A crippling shortage of foreign exchange is forcing more and more private firms to shut down, shattering hopes of a post-Mugabe turnaround.
Charlotte Maxeke fought for the rights of women and Black South Africans long before the notion of equality was considered.
Morena Leraba, a shepherd by trade, is doing his damnedest to put his country on the rap map.
Three Botswanan leaders thwarted ruthless imperialist Cecil Rhodes with an unheard-of tactic — a goodwill PR tour of Britain.
Written out of history books by the British, the warrior-prophet Makhanda is making a belated comeback.
An accidental fashion designer took his inspiration from history — and Aristotle — to reimagine an iconic textile.
Black Mamba’s fair-trade, organic business model could be the answer for Swaziland’s small-scale farmers.
What was supposed to be a good news assignment suddenly became a very, very bad one.
Dining like a Mozambican includes franguinho, magumba and an ocean breeze.
The American singer became an irresistible icon in the southern African nation after he performed there in 1970.
From the BBC and OZY comes a fresh perspective on the debate about America’s future as a nation and its relation to the world during the 2020 US election.
Three decades after a plane crash killed Mozambique’s President Samora Machel, unanswered questions linger.
A sharp uptick in Congolese refugees is coinciding with a cutback in foreign aid, leaving Zambia on the brink of its own humanitarian crisis.