Wed 08 October 2023: At least 29 people were killed and more than 300,000 people were forced to flee their homes after Somalia was hit by one of the worst floods in decades, said the country’s National Disaster Management Agency, on Wednesday (Nov 8). Rainstorms hit Somalia and its neighbouring Kenya and Ethiopia, since the […]
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Wed 08 October 2023: As cities grow, more people need food. However, space for farming is limited in cities. Building facades can offer a solution for growing food. We asked landscape architect Karen Botes to tell us about her research – cultivating traditional African vegetables on walls. What are ‘living wall systems’ and why did you study them? Living […]
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Tue 07 October 2023: South Africa has recorded over 7 400 malaria cases between January and October this year, with only 17% of these having been locally acquired. This means that more people got infected while out of the country, while the country logged at least 66 deaths during the same period. The Department of Health […]
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Mon 06 October 2023: The Cabinet has decided to recall South Africa’s diplomats in Israel for further consultations on the situation in Gaza. The Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni made the announcement in Pretoria when she briefed the media on the outcomes of last week’s cabinet meeting on Monday. Ntshavheni says Pretoria is disappointed […]
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United States of America Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, has reiterated her country’s commitment to strengthen the U.S.-Africa trade and investment relationship to deliver real opportunities across societies. Sun 05 October 2023: United States of America Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, has reiterated her country’s commitment to strengthen the U.S.-Africa trade and investment relationship to deliver real […]
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Sat 04 October 2023: Governments around the world use surveillance technology to monitor external threats to national security. Some African governments are also spending vast sums on mass surveillance of their own citizens. They are using mobile phone spyware, internet interception devices, social media monitoring and biometric identity systems. Artificial intelligence for facial recognition and […]
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Fri 03 October 2023: The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is urging people travelling to malaria-endemic areas to take the appropriate precautions this summer. Summer generally marks the start of the malaria season due to higher temperatures and increased rainfall in the malaria transmission areas, the NICD said in a statement. “The malaria-endemic regions […]
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Thu 02 October 2023: More than 60 municipalities who owe Eskom for unpaid bulk electricity services have applied for government’s debt relief arrangement. This was revealed by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana while delivering the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in Parliament on Wednesday. “By October 2023, 67 applications had been submitted, totalling R56.8 billion […]
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Wed 01 October 2023: Government has extended the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant (SRD Grant) until March 2025 while it considers social security policy reforms and a funding model. The grant was introduced to support low-income individuals affected by the lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Delivering the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to […]
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Wed 01 October 2023: An elite Kenyan police unit is on trial on a charge of wrongful death following the killing of a Pakistani journalist in Nairobi last year. The case opened at the Kajiado High Court on the outskirts of Nairobi on Tuesday, with petitioners claiming that Arshad Sharif’s death was an “assassination” planned […]
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