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South Africa: Malema is Out, What's Next?

South Africa's most controversial character and politician Julius Malema has been suspended from the ANC for five years. Malema is regarded by his supporters as the genuine voice of the poor in South Africa particularly with his call for nationalisation of South African mines.
HIV & AIDS: Creative awareness raising campaigns

We bring you a Christian Church that raps in Spanish against Drugs and AIDS, correct male condom usage in El Salvador, a Peruvian campaign using modified Tarot cards to tell "clients" about their future regarding love and sexuality, a Venezuelan calendar that brings nude artists together against AIDS, an African...

29 August 2015
Google's Optical Character Recognition Software Now Works with All South Asian Languages

Written by Subhashish Panigrahi · South Asia
10 November 2011
South Africa: Malema is Out, What's Next?

Written by Muhammad Karim · Sub-Saharan Africa
3 December 2008
HIV & AIDS: Creative awareness raising campaigns

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Latin America

Stories about Afrikaans

10 April 2017

How a Teenager's Mysterious Death in China Is Eroding Public Trust in Authorities

"To prove netizens' version of the story wrong is not difficult. Authorities just need to release more information and the rumors would fall apart"

18 September 2016

Why Do So Many Eritreans Risk Their Lives Fleeing the Country?

Written by Abdoulaye Bah · Sub-Saharan Africa

"Eritrea is an authoritarian state. There is no independent justice system, no parliament, no democratic institutions to speak of. "

17 July 2015

Explaining the Appeal of the Song ‘Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika’ Across Africa and Beyond

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Sub-Saharan Africa

"Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" means "Lord Bless Africa" but its message resonates at a deeper level for many Africans and non-Africans alike.

10 August 2013

Does a Malawian Herb Cure HIV? ‘Africa Check’ Knows the Answer

Written by Ndesanjo Macha · Sub-Saharan Africa

(The answer is no). The website sorts fact from fiction when it comes to claims about the African continent.

29 January 2013

Spain: Catalonia's “Declaration of Sovereignty” Translated into 36 Languages

Written by Violeta Camarasa · Quick Reads · Western Europe

26 October 2011

South Africa: Motorcyclist in Amageza Rally Rescues Calf

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

18 May 2010

South Africa: Nation mourns passing of Dr Frederick Van Zyl Slabbert

Written by Prisha Bhoola · Sub-Saharan Africa

The day was July 9 1987. The place was Dakar, Senegal. The participants - members of the then banned African National Congress and a group of 61 influential white Afrikaners....