Fri 21 October 2022: South Africa will resolve its electricity challenges, says President Cyril Ramaphosa. “Much as we are still dealing with the challenges of load shedding with Eskom, if we look through the tunnel, we see the light. We are going to resolve our energy challenges,” said President Ramaphosa. The President said this following […]
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Fri 21 October 2022: The most recent ethnic clashes over land disputes took place in Sudan’s southern Blue Nile state, where fighting lasted for two days and resulted in at least 150 deaths. Crowds protested in the streets of the state capital of Blue Nile, Damazin, on Thursday, chanting slogans decrying a conflict that has […]
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Thu 20 October 2022: The number of hospitals excluded from load shedding across the country has now increased from 37 to 72 since the last public announcement by Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, in September. Meanwhile, the Department of Health said more efforts are being made to implement the exemption of health facilities in the […]
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Thu 20 October 2022: The World Health Organization reported on Wednesday that the death toll from an Ebola outbreak declared last month in Uganda has risen to 44. At a press conference in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there had been 60 confirmed and 20 probable cases, with 44 deaths and 25 recoveries. […]
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Thu 20 October 2022: Policy makers have been encouraged to tighten legislation for smokers, as there are new products on the market targeting young people, which could lead to addiction problems. The draft Control of Tobacco and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill (the Tobacco Bill), which is currently before Parliament, seeks to strengthen public health protection […]
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Wed 19 October 2022: The annual consumer price inflation (CPI) marginally dipped to 7.5% in September 2022. This was a 0.1% decrease from the 7.6% recorded in August 2022, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday. Statistician General Risenga Maluleke said the main contributors to the 7.5% annual inflation rate were food and non-alcoholic […]
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Wed 19 October 2022: Government has joined the South African media industry in commemorating the 45th anniversary of Black Wednesday, also marked as National Press Freedom Day. This day serves as a reminder of how far the South African media has come and affords the country an opportunity to reflect on media freedom. On this day […]
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Wed 19 October 2022: Somalia faces famine on a scale last seen half a century ago, the United Nations has said as it set a new target of more than $2bn in funding needs. “Things are bad and every sign indicates that they are going to get worse,” James Elder, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) […]
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Western Sahara counterpart President Brahim Ghali. Tue 18 October 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed South Africa’s support for the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, commonly referred to as Western Sahara, which has endured a long territorial dispute between Morocco and its indigenous Sahrawi people. “Morocco’s illegal occupation […]
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Tue 18 October 2022: As local government officials scramble to provide assistance to hundreds of thousands of people being evacuated from their submerged homes, the death toll from floods in Nigeria this year has risen to 603. The disaster, which has affected residents in 33 of Nigeria’s 36 states, has caused more than 1.3 million […]
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