President Jacob Zuma and his allies have begun their long-awaited purge of trades unionists, party members and government officials judged to have opposed him at the African National...

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande may be moving to the Department of International Relations and Cooperation to replace Maite Nkoana-Mashabane. This is under serious consideration, senior African National...

Anadarko and other oil companies predict that gas finds in Cabo Delgado could double Mozambique’s annual gross domestic product. Meanwhile, vast coal reserves are believed to lie in...

General Alberto Joaquim Chipande’s key business move was the formation of Quionga Energia SA this January. Also involved are his long-time ally Gen. Raimundo Pachinuapa and former Finance...

An intervention force from the Southern African Development Community will soon deploy in eastern Congo-Kinshasa. It looks like a rerun of the 1998-2003 Congo war but some...

The SWAPO government has turned down a request from a Chinese state-backed company for unlimited numbers of work permits. Eastern China Non-Ferrous Metals Investment Holding (ECE) is developing...

Elias Masilela warned Africa of the dangers of allowing Chinese firms to operate unregulated across the continent at Ernst & Young’s Strategic Growth Forum in Cape Town, South...

The governing Patriotic Front’s tactics are far from original. The PF’s attempts to dominate the media and gaol opponents hark back to the era of the one-party state...

If or when he stands down, many expect President Michael Sata to try to impose his choice of presidential candidate for the 2016 elections – widely thought to...

A political row erupted in South Africa after 13 troops were killed and some 27 wounded on a mission to Central African Republic which is poorly understood locally...