Unemployment in South Africa a political crisis, not an economic one

Siyabonga Hadebe|Published 20 minutes ago 8min SOUTH Africa’s high unemployment is not merely a problem of economics, which means economic solutions produced in isolation are ill-suited to address it. The issue lies in the fact that unemployment...

Issa Tchiroma Bakary Calls on Cameroon’s Security Forces to “Stand with the People”

Breaking News: Issa Tchiroma Bakary Calls on Cameroon’s Security Forces to “Stand with the People” In a powerful national address titled “Appeal to the Responsibility of Our Defense and Security Forces,” presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary...

Shell spuds wildcat offshore remote African archipelago

Shell has spudded its high-profile Falcao 1 wildcat offshore Sao Tome & Principe, and explorers will be watching the exploration well — only the second to be drilled off the West African archipelago — like hawks. The supermajor said the Stena...

NO NEUTRALITY IN THE STRUGGLE, CAPTAIN  TRAORÉ URGES AFRICANS TO CHOOSE THE SIDE OF LIBERATION

NO NEUTRALITY IN THE STRUGGLE, TRAORÉ URGES AFRICANS TO CHOOSE THE SIDE OF LIBERATION Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – In a meeting held at the Kosyam Palace in Ouagadougou this morning, President Captain Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso addressed...

Neftchi strengthens its squad with renowned Cameroonian striker

Azerbaijani football club Neftchi Baku has signed a major name to bolster its attacking lineup — Cameroon national team forward Vincent Aboubakar. According to Azernews, the black-and-whites have reached an agreement with the 33-year-old striker,...

Elumelu to African leaders: Fix electricity, channel pension funds into manufacturing, infrastructure

Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings, has asked the African leaders to channel pension funds into critical sectors like infrastructure, energy, and manufacturing. Elumelu spoke on Thursday at the launch of the United Bank of Nigeria (UBA)...

South African delegation visits Addis Ababa centre of excellence

18 october 2025 - 07:28:50 MA/CU 228 Views Panafrican News Agency Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Deputy Education Minister Mimmy Gondwe on Friday described the University Of South Africa-Ethiopia Regional Learning Centre in Addis...

Call for South Africans to sign up as organ donors

With fewer than 100 organ donors registered each year, South Africa faces one of the lowest donation rates in the world — just 1,6 donors per million people. According to the South African Organ Donor Foundation’s executive director of operations...

7 killed in mass shooting in South Africa's Cape Town

CAPE TOWN, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Seven men were killed in a mass shooting in Cape Town, Western Cape Province of South Africa, on Friday night, local police have confirmed. The incident occurred on Road R53 in Philippi East, a suburb in Cape Town's...

Jam Kamal terms PATDC a platform for expanding Pakistan–Africa economic cooperation

- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 (APP): Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan on Saturday emphasized the importance of the 5th Pakistan–Africa Trade Development Conference (PATDC) as a platform for the business communities of Pakistan and...

IMF Sounds Alarm over Sub-Saharan Africa’s Rising Domestic Debt

Domestic institutions now hold half of region’s public debt Around half of all public debt in Sub-Saharan African countries is now held by domestic institutions, a trend that has steadily increased over the years and is reshaping the region’s...

There’s more to South African wines than meets the eye

It was late on the second day of the Cape Wine 2025 trade show, around four o’clock, when things started to wind down. I received a message from my Wines of South Africa Canada minder: “Can you meet Ken Forrester at the Table Mountain cable car at...

Culinary innovator Fatmata Binta appointed FAO's Goodwill Ambassador for Africa

Meet Fatmata Binta, a chef, culinary innovator and now the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization’s Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Africa. Born in Sierra Leone and based in Ghana, Binta has long-championed African heritage foods,...

South Africa Sports Minister Insists He Doesn’t Want Nigeria At 2026 FIFA World Cup

South Africa Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has openly declared that he does not want the Super Eagles of Nigeria to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, following recent controversy involving both nations during the...

Investing in digital partnerships for Africa’s water

Water defines Africa – its abundance, its absence, its promise We have rivers that swell, lakes which recede, and aquifers that run deep. But too often, this water is either wasted, polluted or simply inaccessible, due to physical scarcity, and...

Walmart expands its retail footprint in South Africa with its first branded store

SOUTH AFRICA – Walmart has opened its first branded store in Africa at Fourways Mall in Johannesburg, converting a former Game outlet previously operated under Massmart. The development comes nearly three years after the company completed its...

First Chery bakkie heads for South Africa after surprise U-turn

Chinese carmaker backtracks on its decision not to avail Himla double cab to export markets In a surprise turnaround, Chery South Africa confirmed that its first-ever bakkie, the Himla, will arrive on local soil in 2026. First shown at the...

From power cuts to parliamentary hearings: the dark web of South Africa’s law enforcement scandal

Several celebrity murders and a R200-­million drug consignment stolen from a police building during a power cut now connect different parts of South Africa’s seismic law enforcement scandal. This week, suspended deputy national commissioner of...

AGSA exposes flaws in South Africa's parole system

The Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) has found that repeat offenders whose parole was previously revoked are considered for parole on new sentences, and remand detainees do not participate in rehabilitation programmes. The AGSA also found...

In Grandmothers Hands Huronia hosts African supper Tuesday

Event at Midland Legion raising funds for Stephen Lewis Foundation, which supports grandmothers in Africa who are raising grandchildren affected by AIDS/HIV Those looking to reawaken their palates after eating too much traditional Thanksgiving...