The South African rand slipped on Wednesday following mixed local economic data and as the dollar gained after data showed ...

South Africa's finance ministry said on Wednesday that a new budget would be presented on May 21 which would maintain the ...

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is setting up a judicial commission of inquiry to establish whether attempts were ...

International mining companies should consider joint ventures with local partners and dual listings on regional stock ...

Nowhere in the world is the Roman Catholic Church growing faster than in Africa, a continent Francis showered with attention.

A 21-year-old man has started a challenge to skateboard from East Sussex to Africa. Sam Allison is attempting to skate 1,500 ...

Senegal made history in 2024. The small Western African country joined the space race by launching its first satellite, ...

The U.S. had planned to support a critical minerals project in South Africa. Current and former officials say it’s now in ...

Millions of people around the world live with rare diseases, most of them caused by a misstep in their genes. Some conditions ...

YouTube creators shared a false claim that the White House press secretary was "caught" whispering the derogatory phrase on a C-SPAN hot mic.

One in 5 of the world’s Catholics now live in Africa, and African cardinals will be key in determining Francis’s successor at ...

Covering the World's Second-largest Continent Welcome to our brand-new show - Firstpost Africa - that brings you stories from ...