Acclaimed South African heldentenor Johan Botha died Thursday morning in Vienna after a critical battle with cancer. He was 51. Known for his fluid musicality and gargantuan tenor sound, Botha’s ...

Opera, the developer of the most popular mobile browser in Africa, announced its plan to invest $100 million over the next two years to facilitate the growth of African digital economy. The company ...

Africa-focused fintech startup OPay has raised a $120 million Series B round backed by Chinese investors. OPay's $120 million round comes after the startup raised $50 million in June. It also follows ...

LINCOLN CENTER, Manhattan (WABC) -- Meet Pretty Yende: an opera singer From South Africa who is bringing greater diversity to classical music. Incredibly, she found her calling through a TV commercial ...

Opera Africa’s first production of 2012, sponsored by the NLDTF, will be a sparkling celebratory affair. Africa’s most dynamic opera company is rolling out the red carpet to present a glittering ...

South African opera has developed its own uniquely local style -- both in the make-up of its casts and its dramatic themes -- in the three decades since the end of apartheid, experts argue. With South ...

Among many other trailblazing accomplishments, W.E.B. Du Bois stood among the many African Americans who composed, sang, and otherwise reveled in opera. In 1955, Marian Anderson broke the color ...

“Pretty, are you sitting down?” South African soprano Pretty Yende was performing in Vienna last December when she received a call from her manager. She had just been booked for the biggest gig of her ...

Who remembers Opera? Not the fancy concert-hall singing, but the browser. If you are an American born after the 1990s you may not be as familiar with the Opera browser as with Safari, Google Chrome, ...

Opera’s Africa fintech startup OPay remains committed to building a multi-service super app in Nigeria as the foundation to expand on the continent. OPay also continues to operate ORide for limited ...