Human Interest Stories

Image copyright AFP South Africans have been taking advantage of a slight easing in the tough lockdown restrictions by...

Image copyright AFP Image caption There are fears for vulnerable members of communities amid severe economic disruption The national...

Every year May Day is used to mark many things - from the coming of spring in the Northern...

A couple whose wedding was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic have invited friends and family to watch them...

Image copyright Reuters In our series of letters from African writers, journalist and former Ghana government minister Elizabeth Ohene...

It's the weekly news quiz - how closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on in...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond: Image copyright Reuters Image caption On...

Giving blood, writing a diary, or reading a story to your friends' children are just some of the options....

The UN secretary general says he has been "shocked but not surprised" by the global response to the pandemic.Speaking...

Police in Western Australia have shot dead a man after a stabbing attack at a shopping centre in Pilbara.Several...