Lynsey Chutel

Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town

After years of carnage, the number of rhinos killed by poachers is decreasing in South Africa. The dip is thanks to the sharp increase in arrests, according to the Dept. of Environmental Affairs’ Feb. 27 statistics update.

One of the world’s most exclusive awards is proving to be near impossible to win.

Pretoria, South Africa

The proposed merger of the African chains Shoprite and Steinhoff was billed as a deal that would bring a retail giant to the continent, but shareholders were not impressed.

Once again, there are signs of growing xenophobia in South Africa. Despite the lives lost in previous waves of violence, the country has still not learned this painful lesson.

As South Africans worriedly watched the rand rise and dip against the dollar, more than a dozen banks were illegally profiting from the volatility, according to local antitrust agency,  Competition Commission. It says it found evidence 17 banks were colluding on the rand to dollar exchange rate.

No one would store a Rodin, Monet, Picasso or Goya under a leaky roof, and yet the Johannesburg Art Gallery’s impressive art collection has had to do just that. The landmark museum has fallen victim to neglect and crime, despite the efforts of art lovers to keep the more than a century-old institution relevant in an ever-changing city.

Ikea has recruited some of Africa’s best designers to create a uniquely African line. The furniture giant said it is trying to tap into the “creative explosion” happening across the continent right now.

In his first call with sub Saharan African leaders on Feb. 13, US president Donald Trump chose to dial up two of the continent’s embattled presidents—Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari and South Africa’s Jacob Zuma.

Germany’s colonial ghosts are once again haunting the country in the present day. Lawmakers in Tanzania have begun the process to demand compensation from Germany for atrocities committed at the dawn of the twentieth century.

On any given day in South Africa’s cities the daily commute can be chaotic and unpredictable. A new open source data platform hopes to bring some order to that—or at least help others get it right.

South Africa’s parliament turned into a chaotic fistfight on Feb. 9 as opposition lawmakers refused to let president Jacob Zuma deliver his annual state of the nation address. Broadcast live on television, it was almost a play-by-play replay of 2016’s dramatics.

Somerset West, South Africa

Neil Gorsuch, president Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, was no fan of progressives as a young man. So derisive was he of “progressive” politics that he attacked the anti-apartheid movement during his student days.

You don’t have to have children to take advantage of Mother’s Day in Zambia. The country now uses the term to refer to a law that allows women the day off when the symptoms of menstruation become too painful. In effect for a year, the law’s consequences are sparking debate about women in the workplace and how to create a gender-sensitive work environment.

At least 39 Ford vehicles caught fire before the American car manufacturer finally agreed to recall the 2014 Kuga model in South Africa in January this year. In the United States, Ford recalled a similar model with the same fire risks before any injuries occurred.

Indian telecoms giant  Bharti Airtel plans to rationalize subsidiary Airtel’s African operations, according to chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal. Those comments combined with already circulating rumors sparked headlines suggesting Airtel is quitting the continent altogether.

Peter Abrahams’ name was mentioned in the same breath as South African literary icons as Alan Paton and Nadine Gordimer, and yet his death has almost gone unnoticed in his native land.

The initial shock of Mozambique’s debt crisis may have worn off, but the fallout is just beginning.

South Africa’s ruling party tried to launch a 50 million rand ($3,7 million) on a fake news campaign  to spread positive spin and troll the opposition ahead of the 2016 local government election, in which the African National Congress suffered unprecedented  losses.

The euphoria over Yahya Jammeh’s departure was short-lived after his successors discovered that he looted state coffers before the Gambia.