The final phase of Africa’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers concluded on Tuesday, with Ivory Coast, Senegal, and South Africa clinching top spots in their respective groups to complete the list of nine automatic qualifiers for next year’s global showpiece. In Abidjan, Ivory Coast produced a commanding 3-0 victory over Kenya…
South African opposition leader Julius Malema has been found guilty of discharging a firearm in public, following a seven-year legal battle stemming from a 2018 incident. A video released at the time showed the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader firing multiple live rounds into the air during his party’s fifth-anniversary…
South Africa is mourning the sudden death of its ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa, who was found dead outside a high-rise hotel in Paris on Monday night. According to French prosecutors, the 58-year-old diplomat had been reported missing by his wife after she received a worrying text message…
For six months, Ms. Wambui has worked at Shona EPZ in Nairobi, stitching sportswear destined for the American market. Her modest wage sustains not only her four-year-old daughter but also two sisters in college and her mother. Like thousands of Kenyan workers, she fears the uncertainty surrounding the African Growth…