For sapeurs, appearance is a powerful way to make an impression and stand out in an environment often defined by hardship.

A ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo doesn't appear to be holding, deputy U.N. envoy in Congo Vivian van de ...

Analysis - In the two Congos, there's a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as "sapeurs", who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it ...

In the two Congos, there's a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as "sapeurs", who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted ...

Copper-exposed stocks facing trade tariffs, geopolitical risks, and AI disruption fears. JPMorgan cautious on Antofagasta, Boliden, and Anglo American. Value in gold, Lundin Mining, and Norsk Hydro.

Follow IOL's coverage as South Africa prepares for President Cyril Ramaphosa's SONA 2025 and traffic disruptions in Cape Town ...

Here is how to tune into the President's State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2025 online and otherwise, as well as what time to watch.

The NSE Nifty 50 ended 42.95 points or 0.18% down at 23,696.30 and the BSE Sensex closed 312.53 points or 0.40% lower at ...

Moroccan novelist Abdellah Taïa’s new book, translated from French to English by Emma Ramadan, ‘Living in Your Light’, goes ...

IT is not often that we hear of MPs troubled by the prospect of a free lunch. Or, more correctly, a free dinner. But it appears that a number of them have expressed unhappiness over the meat and booze ...

As students returned to San Francisco State University for the first week of the Spring 2025 semester, at least two rumors ...