Artist Mahlangu receives honorary doctorate in maths
Ndebele artist Esther Mahlangu, celebrated internationally for her striking decoration of a BMW car using traditional geometric forms, has been awarded an honorary Doctor of
African athletes slowed down to let China’s He win Beijing race – reports
Organisers of the Beijing half marathon at the weekend are investigating allegations that three African athletes deliberately allowed China’s star runner He Jie to win
Modi calls for clarity on India-China border
Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, has said that India and China must urgently resolve their border dispute. The two Asian giants share a
Russian military advisors begin arriving in Niger
Dozens of Russian military advisors have started arriving in Niger. According to media reports they have also arrived with a state-of-the-art air defence system and
Billionaire American twins invest in low-level British football club
The Winkelvoss twins, who were made infamous in the 2010 move, The Social Network, about the founding of Facebook, have invested in a low-level British
US alarm over impact of electric vehicle imports from China
Chinese electric vehicles have been described as ‘an existential threat to the American auto industry’ by the chairperson of the Senate Banking Committee, Senator Sherrod
‘Ironclad’: Biden on Asian security commitments
The United States will stand by its Asian allies in the event a conflict, US President Joe Biden said at a meeting in the White
Court dispute disrupts mining in Zimbabwe
A court case over a lithium mine stands to hit the mining industry hard. A Chinese-owned firm, Avoseh Investments has found itself in a tussle
Two new Ukrainian embassies opened in Africa
Ukraine has opened two new embassies in Africa. This week the Eastern European country inaugurated two embassies in Ivory Coast and the Democratic Republic of
OJ Simpson dies aged 76 from cancer
Former NFL star and actor, OJ Simpson, has died aged 76 after a battle with cancer, his family have announced. Simpson was regarded as one