CAESAREAN BIRTHS: SOUTH AFRICA’S RATES ARE TOO HIGH – THEY CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR MOTHERS AND BABIES

Mon 06 May 2024: A caesarean section is an important surgical intervention that can save the lives of mother and baby. Caesarean sections are essential in complicated labours such as prolonged or obstructed labour or if the baby is distressed. The World Health Organization says that while “every effort should be made to provide a caesarean section […]

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WATCH | AFRICA MATTERS: EAST AFRICA FLOODS; NIGER’S JUNTA ENDED A MILITARY AGREEMENT WITH US

Sun 05 May 2024: Niger’s junta recently ended a military agreement with the US. Protesters now demand the expulsion of US troops from Agadez, echoing the action taken against the French last year In just two months, flash floods have killed hundreds of people and left close to 200,000 Kenyans homeless. The military has now […]

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THREE ESWATINI CHIEFDOMS OVERCOME RIVALRY TO PRESERVE INDIGENOUS FOREST

Sun 05 May 2024: Lubombo, Eswatini – In the heart of the Jilobi Forest, a biodiversity hotspot in Eswatini’s eastern region of Lubombo, the three chiefdoms inhabiting the territory had longstanding disputes, and tensions used to run high. But recently, an urge to preserve their shared land has caused them to retire their rivalry. “There were […]

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UN WARNS SUDAN FACES IMMINENT THREAT OF ‘WORLD’S LARGEST HUNGER CRISIS’

Sun 05 May 2024: UN’s World Food Program (WFP) on Friday sounded the alarm about the situation in Sudan, saying the African country is on the brink of becoming the “world’s largest hunger crisis”, Anadolu reports. Leni Kinzli, WFP’s spokesperson in Sudan, said at a virtual news conference that the agency is “warning that time is […]

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WHY SOUTH AFRICA’S OPPOSITION MAY STRUGGLE TO UNSEAT THE RULING ANC

Sat 04 May 2024: Johannesburg, South Africa – For the first time in 30 years, South Africa’s governing party faces an electoral crisis with expectations that its support will dramatically reduce and it may lose its parliamentary majority in this month’s election. But even as the African National Congress (ANC) – which has been in power […]

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KENYA, TANZANIA BRACES FOR CYCLONE HIDAYA AS HEAVY RAINS CAUSE DEADLY FLOODING

Fri 03 May 2024: Following torrential downpour of rain and flooding that ravaged East Africa, killing close to 400 people and displacing tens of thousands more, Kenya and Tanzania have been bracing for a cyclone. As per the most recent meteorological forecast, Cyclone Hidaya is gradually approaching Tanzania’s eastern coast and is predicted to make […]

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