerous studies have proven this not to be true, reiterations of this lie by the state has led many to believe that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and…

The Conversation

Democracy in Africa: digital voting technology and social media can be a force for good – and bad

It’s a bumper year for elections on the continent: by the end of 2024, 20 countries ought to have gone to the polls to vote in national elections. A handful of others are also scheduled to conduct local-level elections. As is the case elsewhere in the world, digital technologies have…

Al Jazeera

South Africa elections 2024: Key issues by the numbers

Unemployment, crime and access to electricity are some of the biggest issues on the ballot.

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Al Jazeera

Cape Town’s poor ‘neglected’ in South Africa’s only opposition-run province

Township residents say the opposition Democratic Alliance is elitist and runs a city that functions only for the rich.

Guitar World

“When I was very young I didn’t have access to Western music. In 2016, I was first introduced to Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix”: Mdou Moctar is one of Africa’s premier guitar heroes – and he’s using his Stratocaster to spark a revolution

As the Niger guitarist releases a bristling new collection of protest songs, he explains how injustice puts the fire in his fingers, what keeps him loyal to the Strat, and why everybody in his hometown wants to play guitar

Bangkok Post

African countries want answers over old rice sale

The Foreign Ministry will meet with diplomats from African countries to address concerns following reports that Thailand plans to sell 15,000 tonnes of 10-year-old rice to their countries.

The Guardian - UK

‘Crippling’ drought in Zambia threatens hunger for millions, says minister

Collins Nzovu says country’s plight is foretaste of disasters that will increasingly afflict region as climate breakdown takes hold

The Conversation

Mayibuye! The 100-year-old slogan that’s stirred up divisions in South Africa’s elections

Political parties the world over use slogans, icons, colours, names and flags to establish their political and historical credentials. What happens when two political parties lay claim to the same history and the same symbolic capital?

The Conversation

Hate speech and disinformation in South Africa’s elections: big tech make it tough to monitor social media

There’s a growing global movement to ensure that researchers can get access to the huge quantity of data assembled and exploited by digital operators.

Al Jazeera

Cut Israel ties: South Africa universities face pressure to follow gov’t

Despite mass student protests and calls from leaders, universities are dragging their feet over divestment from Israel.

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