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

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

A government program in Spain is training African migrants as shepherds to tackle rural depopulation and job shortages ...

A government program in Spain is training African migrants as shepherds to tackle rural depopulation and job shortages ...

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 ...

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

Having read David Pilling’s news article about Spiro, a company manufacturing electric motorbikes in four African countries ( ...

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