WorldSweden detects mpox variant for the first time outside AfricaA traveller was infected during a stay on the continent.15 Aug 08:28 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeGoogle co-founder backs biotech studying psychedelic African shrubFinancial Times: Sergey Brin’s non-profit funds research into using hallucinogen.21 Jul 07:11 PM
WorldAt least 17 students killed as school building collapses in NigeriaMany more victims remain trapped in rubble after the collapse of a two-storey school.13 Jul 12:45 AM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeFrench far-right leader Jordan Bardella vows ‘cultural battle’, demands EU rebateFinancial Times: Party chief on cusp of power wants to overhaul tax, citizenship.27 Jun 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBanking and financeMinimum tax on billionaires would raise up to $408b a year, says reportFinancial Times: Levy on total wealth of super-rich is 'feasible and enforceable'.25 Jun 09:14 PM
TravelStep inside one of South Africa's most lusted-after safarisWith your own swimming pool, cinema, wine cellar, gym, private chef and butler.24 Jun 07:00 AM
PremiumPremiumSportNBA spends millions developing basketball in AfricaNew York Times: The league has spent millions cultivating future stars and fans in Africa.19 Jun 07:00 AM
WorldThree-legged lion makes record-breaking swim across crocodile-infested river - for sexJacob and brother Tibu cross wide channel in Uganda lured by roar of potential mates.16 Jun 10:01 PM
WorldSouth African President re-elected after last-minute coalition dealCyril Ramaphosa's party strikes late coalition deal with the main opposition and others.14 Jun 11:09 PM
World'Hey Jumbo': African elephants call each other by unique namesScientists believe African elephants do something that few wild animals do.11 Jun 11:29 PM
New ZealandAfrican elephants call each other by unique namesAfrican elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday. Video / APWatch11 Jun 10:56 PM
InflationWorld Bank boosts forecast for global economic growth'Exceptional' US growth highlighted as bank’s latest outlook marks an increase.11 Jun 06:59 PM
LifestyleThis toddler is the youngest male artist in the world. His mum says he just loves coloursA toddler in Ghana has set the record as the world’s youngest artist.02 Jun 12:11 AM
EntertainmentReview: Tinariwen deliver a transportive storm of sound on a soggy Auckland night'Welcome to the Sahara.'30 May 03:00 AM
TravelWhat it’s like to stay at the former home of Nelson MandelaStay at Sanctuary Mandela, where Nelson Mandela lived for the majority of his presidency.23 May 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessNZ dairy business blames Ethiopian ministry for insolvency'Pioneering' company wanting to develop heat-tolerant cattle hit trouble overseas.21 May 04:38 AM
WorldExplained: Why South Africa’s election could bring a defining moment — and new complicationsThe election will test how weary voters are of the ruling African National Congress party.18 May 12:28 AM
TravelTrust me, there's no greater thrill than a Tanzanian safariLife's most defining moments happen on safari.15 May 09:37 PM
TravelThinking of South Africa? This is still the best way to see the countryHow to have the perfect holiday in South Africa.15 May 06:00 AM
TravelMorocco proposes $13 billion tunnel to connect Europe to Africa by 2030sSpain and Morocco have revived a 40-year-old scheme to link continents.06 May 05:00 AM
EntertainmentTuareg band Tinariwen ‘still fighting through the music’ and coming to NZTheir Grammy-winning Saharan sounds have a cult following and famous fanbase.30 Apr 04:20 AM
TravelInside the luxury safari of a diamond billionaireHow the super rich safari in South Africa.29 Apr 06:00 AM
Travel‘Sickening’: Naked tourists in the desert cause outrage in NamibiaOfficials said the tourists 'violated the country’s laws' by posing naked for photos.28 Apr 04:37 AM
Travel newsCouple attacked in South African crime hotspot sue GoogleThe travellers were unknowingly led through a neighbourhood residents would never go near.23 Apr 11:16 PM
LifestyleKiwi Graeme Walls reflects on 40 years of changing lives on Mercy ShipsMercy Ships specialises in free, life-changing surgeries for people in need.07 Apr 09:00 PM
TravelShocking twist in cruise nightmare taleA couple who were left behind have made a surprising statement.02 Apr 09:19 PM
TravelMistake leaves cruise passengers stranded in West Africa without belongingsA pregnant woman and a paraplegic were among the passengers left high and dry.01 Apr 10:30 PM
WorldNearly 20 million facing hunger due to drought in southern AfricaIt's the result of extreme weather patterns that experts say are becoming more frequent.31 Mar 06:07 AM
WorldNearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolchildren freed after two weeks in captivity287 children were seized from school in northern Nigeria and marched into the forests.24 Mar 08:07 AM
TravelWatch: Terrifying moment elephant charges, tries to flip safari jeepNot many can say they've had this experience before.20 Mar 03:56 AM
WorldAt least 100 northern Nigeria villagers kidnapped in latest mass abductionGangs seized at least 100 people from their homes in Nigeria.19 Mar 02:42 AM
WorldMum's devastation after five children abducted from schoolRashidat Hamza is in despair. “We don’t know what to do," she says.10 Mar 04:10 AM
WorldGunmen abduct 287 students in NigeriaIt marks the second mass abduction in the West African nation in less than a week.08 Mar 07:47 AM
World'Please help us': Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prisonThe jailbreak marked a new low in Haiti’s downward spiral of violence.03 Mar 09:29 PM
