Every January, South Africa rehearses its ritual of hope. Fresh starts. New commitments. Brave speeches about renewal.But ...

South Africa has said it will clamp down on unregistered traditional initiation schools for young men, after at least 41 died ...

An ancient cremation would have been a community spectacle in a place returned to and reignited over many generations. What ...

During a recent visit to Arietay - a village in Anseba region - I found myself questioning whether ancient traditions could truly weather the passage of time. To answer my queries, local media ...

Finding a cremated person from the Stone Age also seemed impossible because cremation is not generally practiced by African ...

A TikTok video showing initiates returning from koma offered a rare glimpse into South African tradition, sparking debate on ...

2025 stands as a continental indictment, a year when the ruling class chose survival over service, coercion over consent and ...

Since the dawn of independence, Africa’s political trajectory has been poisoned by a recurring betrayal: men who rose to power as liberators, hailed as messiahs of freedom, only to mutate into ...

Archaeologists discover human remains by pyre in recent excavation in Malawi, suggesting hunter gatherer societies attributed great importance to ritual funerals ...

Alexander the Great established himself as Emperor of Asia and urged his generals to marry Persian women in the Susa weddings ...