South Africa is back at the World Cup for the first time since hosting the tournament in 2010. Ivory Coast and Senegal will also be there as the latest teams from Africa to qualify.

Protesters say their anger reflects a lack of economic opportunity on a continent with the world’s youngest population.

At 92, Cameroon's President aul Biya is running for an eighth term on Sunday — a reminder of how Africa's aging leaders continue to cling to power, even as their nations face unrest, corruption, and calls for change.

Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died of a heart attack in India. He was 80 years old. A statement from a hospital in Kerala State said Odinga didn’t respond to resuscitation efforts.

A long-distance bus taking workers home from South Africa to Zimbabwe and Malawi crashed in a mountainous region north of Pretoria, killing at least 42 people.

Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa today:

Mass vaccination against COVID-19 is unlikely to start in Africa until midway through next year and keeping vaccines cold could be a big challenge, the continent's disease control group said on Thursday.

South Africans can anticipate a promising shift in inflation trends, driven by a stronger currency and decreasing global food prices, as experts predict a potential interest rate cut this November.

While economists are iffy about another interest rate cut in 2025, they are confident that South Africa is still in a cutting cycle with more drops to come.