Cape Town – Violence against women in South Africa continues to grab headlines and the country’s rape rate is among the highest. According to the Rape Crisis Centre, 12 times more women are raped and then murdered in South Africa every year than in the US. It is estimated that 40% of South African women […]
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South African surgeons have successfully performed the world’s first transplant of middle-ear bones that uses 3D printed components, a research university said. The technique “may be the answer to conductive hearing loss — a middle ear problem caused by congenital birth defects, infection, trauma or metabolic diseases,” Pretoria University said in a statement seen Thursday. […]
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South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to earn a salary of R3.9 million in 2019, making him one of the best paid presidents in the world. During his 2019 budget speech, finance minister Tito Mboweni announced that a salary freeze will be implemented for Members of Parliament and the executive. However, in the budget documents, […]
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867 cases of Ebola confirmed since outbreak in July 2018, Health Ministry says The death toll from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 522 since the start of an outbreak in late July last year, the country’s Health Ministry said on Friday. Among 932 cases of reported hemorrhagic fever, 867 were […]
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South Africa’s youth can no longer rely on the idea that a qualification – especially a degree – is an automatic license to enter the job market. In fact, the youth must get used to the mantra: “There are no jobs! But there is work.” Welcome to the world of work! The harsh fact is […]
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As it stands, Zimbabwe is a fragile climate in which citizens are subjected to harsh police actions and the president has no short-term solutions. President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s 150-percent fuel hike announcement almost three weeks ago triggered protests, which followed brutal police measures. With his words taking immediate effect, the public took to the streets. This […]
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Standard Bank released a statement today confirming that they have a begun the process of closing 91 branches by June this year as the bank moves their personal and business banking toward a digital banking model. The announcement comes in the wake of a similar notice last year. Standard bank issued 526 IT employees Section […]
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Aleast 126 people were killed in Mozambique, Malawi and South Africa after heavy rains affected nearly 850,000 people across southeast Africa, officials and the U.N. said, prompting calls for emergency aid. At least 66 people have been killed in Mozambique, 56 in Malawi and four in South Africa following torrential rains that have triggered flash […]
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Pneumonic plague is caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria, usually found in small mammals and their fleas. A deadly form of plague has broken out on Uganda’s border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and several people are thought to have died of the disease, the World Health Organizationsaid earlier this week. The agency praised Ugandan […]
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LAGOS – An unknown number of people died and up to 100 children were among those feared trapped after a four-storey building containing a primary school collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos on Wednesday. Workers on top of the rubble shovelled debris away as thousands of people swarmed around the site to watch, many of […]
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