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When a British economist coined the BRIC acronym two decades ago to denote Brazil, Russia, India and China, he didnt have in mind an alliance that would seek to challenge Western dominance in global... -Today at 12:21 pm- MarketScreener

Essop Pahad, a veteran of South Africa's struggle against white minority rule who spent decades in exile abroad, died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 84 on Thursday after battling cancer, his family said.

YENAGOA — Nigerians gathered to vote on Sunday in a few parts of the country where technical and other glitches prevented a national election from taking place…

President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the plight of poor South Africans left out of nearly three decades of post-apartheid prosperity, he promised on Sunday ahead of a governing party election that...

A South African court on Friday upheld a complaint by activists that poor air quality in the coal belt is a breach of constitutional rights, giving the environment minister a year to enforce a clean... | March 18, 2022

Terry and Roger Hugo, both retirees in their 70s, couldn't wait to see their grandchildren come over to visit South Africa from Britain for the first time, after cancelling last year's Christmas plans because of COVID-19. Now they are mortified at having to call everything off again after a new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa prompted Britain to slap a travel ban on its former colony.

Terry and Roger Hugo, both retirees in their 70s, couldn't wait to see their grandchildren come over to visit South Africa from Britain for the first time, after cancelling last year's Christmas plans because of COVID-19.

South Africans voted in municipal elections on Monday, with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) hoping to avert its worst result since the end of white minority rule.

The diverse interests among the 197 signatories to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) make for a tough challenge reaching consensus on the next steps to stem global warming. Here are some of the main stakeholders in the U.N. climate conference (COP26) starting in Glasgow on Oct. 31.

CLIMATE-CHANGE/SAFRICA (UPDATE 1, TV):UPDATE 1-Fossil fuel firms investing in Africa face risk of regulatory action, US climate envoy says