In 1859, a South African declared himself emperor of the United States
Elon Musk wasn’t the first to shape the national conversation. Joshua Norton, a San Francisco cult figure, was.
An inquest ruled Chief Luthuli, Nobel laureate, died when he was hit by a train, but new evidence casts doubt on that.
Elon Musk wasn’t the first to shape the national conversation. Joshua Norton, a San Francisco cult figure, was.
Musk and Rubio claim it’s a call to kill white South African farmers. Is it?
![Elon Musk and Julius Malema [AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/AP19121496363297-1-1742974864.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
One hundred years ago an outbreak of the deadly disease in the Alaskan outpost of Nome caught the world’s attention.
A memorial being unveiled in Cape Town this week recognises the deaths of 1,772 predominantly Black non-combatants.
Southern right whales are thriving again. Now they face an even bigger threat – the Anthropocene era.
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After a funky makeover, the national shoe is being worn by the likes of Matthew McConaughey and Prince Harry.
The ‘last biotic frontier’ lies hidden right above our heads in the continent’s fascinating tree canopies.
Born 100 years ago, Sobukwe was a titan of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle.
The discovery of a 34,000-year-old mound in South Africa sheds light on the insects’ role in combating climate change
