Africa also has a neonatal mortality rate which is double the global average. Recent research has shown that the possibility of dying from a C-section in Africa is way higher than in first-world nations. An observatinal study by the Lancet Global Health followed 3 500 women from 22 African countries and observed that women in Africa have a 50 […]
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A week after the flooded Mozambican port of Beira was hit by Cyclone Idai, cases of cholera have been recorded, a humanitarian aid group said on Friday. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned of the risk of other outbreaks, already noting an increase in malaria. The storm has so […]
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At least 60 people were killed on Friday in a head-on collision between two buses in southern Ghana, police said. The crash happened at about 2:00 am (0200 GMT) in the Bono East region, some 430 kilometers (270 miles) by road north of the capital, Accra. “The vehicles were travelling in separate directions when the […]
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15,000 people, many of them ill, are still stranded more than a week after Cyclone Idai struck. Residents of the Mozambican port city of Beira continue to desperately wait for aid in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, as fears rose that the death toll could soar. Beira, a low-lying city of 500,000 residents, was the worst hit by […]
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Load shedding is now part and parcel of daily life and it could be part of the 2019 South African elections, too. With preparations underway for South Africa’s elections on 8 May, some of us have started wondering what impact load shedding might have on the day – and the subsequent counting of results. Stage 4 looks […]
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Some 15,000 people still need to be rescued from the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai, Mozambique officials say. The cyclone victims there are stranded by catastrophic flooding and are clinging to roofs or stuck in trees, charities say. In the port city of Beira, aid workers say there are only two to three days of […]
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In fixed income, the yield on the benchmark government bond due in 2026 was down 1.5 basis points to 8.745%. The rand firmed nearly 1% in late afternoon trade on Wednesday, shrugging off the electricity crisis at home, as investors bet the US central bank will maintain a dovish stance. At 1503 GMT, the rand […]
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The Film and Publication Amendment Bill stands to change South African content creation drastically. In terms of entertainment, South Africa has certainly got a high level of freedom. We are able to create online content, upload it an publish it without being worried about being cuffed. Until now… New Bill to reduce online freedom The […]
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The New Development Bank plans to lend as much as R11.2 billion ($780 million) at current exchange rates to Eskom for infrastructure projects this year as the ailing South African power utility battles to keep power supply steady. Eskom, which on Wednesday entered a seventh day of controlled power cuts, is contending with operational and […]
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The United States has carried out hundreds of drone strikes in Somalia for years and such efforts have been reinforced under the Trump administration. An airstrike near the Somali town of Afgoye killed four people, a relative of one of the victims said Tuesday, reported the news agency Reuters. The United States carries out attacks to […]
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