Month: January 2014
Why Dubai wants a piece of Africa
One of Africa's youngest billionaires Ashish Thakkar on the business potential he sees between the continent and the…
From township to pro cycling
Meet South Africa's Luthando Kaka who has defied the odds and broken down barriers in the world of…
Mohamed Morsy trial postponed
The trial of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy has been postponed until February 1, according to multiple state-owned…
Soweto from the saddle
We're in a dimly lit shebeen (pub) in Soweto sharing beer from a communal cup and the conversation…
Nearly a million flee CAR violence
As the violence in the Central African Republic reaches unprecedented levels, aid organizations say the number of internally…
Trekking with a ‘gorilla whisperer’
Tracker Zephirin Okoko on how it took him years of persistence to habituate a specific gorilla.
Malawi: Africa’s next hot spot
Improving game parks, uncrowded beaches, friendly people -- Malawi is an African destination on the rise.
Three years to wait for a photo?
Three years to wait for a photo? Africa photographer David Gulden explains how he gets the shots that…
4 nuggets of Joburg history
It's hard to believe Johannesburg didn't even exist 130 years ago. Then gold was discovered, and one of…
Elephant poachers become the prey
Many of the guards trying to prevent poaching in the Republic of Congo used to be the ones…
End of line for ‘Lunatic Express?’
A Chinese-funded multi-billion railway project in Kenya could transform transport in east Africa.
When cricket took on apartheid
Gareth Evans was just a small boy when a team of West Indies cricketers arrived in apartheid South…