By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 08 November 2007 South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled in favor of the prosecution in four applications that will give the state access to important evidence in its corruption case against Jacob Zuma, the co...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 08 November 2007 The European Union has announced a plan to admit 20-million skilled workers during the next 20 years in order to meet projected labor shortages. The proposal has drawn protests from leaders in developing na...
By VOA News Johannesburg 06 November 2007 Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir and South African President Thabo Mbeki have been holding talks in Capetown to discuss the deteriorating situation in Darfur and the deployment of additional peacekeeping troo...
By Kari Barber Dakar 29 October 2007 A new World Conservation Union report says a large number of the world's endangered primates are at risk of extinction in West and Central African countries. Experts say hunting for bushmeat is threatening the ani...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 25 October 2007 Media experts in South Africa are debating whether the news media should be allowed to violate an individual's right to privacy if it is in the public interest. The debate was sparked by the publication of c...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 24 October 2007 African leaders from the government, civil society and private sectors are in Burkina Faso for a three-day U.N. conference on good governance. Organizers say despite recent democratic reforms, the continent still...
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 23 October 2007 South Africa's rugby world-champion, the Springboks, have returned home to a rapturous welcome following their victory over England at the Rugby World Cup in France. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from J...
By Tendai Maphosa London 22 October 2007 Former Mozambique President Joachim Chissano is the first recipient of the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African leadership. Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan made the announcement in London. Tend...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 19 October 2007 South African Reggae star Lucky Dube has been killed in an apparent car-jacking attempt. The 43-year-old musician was shot Thursday night in a suburb south of Johannesburg. Correspondent Scott Bobb reports f...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 11 October 2007 Fifteen years of conflict on the African continent have cost Africa an estimated $300 billion, which is the amount of foreign aid received during the same period. This is the assessment of a new report calli...