South Africa's many landmarks represent the country's diverse and incredible history - here's a look at the stories behind ...

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Greek geographer Ptolemy mentioned a "great snow mountain" in Africa as early as the second century. European explorers initially dismissed the idea of snow in Africa until German missionary ...

Since its inception in 2018, the Africa Business Forum has promoted dialogue between governments, investors, service providers, project promotors and other stakeholders on challenges, opportunities, ...

In the latest Africa Youth Survey, conducted by a South African charity in 2024, Ivory Coast was the only country where a majority said it was easy to find a job. At $2,900 a year, GDP per person ...

Quadri Aruna is back in the spotlight, reclaiming his position as Africa’s highest-ranked table tennis player in the world. The Nigerian star has climbed to 18th place in the latest Week 12 ITTF ...

Nigeria’s table tennis star Quadri Aruna has overtaken Egypt’s Omar Assar to become Africa’s highest-ranked player in the world, climbing to 18th in the latest Week 12 ranking released on Tuesday, ...

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On Monday, the tourists, aged 23 and 24, set off on Table Mountain's popular India Venster ... Independent Online, popularly known as IOL, is one of South Africa’s leading news and information ...

This month, a United Nations helicopter was attacked during an evacuation mission in a remote area in South Sudan, with one member of its crew killed and two others seriously injured. The flight ...

The sudden withdrawal of three of China’s top table tennis players from the global rankings shocked the sport. Fan Zhendong, Chen Meng and Ma Long, who have 14 Olympic gold medals between them ...

Hikers have been urged to research the trail they intend to hike on, and ensure that they have the means to navigate their intended route on Table Mountain ... is one of South Africa’s leading ...