Success of microfinance project sees women benefiting as Malawi economy stabilisesDifficulties have eased for NGOs but political corruption still a threatFri Jan 17 2014 - 01:00
Little evidence of Malawian middle class beyond confines of expat communityPoverty and limited educational chances are more pervasive than any affluenceWed Jan 08 2014 - 01:00
Former Miss Venezuela and ex-husband killed in robberyDepartment of Foreign Affairs investigating after local media reported husband was IrishTue Jan 07 2014 - 17:13
Black middle class drives South Africa’s economic growth as new tensions ariseThe black middle class has expanded rapidly but attitudes remain ingrainedMon Jan 06 2014 - 09:13
Many bid farewell in private rather than at public gatheringsVenues with big screens far from packed to capacity writes Bill Corcoran in Cape TownMon Dec 16 2013 - 08:50
‘We kept going because of Nimrod,’ Dunnes group tell activist’s familySouth African union leader Nimrod Sejake was a huge support to the Dublin strikers during their protestFri Dec 13 2013 - 01:00
South African union hails ‘inspirational’ Dunnes Stores anti-apartheid strikersThree former Dunnes workers presented at press conference in JohannesburgWed Dec 11 2013 - 18:26
Obama recalls Mandela’s greatness as Zuma jeeredScenes at memorial event witnessed by 100 dignitaries in stadium and global audience of billionsWed Dec 11 2013 - 01:00
Hostility to Zuma sparks ANC election concernsSouth African president linked to series of scandals in recent yearsWed Dec 11 2013 - 01:00
Irish workers’ apartheid fight finds fitting closureThe sight of South Africans paying respects to Nelson Mandela evoked strong emotions in the Dunnes strikersWed Dec 11 2013 - 01:00
Robben Island guards recall Mandela’s acts of kindnessJailers tell how they were won over by future president’s advice and humilityTue Dec 10 2013 - 01:00
Dunnes strikers to address South African trade union press conferenceMary Manning, Karen Gearon and Liz Deasy invited to talk about their part in fight against apartheidTue Dec 10 2013 - 01:00
Higgins, Gilmore in SA for Mandela serviceOfficial Irish delegation to include one of the Dunnes Stores anti-apartheid strikersMon Dec 09 2013 - 17:48
Nelson Mandela ‘was breathing on his own, free of life support’ before he diedGrandson Mandla was there to share his last momentsMon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
Dozens of world leaders to attend Mandela memorial service or funeralTransport strategy for 2010 World Cup to be implemented to ferry public to stadiumMon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00
Mandela being prepared to lie in state in PretoriaEvents also to include national day of prayer, official memorial service and state funeralSat Dec 07 2013 - 19:43
South Africa mourns ‘great unifier’ as world pays tribute‘Pillar of family is gone’ but will always be ‘in our hearts and souls’, spokesman saysSat Dec 07 2013 - 15:46
Ten days of national mourning for the father of the Rainbow NationSouth African president Jacob Zuma promises a fitting farewell for ‘outstanding son of our country’Sat Dec 07 2013 - 01:00
Kenmare taxes in Mozambique queriedNGO report claims company pays just 1 cent in taxes for every dollar earnedThu Dec 05 2013 - 00:47
Calls for Zuma to repay cost of home upgradesInvestigation finds South African president benefited personally from security upgradesFri Nov 29 2013 - 20:49
Third of Africans have paid bribe in last year, survey findsGovernment not doing enough to fight corruption, respondents tell AfrobarometerFri Nov 15 2013 - 01:02
Universities head to Africa in a bid to attract studentsSix institutes are participating in a trade mission to South Africa and NigeriaMon Nov 11 2013 - 08:41
Amnesty accuses Shell of wrongly reporting cause of oil spills in NigeriaAgency says oil spills caused by poor maintenance and equipment failureThu Nov 07 2013 - 01:00
Independent statistics show crime in South Africa at 15-year lowViolent offences have dropped by 40 per cent in the past decade, according to study by international information firm IHSSun Nov 03 2013 - 22:25
Mozambique’s president says clashes with rebels will not reignite civil warArmando Guebuza moves to placate international investors after attacks by Renamo forcesFri Nov 01 2013 - 01:00
South African white supremacists jailed for up to 35 yearsBoeremag group that carried out nine bomb attacks in Soweto also targeted MandelaWed Oct 30 2013 - 01:01
Zanu-PF spent $100m to rig landslide election victory, MDC dossier claimsDocument alleges Zimbabwe’s ruling party and state conspired to steal electionTue Oct 29 2013 - 01:01
Zimbabwe sues EU over sanctions on MugabeSanctions have cost country $42bn in potential revenue, claims attorney generalFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:02
Mozambique former rebel group withdraws from peace deal that ended civil warFears for stability of country that has been one of the world’s economic success storiesWed Oct 23 2013 - 01:01
No Uganda officials ‘held to account’ for €4m Irish Aid theftLack of political will hampering anti-corruption efforts, according to reportMon Oct 21 2013 - 01:00
World Bank economist named as Malawi finance ministerMaxwell Mkwezalamba appointed following sacking of cabinet over corruption scandalThu Oct 17 2013 - 01:00
African leaders stop short of withdrawing from Hague courtCertain leaders accuse International Criminal Court of disproportionately targeting African leadersMon Oct 14 2013 - 01:00
Free 20% state stake in South Africa oil and gas projectsState can increase shareholding up to 50 per centFri Oct 11 2013 - 01:00
Bruised feelings in Africa lead to special summit on international criminal courtOpinion: Withdrawal option may not garner support across the continentWed Oct 09 2013 - 00:01
Magazine lists 55 billionaires in AfricaMajority of super rich come from Nigeria and South Africa, reports financial magazine Ventures AfricaTue Oct 08 2013 - 18:24
Thousands of Nairobi slum dwellers face eviction over new road, says AmnestyHuman rights group calls on Kenyan government to end mass evictionsMon Oct 07 2013 - 01:29
Ireland and South Africa ‘can benefit from stronger economic ties’Former South African reserve bank governor Tito Mboweni talks of mutually beneficial relationship between both countriesFri Oct 04 2013 - 01:05
Governments in Africa fail to reduce poverty despite economic progressReport reveals a disconnect between growth and persistence of povertyThu Oct 03 2013 - 16:54
Environmental groups claim rhino poaching funds al-Shabaab operationsReports attribute increases in poaching to group’s need for new sources of financeThu Sept 26 2013 - 16:23
Posts in Mugabe cabinet go to more moderate faction of Zanu-PFAllies of vice-president Mujuru emerge biggest winnersFri Sept 13 2013 - 18:10
Mugabe scorns ‘vile’ western countries as he begins seventh termPolitical rival Morgan Tsvangirai boycotted the inauguration ceremonyFri Aug 23 2013 - 01:01
Mugabe to be inaugurated as president of Zimbabwe today after court rejects poll challengeOpposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will not attend swearing-in ceremonyWed Aug 21 2013 - 17:27
Pistorius likely to face two additional chargesParalympian to be charged with premeditated murder and illegal possession of firearm, with further charges expected laterSat Aug 17 2013 - 01:00
Murder still hangs in the air one year on from shooting at South African mineRivalry between unions inflaming tensions in region around ‘Marikana massacre’Fri Aug 16 2013 - 01:00
Mugabe tells opponents Zanu-PF victory will never be reversedZimbabwean president rejects allegations that vote was stolen in rigged electionTue Aug 13 2013 - 01:00
Amnesty claims 9,000 forcibly evicted in NigeriaSatellite images contradict official explanation of Lagos residents’ removalMon Aug 12 2013 - 01:00
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission says 305,000 voters were turned awayTsvangirai’s legal challenge not expected to succeed due to large margin of victoryFri Aug 09 2013 - 17:50
Zimbabwe opposition prepares election challengeSecond official resigns from the country’s electoral commissionWed Aug 07 2013 - 01:00
Mugabe’s re-election criticised by WestZanu-PF leader’s total of 61% of Zimbabwe poll is shrouded by claims of vote-riggingMon Aug 05 2013 - 01:00
