Four years ago, a U.K.-based charity, SolarAid, set out to provide solar-powered electricity to every home in Kasakula, a ...

This November, the Ford Foundation Office for West Africa is marking 65 years of unbroken commitment to promoting social ...

Natal, Dr Indira Govender saw three patients suffer mental breakdowns. In this piece for Bhekisisa, she writes that with no ...

A day after Democrats dominated the first major Election Day since Donald Trump returned to the White House, the president is ...

The old way of receiving and accessing cash is changing rapidly in South Africa. More people are using instant payments instead of cash, especially in small towns and rural areas. At the same time, ...

South Africa's sugarcane growers warn of a looming crisis as cheap imports flood the market, threatening local production and ...

If jihadists take over the West African state of Mali it would mark a stunning success sending shockwaves beyond the region.

Fintechs have gained an edge by working closely with informal traders, but the banks are also changing their approach.

Since the U.S. President, Mr Donald Trump, has issued a military threat rhetoric against Nigeria, reactions have poured in ...

A quiet rebellion is taking root in rural South Africa. Led by women armed not with tractors or chemicals, but with seeds, ...