Covering all Southern African stories is The African Exponent's Busisiwe. She bases in Pretoria to deliver all significant stories that matter right onto your computer. Storytelling defines her life.
When the news first broke across Africa that Grand mothers were increasing becoming targets for rape, sexual assault, murder and robbery for various unprintable reasons, it sent a wave of panic and serious concern across the continent. Many informal settlements like Korogocho in Niarobi, Kenya - home to about 200,
The Shared Economy Show me a hotel that uses your personal residential house to accommodate tourists you have never met and I’ll show you Airbnb. Show me a public transport company that uses the public’s very own cars to transport them and I’ll show you Uber, Taxify
The issue of governance continues to be a huge issue for concern in Africa. It is no news that the problem of Africa is leadership - political leadership. The recently released 2018 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation which rates African countries according to their
Zimbabwe's economy has been on a free-fall and attempts to resuscitate the ailing economy have been futile. There is a universal consensus in the country that Zimbabwe may not be on the right path and the economy will continue to suffer. One man does not buy into this,
Jack Ma, co-founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group is the richest man in China and he owes a huge chunk of this success to the African market. Rather than focus on Europe or America, Ma focused his attention on Africa and within a short space of time, took over
History was made today at 2:51pm when the maiden Kenya Airways (KQ) Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner direct flight which took off from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The plane which was christened "Magical Kenya" before take off left Nairobi
A Zimbabwean prophet named Walter Magaya has sensationally claimed that he has found a cure for HIV/AIDS together with his Indian researchers. They say that they discovered a herb, Aguma, which they claim can treat HIV/AIDS and also cancer-related illnesses. Magaya said that it took him two years
In 2015, a law was passed in Namibia which required companies seeking licenses to explore the vast mining sites in the country to have a minimum 20 percent representation of black Namibians either as owners, partners or managers. The regulation also states that at least 5 percent of the company
Regardless of how one believes the Amazigh people of North Africa came to the region one thing is certain, their presence in Morocco has had substantial influence on the contemporary way of life and set of beliefs. There are specifically three major themes within the Amazigh culture which are defined
Samia Yaba Christina Nkrumah is the daughter of Ghana's first president and hero of Africa's Independence, Kwame Nkrumah. She is a daughter in whom her father would be well pleased. She is a Pan-African activist who has picked up the baton from where her father dropped
Siyabonga Hadebe & Luther-King Junior Zogli* Saturday, 20 October 2018 Like a patient that has been terminally ill for a long time, it appears that the Zimbabwean economy has opted for euthanasia to end its pain and suffering. It appears that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's charm offensive to lure
Threat: (noun) /θrɛt/ a person or thing likely to cause damage or danger. On 1st August, WHO was notified by the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of Ebola Virus Disease in the North Kivu province. Cases were also subsequently recorded in the Ituri Province. From
Despite the high level of unemployment in Zimbabwe which has seen citizens scramble for any kind of job available, no one seems interested in applying for the position of executioner - a position that has remained vacant since the country's last hangman retired in 2006. No one has
The advent of technology and social media has altered too many things in society today. Business, science, health and finance are some of the areas that have changed by technology, good and bad. Social interaction has transformed from face-to-face engagement to 'spending' time with millions of people that
Ebola is back, but are we better prepared to combat it in preventing the havoc is caused around Africa in 2013/2014? The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is expected to last another three to four months and could spread at any time to Uganda
Major General Trust Magoba – who now serves as a special advisor to the African Union office for Peace and Security – has raised concerns about foreign interference on the continent. “The establishment of foreign bases and the involvement of external forces in the conflicts on the Horn of Africa is a
