POLITICS-GHANA: Election Battle Comes to South Africa

The campaign trail for Ghana’s general election in December is taking a detour through South Africa this week, with the visit of opposition leader John Evans Atta Mills.

HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: Like Apartheid ‘We Must Defeat TB’

''To get their freedom, South Africans fought apartheid without backing off. So let's use the same method to defeat TB,'' says a short video clip prepared for the country's anti-TB campaign.

RIGHTS-SOUTH AFRICA: Calls Made for Tougher Gun Control

A recent brutal murder of a university student and the shooting of a soccer coach by a referee has rekindled the long-running debate about gun control in South Africa.

HIV/AIDS-SOUTHERN AFRICA: In Death’s Face There’s a Ray of Hope

Strong leadership, access to life- prolonging drugs and reducing infections will be the main challenges facing southern Africa in the next decade, AIDS campaigners say.

HIV/AIDS: Cry for Funds and Mixed Feelings Mark Conference End

The largest AIDS conference to date ended in the Thai capital with campaigners calling for more funding to fight the disease, which is ravaging the world, and participants having mixed feelings about whether significant achievements were made in what they termed as a giant talk fest.

HIV/AIDS: Mandela Charm Shines at Conference

A frail-looking but persuasive Nelson Mandela urged world leaders to increase funding to combat HIV/ AIDS and to raise global awareness about the dangers of the disease.

HIV/AIDS: Lessons from Africa for Asia to Study

A visibly touched Asian campaigner stepped forward and shook her African counterpart's hand while another hugged her - all with a mixture of respect and, possibly, remorse.

HEALTH: Pharmaceutical Firms Neglecting Children with HIV/AIDS

More than 2.5 million children living with HIV/AIDS have been neglected by pharmaceutical companies that mainly produce life-prolonging drugs, such as antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), for adults, says the leading humanitarian agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).

DEVELOPMENT-SOUTHERN AFRICA: NEPAD Highlights Infrastructure Needs

"If you see a set of bright, shining lights at night, it's not a vehicle but a giraffe that got stuck in a pothole in the middle of the road. So, watch out," Zambians used to joke about the state of their roads a few years ago.

POLITICS: Cleaning Up Africa’s Image

Conflict resolution and poverty reduction will dominate the annual summit of the African Union (AU), to be held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, this week from Jul. 6 to 8.

POLITICS: Cleaning Up Africa's Image

Conflict resolution and poverty reduction will dominate the annual summit of the African Union (AU), to be held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, this week from Jul. 6 to 8.

POLITICS-AFRICA: Women Charting the Continent’s Future

"We must congratulate Rwanda for achieving 48.8 percent of women representation in parliament. This is the highest in the world. It means gender parity is no longer a dream but a reality in Africa," said Lulu Xingwana, South Africa's Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy, to thunderous applause from over a thousand women who gathered in the capital, Pretoria, this week.

DEVELOPMENT: Lesotho Bears Brunt of Difficult Harvest in Southern Africa

The camera zooms in on a woman who is complaining of weakness and a skin rash. "The doctor says I'm not eating enough," she told a South African television station this week, in a news clip shot in the tiny kingdom of Lesotho.

RIGHTS-SOUTHERN AFRICA: No Rest in the Twilight Years

Getting older in Africa isn't what it used to be.

RIGHTS-SOUTH AFRICA: Ending Discrimination No Easy Task

A conference on South Africa’s equality courts has highlighted the challenges of undoing centuries of racial and cultural prejudice.

RIGHTS-SOUTHERN AFRICA: Human Trafficking Stretches Across the Region

Young South African women are being given false job offers to lure them into prostitution in Macau, a former Portuguese colony now under Chinese control, says the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

POLITICS-AFRICA: Jitters About the Congo

A substantial build-up of troops along the Democratic Republic of Congo’s border with Rwanda has sparked fears of renewed conflict in central Africa.

REFUGEE DAY-AFRICA: Pending Asylum, a Cat and Mouse Game With Police

A man who wishes to be identified as Soyu Mokili has discovered that the streets of South Africa's main commercial city, Johannesburg, are not paved with gold in the way he expected.

REFUGEE DAY: Pending Asylum, a Cat and Mouse Game With Police

A man who wishes to be identified as Soyu Mokili has discovered that the streets of South Africa's main commercial city, Johannesburg, are not paved with gold in the way he expected.

RIGHTS-SOUTH AFRICA: Children’s Wishes for Children

While driving from South Africa's capital, Pretoria, to the commercial centre of Johannesburg this week, Jody Kollapen - Chairman of the Human Rights Commission - said he spotted a collection of shacks that were housing families.

HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: Making a Necessity “Sexy”

A sparkling, bright blue cap, and a mask for the nose and mouth await visitors at the main door. Before being let into the building, visitors are also handed a pair of nylon socks to cover their shoes: mandatory attire for touring Africa’s only condom manufacturing firm.