South Africa: Gauteng Delivers 203 New Year Babies

Gauteng public healthcare facilities delivered 203 New Year babies on Wednesday. The 105 baby boys and 98 baby girls were born between midnight and noon. This as the Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, visited the Chris Hani …

South Africa’s top motoring moments of 2024

In South Africa’s motoring scene there were a lot of positives in 2024 with new-car sales performing well, fuel prices falling, and e-tolls being scrapped. Fuel prices ended the year slightly lower than they started out. In January a litre of 95 unleaded …

Improved Road Infrastructure Enhances Dietary Diversity in Africa

A balanced diet is crucial for combating hunger and malnutrition, issues that are particularly pressing in low- and middle-income countries. Traditionally, experts have recommended that small-scale farmers cultivate a variety of crops on their …

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Africa in Review 2024 II: Climate Change and Imperialist Militarism

Climate change is by no means an academic issue, it represents the potential for ultimate human disaster Geostrategic Climate Analysis On the African continent where 1.4 billion people reside, the problems associated with extreme weather events have …

Discover the world of spices at Africa's top restaurant

Franschhoek is a sleepy town about an hour east of Cape Town, known mostly for its vineyards. But its tourism industry has recently witnessed an accrued interest for Franschhoek's culinary establishments. One of them, Epice, won the title of Africa…

AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Zambian President thanks the Church for supporting his country's debt restructuring efforts

Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "Forgive us our trespasses and grant us your peace". This is the theme chosen by Pope Francis for the 58th World Day of Peace celebrated yesterday, January 1, 2025. And it is precisely to the role of the Catholic Church …

AFRICA/MALI - Bamako accuses Algeria of complicity with terrorist groups active on its territory

Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - The Malian government has expressed “its deep concern at the persistence, on the part of some Algerian authorities, of continuous acts of interference in the internal affairs of the Republic of Mali, characterized by paternalism, …

Africa’s place in the emerging global order

Amid Sino-American rivalry, African countries should focus on regional cohesion to advance their interests COMMENT | ADEKEYE ADEBAJO | Contrary to widespread expectations, the rapidly evolving geostrategic environment has not led to greater multipolarity. …

Predictions for Africa in 2025

On US-Africa: Zainab Usman, director of the Africa Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington DC. On trade there will be a lot of uncertainty around the future of the Africa Growth Opportunity Act and US-Africa trade relations in …