Tue 12 November 2024: Russia and African states have confirmed their readiness to set up a dialogue mechanism in a bid to coordinate efforts on multiple security-related issues following a forum held in the Russian resort city of Sochi on Nov. 10, according to a joint statement. “We reaffirm our readiness to set up a […]
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Image is for illustration purpose. Tue 12 November 2024: The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has expressed concern at the increasing presence of counterfeit Glucagon-like Peptide (GLP-1) products, such as Ozempic, on the local market. According to SAHPRA, GLP-1-containing products, like Ozempic, which help lower blood sugar levels and promote weight loss, are […]
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Mon 11 November 2024: South Africa – Roshan Dadoo, from the BDS Coalition, urged South Africans to stay vigilant, raise awareness, and advocate for a boycott of the upcoming National Endowment for Democracy (NED) event. She called on civil society to make public statements opposing participation and to hold organisations accountable for aligning with foreign interests […]
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Mon 11 November 2024: The Democratic Alliance (DA) is calling for the dissolution of the Johannesburg Water board, citing incompetence as the root cause of the city’s persistent water problems. Ward 74 councillor and DA caucus leader Cllr Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku spearheaded this demand, telling Salaamedia that it’s one way the party aims to hold the […]
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December 2023 – Dakar, Senegal launched sub-Saharan Africa’s first all-electric bus rapid transit network of 23 bus stations. Mon 11 November 2024: In sub-Saharan Africa, high levels of particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution from vehicle tailpipe emissions cause poor health, developmental stunting, and even death. Vehicle emissions also contribute to global warming. Electric vehicles could help solve these problems but they’ve been […]
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Sun 10 November 2024: People in Mauritius are casting their ballots in the parliamentary election that has been clouded by a wire-tapping scandal. Polls opened at 7am (03:00 GMT) and close at 6pm (14:00 GMT) on Sunday in the 12th election since independence from the United Kingdom in 1968. Results are expected on Monday. There are about […]
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Fri 08 November 2024: Botswana’s economy is technically in recession, as the southern African country’s diamond sector is faltering on the global market, an official said on Thursday. Innocent Molalapata, director of the research and financial stability department at the Bank of Botswana, the country’s central bank, told reporters at a media briefing held by […]
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Fri 08 November 2024: Loadshedding may be over Johannesburg’s journey through a dark tunnel is not. Eskom intends to cut the city’s electricity supply over a multi-billion Rand bill. Eskom plans to interrupt electricity supply to some areas from 14 December. The power utility says the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) owes R4.9 billion, and that […]
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Fri 08 November 2024: ‘Strikes at heart of Putin’s war machine’ also target people involved in Ukraine war and Salisbury nerve agent attack. The United Kingdom has announced dozens of new sanctions against Russia, targeting African mercenary groups backed by Moscow and people involved in the Ukraine war and a nerve agent attack on British […]
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Fri 08 November 2024: The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Horn of Africa reached 20.4 million in October, up from 19.9 million in August, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Thursday. The rise was primarily driven by increased displacement in Burundi and Sudan, the UN migration agency said in a report […]
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