Society
In Durban, shutters stay down and anti-immigrant marches continue. In Lagos, a sixteenth evacuation flight has just touched down.
The African Meridian Newsroom·
24 Oct 2026
Society
For almost three weeks, families east of Pretoria drank, cooked and bathed their children with untreated river water, and nobody…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
23 Oct 2026
Society
They were chefs in Soweto, builders in Cape Town, electricians in Durban. Within a few months, nearly 200,000 Zimbabweans packed…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
22 Oct 2026
Politics
: A refugee in Uganda since 2020, Robert Kabera denounced Paul Kagame’s government on YouTube to more than 144,000 subscribers.…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
21 Oct 2026
Society
No work, no school on Monday: in South Africa, a citizens’ group has called a national shutdown over petrol prices…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
19 Oct 2026
Economy
Africa is holding up better than the global economy, but not everywhere in the same way. Between Sub-Saharan momentum, South…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
15 Oct 2026
Society
Thirty-eight people shot dead in a week and women killed one after another in Ekurhuleni, while Pretoria's ties with Washington…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
1 Oct 2026
Culture
For two nights, Sandton belonged to African jazz. Angélique Kidjo's voice, Kamasi Washington's saxophone and a moving tribute to Hugh…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
30 Sep 2026
Society
Twenty-seven people dead in a matter of hours. Overnight from Saturday to Sunday, two mass shootings struck South Africa, one…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
27 Sep 2026
Sport
Senegal draw with Mozambique and Egypt fail to score against Angola as AFCON 2027 qualifying opens, while Morocco, Algeria and…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
26 Sep 2026
Society
Ethiopia's army claims 272 TPLF fighters killed as a new seven-group rebel coalition vows a "full-blown war" against Abiy Ahmed's…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
25 Sep 2026
Culture
South Africa is on holiday today, and it is celebrating its many cultures. Heritage Day moves to the small town…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
24 Sep 2026
Technology
As AI takes center stage at the United Nations, Africa is making itself heard. South Africa wants the General Assembly…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
24 Sep 2026
Economy
A Saudi pipeline shutdown has pushed Brent above $105 just as the Fed raised rates for the first time since…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
21 Sep 2026
Society
Since mid July, nine women's bodies have been found around Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg. Police have identified three persons of…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
19 Sep 2026
Politics
Relations between the United States and South Africa have taken another chill. On September 15, Secretary of State Marco Rubio…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
16 Sep 2026
Society
In barely eighteen months, a movement founded by a former radio presenter in Durban has turned anti-immigration anger into South…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
4 Sep 2026
Society
Four killings. Fifty thousand people driven from their homes. A wave of kidnappings, looting and illegal evictions. The numbers behind…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
31 Août 2026
Society
The Ghanaian government announced on Wednesday, August 26, that it had declined a financial aid package offered by MTN Ghana…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
27 Août 2026
Society
Days before the summit opened, Ramaphosa himself had addressed the issue head-on at a public conference, candidly acknowledging: "We are…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
18 Août 2026
Economy
Pretoria wants its neighbours to pay for sending their own citizens home. After spending roughly 292 million rand on bus…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
12 Août 2026
Technology
On International Youth Day 2026, data shows young people, and Generation Z in particular, adopting artificial intelligence twice as fast…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
12 Août 2026
Society
Fourteen illegal miners were killed and eight injured when a disused mine collapsed near Rustenburg, South Africa, reviving concerns over…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
12 Août 2026
Society
On August 1st and 2nd, 2026, western Tigray witnessed its most intense fighting since Ethiopia's brutal civil war ended in…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
11 Août 2026
Sport
The game turned just before the break. Safi Ouédraogo was sent off after a VAR review flagged a dangerous challenge…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
9 Août 2026
Economy
Do not mistake this optimism for satisfaction. It is not a vote of confidence in the status quo. It is…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
8 Août 2026
Sport
This matchup inevitably brings back memories of the 2022 WAFCON final, where the South African Banyana Banyana won 2-1 in…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
8 Août 2026
Culture
A pop star's tour date just became a diplomatic incident. Tyla dropped Lagos without a word, and that silence says…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
1 Août 2026
Society
RFLD is no longer just a French-speaking network it's about to cross into English-speaking Africa. And South Africa is just…
The African Meridian Newsroom·
31 Juil 2026