In a major development that brings one of South Africa’s longest-running corporate disputes to a close, Vodacom Group has reached an out-of-court settlement with former employee Kenneth Makate over ...

A homegrown robot built to inspect power lines is getting global attention after helping Eskom fix faults faster and safer across South Africa.

Continuous sleep is a modern habit, not an evolutionary constant, which helps explain why many of us still wake at 3am and wonder if something’s wrong. It might help to know that this is a deeply ...

Many inventions get revised over time. The pandemic gave one medical school student an idea about changing the stethoscope.

ASU’s SolarSPELL, solar-powered literary devices, increase educational access and were recently named one of Time's best ...

As of mid-2025, roughly 31 of Africa’s 54 nations still criminalize same-sex relationships. The latest addition to that list ...

Wisconsin’s Winter Forecast Is in (And It’s Not What You’d Expect) With the state motto “Forward,” Wisconsin is known for always progressing towards new horizons. As such, there are several inventions ...

Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Reach Industries, Silas Adekunle, is a Nigerian-British inventor and technology ...

Situated on the West coast of Africa, with the equator running through it, the tiny island of Sao Tome was uninhabited before being colonized by the Portuguese in 1486. Now being investigated ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of Kenya and perennial presidential candidate whose populist campaigns challenged one-party rule, rattled authorities and gave him outsized ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Raila Odinga, Kenya’s former prime minister and five-time presidential candidate, died Wednesday at 80 of cardiac ...

The gift is twice the amount Ms. Scott contributed to the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund in 2021. The action fund is the largest privately funded resource in the United States ...