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7 years ago | May 19, 2017

UN experts to help fight Ebola outbreak in Congo

THE United Nations health agency is deploying technical experts to the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid an outbreak ...

Women are half of France’s new minsters

PRESIDENT Macron has unveiled a gender-balanced cabinet in accordance with an earlier pledge, with 11 of 22 new ...

7 years ago | May 12, 2017

More bad news for Trump: His poll numbers hit new lows

PRESIDENT Donald Trump is dealing with a budding scandal after his decision to fire FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday.

Earthquakes: Vulnerability, preparedness

Abraham Mudefi The 6.5 earthquake that recently struck nearly 250 km north-northwest of Gaborone in Botswana was a ...

Ramaphosa upsets ANC in KZN

DURBAN — The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has taken aim at Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, saying his recent conduct not only ...

Parents of freed Chibok girls still wait to see them

ABUJA, Nigeria —  Parents of the 82 Nigerian schoolgirls released over the weekend from Boko Haram captivity said ...

7 years ago | April 14, 2017

West African migrants ‘sold’ in Libya

WEST African migrants are being bought and sold openly in modern-day slave markets in Libya, survivors have told a UN ...

Trump admin to help Nigeria fight Boko Haram

THE Trump administration plans to sell military planes to Nigeria despite concerns over rights abuses and a botched air ...

Developing a green curriculum in schools

Abraham Mudefi Focus on environmental issues This week we want to explore the role that a green curriculum can play in ...

Egypt mourns Coptic church attack victims

FUNERALS have been held in Alexandria for victims of one of the two bomb attacks on Coptic churches in Egypt by ...

At stake in Johannesburg’s ‘recycling wars’: more than trash

IN another lifetime, Louis Mahlangu was an electrician.

7 years ago | April 7, 2017

South Africa’s tough road out of junk status

THE immediate impact of South Africa’s ratings downgrade by Standard & Poor’s is largely seen on the screens of ...

A day in the life of a smart slum

CITIES need new ways to create energy and cut down on waste, and some of the most innovative and low-tech — solutions ...

7 years ago | March 24, 2017

Dhlakama extends Renamo truce for two months

Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the opposition party Renamo, recently announced a further two-month extension of the truce ...

China goes west: A ghost city in the sand comes to life

IT was a scheme as bold and eccentric as any to emerge from China’s 21st-century sprint towards urbanisation: to build ...

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