Africa South Africa A drop in the unemployment rate, the first in almost two years has been reported by the South Africa's statistics agency, Stats SA; 370.000 jobs were created between the fourth quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022
Africa South Africa According to a report released on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, the country will need to spend $250 billion over the next three decades to shut down coal-fired power stations and replace them with green energy
Africa South Africa The government said it will review its decision to spend more than $1 million on a flag project after public outcry, a work the government defended that it claimed would attract visitors
Africa South Africa The Global Fund granted the country the massive sum of US$547 million to fight HIV/Aids, malaria and tuberculosis in a three-year programme cycle due to end in March 2025
Africa South Africa The local pharma producer Aspen, which has an agreement with Johnson & Johnson for the production of an anti-covirus vaccine, may be forced to close its vaccine production centre because no orders have been received
Africa South Africa The country is enduring yet another round of daily severe power outages, costing billions in lost revenues and production, further increasing pressure on the country's heavily stressed economy
Africa South Africa South Africa's leader visited survivors in one of the townships in the city of Durban that was hit by floods and mudslides fuelled by the worst rain in 60 years, which left at least 300 people dead
Africa South Africa Netflix has announced a 900 million rand ($62 million) investment in the South African film and television industry, with four new productions, three local and one international, to be filmed in the country by 2023
Africa South Africa South Africa is the most unequal country in the world, ranking first out of 164, with a society where 10% of the population owns more than 80% of the wealth, according to a report by the World Bank
Africa South Africa South African judge Raymond Zondo has been appointed as the new head of the Constitutional Court, the country's highest court; he was previously in charge of the investigation into state corruption under President Jacob Zuma
Africa South Africa Kilometres of west coast beach have been covered in lobsters due to one of the largest 'walkouts' in recent years; government officials are analysing the extent of the damage
Africa South Africa Gauteng, the country's economic centre, is offering food vouchers to people aged 50 years who have not yet received the Covid-19 vaccination to encourage them to get the vaccine; Gauteng accounts for the majority of cases in the country with 32,4%
Africa South Africa Environmental and visual degradation, plus an unbearable stench, is what Lake Wemmer Pan offered to the members of the Human Rights Commission in their inspection; they promised immediate action to address the situation