The World Medical Association Sunday urged doctors not to enforce controversial new IAAF gender rules for classifying female athletes, warning that attempts to do so would breach ethical codes.
Senzo Meyiwa's father Sam Meyiwa outside the family home in Umlazi on 28 October 2017. Sam Meyiwa says he trusts SA police Minister Fikile Mbalula and his promise to make arrests.
Four Nigerian soldiers have been killed in an attack by IS-affiliated jihadists in the country's restive northeast, two security sources told AFP Thursday.
In a July episode of his YouTube show, MacG alleged that Nkosazana Daughter had cheated on her boyfriend, fellow Amapiano artist Tumelo "Sir Trill" Zwane and that the father of her child was not Sir Trill but rather renowned musician and Jerusalema hitmaker Master KG.
Burundi's national assembly on Tuesday approved the nomination of Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, a hardliner under US sanctions for his alleged role in political repression, as prime minister.
Netflix's The Polygamist has become a global streaming sensation, attracting millions of viewers and igniting conversations about polygamy, family and betrayal.
DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis has urged South Africans to reject violence and vigilantism ahead of planned anti-migrant protests, calling for immigration laws to be enforced by the state.
The United States has sanctioned Rwanda's Gasabo Gold Refinery and its executives over allegations they helped traffic conflict minerals from eastern DR Congo.
Ivory Coast coach Emerse Fae has criticised Bastian Schweinsteiger's comments about African football, saying they reinforced racist stereotypes despite the team's historic World Cup success.
Vusimusi "Cat" Matlala has pleaded guilty to corruption, fraud and money laundering as part of a plea deal that could expose senior South African police officials.
Tanzania has suspended political rallies nationwide, prompting fierce opposition criticism and a planned court challenge as political tensions continue to rise.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed a new case against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice, accusing Kigali of violating international law during the long-running conflict in eastern Congo.
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has travelled to neighbouring Uganda to take part in the birthday celebrations of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba. This trip to Uganda, Mr Kagame's first in four years, is being seen as a sign of a cooling of tensions between the two countries.
South Africa's internationally renowned actress Pearl Thusi has vowed to disrupt apartheid's President FW de Klerk's funeral if he gets a state funeral.
South African TV personality and Idols SA judge Somizi has crushed reports circulating on social media that he and his husband Mohale are going through a divorce.
South African TV personality and Idols SA judge Somizi has crushed reports circulating on social media that he and his husband Mohale are going through a divorce.
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has travelled to neighbouring Uganda to take part in the birthday celebrations of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba. This trip to Uganda, Mr Kagame's first in four years, is being seen as a sign of a cooling of tensions between the two countries.
South Africa's internationally renowned actress Pearl Thusi has vowed to disrupt apartheid's President FW de Klerk's funeral if he gets a state funeral.
Uganda's High Court has directed security agencies to produce Education Ministry adviser Duncan Keith Ayebare, who has been missing since February, following allegations of unlawful detention.
Ghana's Parliament has passed a revised anti-LGBTQ bill that criminalises LGBTQ activities while exempting lawyers, journalists and medical professionals carrying out their duties.
Rumours of a planned June 30 mobilisation against foreign nationals have heightened tensions in South Africa, prompting fears of renewed xenophobic violence and forcing some migrants to seek refuge.
Escalating cooking gas and kerosene prices are forcing many Nigerian families to abandon modern cooking fuels in favour of charcoal and firewood as the country's cost-of-living crisis intensifies.
Kenyan police have arrested eight students following a deadly dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy that killed 16 pupils and injured 79 others. Investigators are examining suspected arson and major safety breaches at the school.