Reuters report suggests some white South Africans are returning home after life abroad did not meet their expectations

Claims by Donald Trump that white South Africans are being persecuted have reignited debate about race and migration. But reporting by Reuters suggests a more complex picture — including cases of white South Africans who left the country and are now returning, saying life abroad did not meet expect…

Channel Africa's inaugural Africa Matters Summit to shift focus from abstract climate goals to tangible climate finance for Africa, including women

As we edge closer to Channel Africa's inaugural Africa Matters Summit, the conversation is shifting from abstract climate goals to the hard reality of who actually holds the purse strings. While Africa is at the forefront of the global climate crisis, a massive gap remains: the women who produce th…

SADC leaders acknowledge importance of unity and reformation in regional development

Unity and reformation within the South African Development Community (SADC) are critical in order for the region to thrive. This emerged at the Council of Ministers of SADC in Pretoria, convened to deliberate on the implementation of regional integration programmes. As Bonolo Maribe reports, the me…

Iran's newly appointed Supreme Leader appears to defy UN resolution to stop all attacks on Arab countries

A message from Iran's newly appointed Supreme Leader Motjaba Khamenei appeared to defy a resolution passed by the U.N. Security Council demanding Tehran immediately stop all attacks directed at Arab countries in the region. The resolution, which passed with 13 voters in favour and two abstentions f…

MSF Southern Africa sounds alarm on 87% surge in child malnutrition in Madagascar

In Madagascar, a severe combination of drought, cyclones, and malaria has resulted in an 87% surge in child malnutrition cases in the Ikongo district. A new report from Doctors Without Borders (MSF) highlights that over 550 000 children are at risk, prompting urgent calls for action. Tsepiso Makwet…

Award-winning Zimbabwean-born Photojournalist, Dianah Chiyangwa pays heartfelt tribute to late colleague, Jonisayi "Warchild" Maromo

Tonight,  the African media fraternity is mourning the sudden passing of Jonisayi "Warchild" Maromo, a veteran Pan-African journalist and Pretoria Bureau Chief for the African News Agency (ANA). Maromo, who had nearly two decades of experience covering international relations, crime and investigati…

Greenpeace Africa's Climate & Energy Campaigner notes upcoming Africa Matters Summit as springboard for meaningful climate finance action

We continue to look at the Africa Matters Summit, a strategic project launched by Channel Africa radio. The summit, which will take place on 25 March at the Wits Business School in Johannesburg, South Africa, aims to shift the narrative, ensuring African voices and perspectives shape the discourse …

Iranian-American Researcher, Dr Samine Joudat notes ordinary Iranians experiencing ' internal rapture' as war rages on

As the world marks twelve days since the beginning of the seismic events involving the US, Israel and Iran, the geopolitical maps are continue to be redrawn, but behind the headlines of airstrikes and successions lies a civilian population navigating a transformed reality. For ordinary Iranians, 'h…

Thousands of Nigeria's Shia Muslims take to the street in mourning of death of Iran's Supreme Leader

Across the world, the fallout from the unprecedented joint United States-Israeli strikes on Tehran, is being felt far beyond the borders of the Middle East. Following the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on February 28th, the world has seen massive waves of mourning and prote…

SA to launch campaign to eliminate cervical cancer using World Health Organisation-adopted strategy

South Africa's Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has announced that, in the next few weeks, the country will launch a campaign to eliminate cervical cancer using the global strategy adopted by the World Health Organisation. Cervical Cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths among Sou…