Super Eagles refuse to blame SA footballs for defeat

The fall-out from Nigeria's dramatic defeat to South Africa in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday looks set to continue.

Marikana massacre: Shot nine times and survived

One man who survived being shot nine times during the Marikana massacre relives that day.

McCarthy takes over as Cape Town head coach

Former South African striker Benni McCarthy is appointed the new head coach of Premier Soccer League club, Cape Town City.

South Africa’s Helen Zille makes unreserved apology for tweets

Helen Zille, from South Africa's main opposition party is sorry for saying that colonialism has some positive aspects.

Devastation in the wake of South Africa wildfires

People in South Africa's Western Cape province are dealing with the impact of wildfires in which seven people died.

Musonye blames “internal politics” for Cecafa crisis

East and Central Africa's regional body - Cecafa - is being destroyed by "internal politics", according to secretary general Nicholas Musonye.

Nairobi building collapse: People missing as residents join search

At least five people are missing after the seven-storey building crumbled in an eastern Nairobi suburb.

A woman’s world

Documenting daily life in Ugandan refugee settlements.

French soldier jailed for molesting girls in Burkina Faso

The soldier filmed the assaults on two girls aged three and five - but left the camera behind.

Manchester bomber was watched in Libya

Salman Abedi was under surveillance before returning to the UK to commit mass murder, Libyan officials say.