It is highly infectious. Once the bacteria gets exposed to air, they form spores that can easily lead to infection.

The Zurich Zoo bid farewell to N'Gola, their beloved 47-year-old gorilla, after a long battle with declining health. N'Gola, ...

GENEVA — The Zurich Zoo’s beloved gorilla of more than 40 years has been put down after a long struggle with declining health, a zoo official in the Swiss city said Wednesday. N’Gola was 47 and one of ...

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced $51 million in cuts from the U.S. African Development Foundation, which included hundreds of thousands of dollars for marketing shea butter ...

The South African passport is the 100th most powerful passport in the world – a middling placement that comes across as weaker due to severely limited visa-free travel, poor global perception ...

President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of tens of billions of dollars in U.S. global aid spending has rapidly diminished key elements of America’s presence in Africa — upending long-standing ...

Dr Sophie Chandauka, the chairperson of the African charity co-founded by Prince Harry, said she felt tension with Harry a year ago when Harry's team asked her to defend Meghan Markle from ...

He awaits his sentencing for the crime committed in a railway house near Welverdiend. Hugo Ferreira, a 37-year-old South African man, confessed to the horrific rape and murder of his newborn daughter.

ATHENS, March 30 (Reuters) - West African neighbours Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5% levy on imported goods as they seek to fund a new three-state union after leaving the ...

Dr. Chandauka, 47, said she gave more decision-making roles to leaders in southern Africa and moved for the charity to cover climate resilience and wealth inequality. “The way the organization ...

Last year, funding into African startups edged past $2 billion, returning to pre-pandemic levels and presenting a mixed bag as expected. Signs suggest 2025 will follow the cautious trends of the ...

The controversial song, featuring the lyrics "kill the Boer" and "shoot the Boer"—Boer being a term for a white farmer—has long been a source of contention in South Africa. Its use has ...