SOUTH AFRICA IS FAILING PEOPLE WHO AREN’T POOR, BUT AREN’T MIDDLE CLASS EITHER

Mon 05 February 2024: Many South African households are trapped. They are neither poor nor middle class. As a demographic they hover above the indigence threshold financially. But they are not yet securely in the middle class. This aspirant middle class – individuals whose income is above the indigent thresholds but too low to afford […]

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WATCH | SA’S FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER, DR. NALEDI PANDOR DELIVERS A SPEECH AT AL-QUDS MOSQUE IN CAPE TOWN

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ITALY-AFRICA DEAL IS ‘BORDER CONTROL DISGUISED AS AID’, SAY RIGHTS GROUPS

Sun 04 February 2024: Rights groups have warned that the new deal signed between Italy and African states is border control disguised as aid with questions being asked about the partners in the deal, who include a defence company. On Monday, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni launched a much-awaited Italy-Africa summit aimed at unveiling concrete projects […]

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“A GOOD STARTING POINT” FOR UK MUSEUMS TO LOAN BACK GHANA’S LOOTED GOLD

A ceremonial cap worn by courtiers at coronations is among the items that will be loaned back to Ghana (PHOTO: BRITISH MUSEUM) Sun 04 February 2024: After stealing them from the Asante king’s court for 150 years, the UK is returning some of Ghana’s “crown jewels” home. According to the BBC, among the 32 objects […]

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NAMIBIA’S PRESIDENT HAGE GEINGOB DIES AGED 82 AFTER CANCER TREATMENT

Sun 04 February 2024: Namibian President Hage Geingob passed away at the age of 82, less than three weeks after it was revealed he would receive cancer treatment. Geingob’s wife and children were by his side when he passed away on Sunday at Lady Pohamba Hospital in Windhoek, according to a statement released on Geingob’s […]

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SOUTH AFRICANS ARE OPTING TO GO OFF-GRID: HOW THEY’RE BEING HELPED, AND HINDERED, IN THEIR EFFORTS

Fri 02 February 2024: Eskom, South Africa’s state-owned power utility, struggles to generate and supply a stable flow of electricity to meet demand. In 2023, there were times when households and businesses had no power for up to 11 hours a day. Eskom has warned that load shedding will be worse in 2024. The result is that many South […]

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WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN GHANA SUFFER FROM HIGH ANEMIA RATES DESPITE GOVERNMENT EFFORTS

Thu 01 February 2024: Ghana has a significant prevalence of anaemia among women and children, despite years of intensive government measures to address the issue, Xinhua reported. About 41 percent of women aged 15 to 49 in Ghana have anemia, with 51 percent of pregnant women affected, as revealed in a sub-report from the 2022 […]

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