Africa South Africa Scheduled blackouts due to the inability of the state-owned energy company Eskom to ensure a sufficient supply of energy resulted in the death of 40.000 chickens on an industrial farm in the country
Africa South Africa Aziz Pahad, a veteran of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, has died at the age of 82; his family describes him as a patriot and freedom fighter who dedicated his life to the Africa National Congress and the service of South Africans
Africa South Africa Water providers in Johannesburg have advised two-minute shower, in call to action for the city's residents and suburban communities to join hands in conserving water resources amidst an increasingly dire shortage
Africa South Africa Pioneering entrepreneur Ntsiki Biyela is inspiring a talented generation of black women wine producers in the country, the seventh largest wine producer in the world, still predominated by white male-run wineries
Africa South Africa Questions have been raised about the dilapidated and dangerous state of informal housing accommodating asylum seekers in Johannesburg, after a fire led to the deaths of over 70 people, forcing many to jump out of windows