Africa South Africa While the country wastes 10,3 million tonnes of food a year, about 13 million South Africans - 10 million adults and 2,8 million children - are estimated to go hungry in 2021
Africa South Africa Desmond Tutu, Anglican archbishop and activist known for his battle against apartheid in the 1980s, turns 90 today amid a new wave of racism in the country
Africa South Africa Mosilo Mothepu - who denounced her employers after seeing corrupted procedures - is experiencing insecurity; the official Babita Deokaran, who exposed government corruption, has been murdered; the issue of corruption and forced silence appears on the rise
Africa South Africa Nokia has announced that it has been chosen by MTN South Africa to lead the evolution of its core voice and network modernisation in the country
Africa South Africa The universities of Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Wits have once again scored high in global rankings as the top academic institutions in Africa, according to the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings
Africa South Africa Vaccination train began its drive to inoculate in remote areas or were health facilities overburdened; it is equipped with ultra-low temperature refrigerators to store up to 108.000 vials of different vaccines
Africa South Africa Health authorities have begun vaccinating the homeless, one of the country's most vulnerable communities estimated at around 200.000 people; to ensure protection against the coronavirus, single-dose vaccines have been chosen
Africa South Africa Two people considered to be the two biggest rhino poachers in the world have been arrested by South Africa's special wildlife trafficking investigation team, the Hawks
Africa South Africa The solar energy system installed two years ago by one of the country's largest citrus farms, Joubert en Seuns, is proving crucial as the country battles inconsistent energy supplies
Africa South Africa Local experts underline how rural and urban schools are at risk of falling behind in the country's push towards digitization of education, thus widening the already large gap between disadvantaged schools and those in affluent areas
Africa South Africa More than 120 billion rand (€7 million) is needed in the next 10 years "to ensure that the whole of SA has a secure water supply" by completing major infrastructure projects - said Water and Sanitation Minister
Africa South Africa Employers in the country may dismiss staff who refuse to receive a vaccination against Covid-19
Africa South Africa Researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand, by introducing harmless amounts of radioactive isotopes into the horns of rhinos, will detect them as they move, thus helping to track them down and save them from poachers