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South Africa

March 25, 2023

FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy arrives in Nigeria

The trophy will be on display at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja from 12:00 noon on Sunday.

2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP
March 24, 2023

Tuberculosis deaths in Africa reduced by 26%, says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there has been a 26 per cent reduction in tuberculosis deaths between 2015 and 2021 in Africa.

HOSPITAL
March 22, 2023

Ethiopia removes Tigray party from terror list

The Ethiopian government and the TPLF signed a peace agreement in South Africa in November 2022, ending the two-year civil war.

Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)
March 20, 2023

South Africa arrests 87 ahead of anti-government protest

South African security forces on Monday said 87 people had been arrested in the last 12 hours across the country over public violence.

Economic Freedom Fighters
March 18, 2023

Over 546 million Africans living in poverty: ECA

According to the director, women and girls remain particularly vulnerable, and the continent is facing a potential reversal of the hard-won gains made on gender equity.

Slums in Africa
March 13, 2023

Military healthcare staff deployed as public health workers embark on strike in South Africa

Baxolise Mali, provincial general secretary of National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU), justified the strike as a means to drive home their demands.

South African military
March 13, 2023

UN tasks South African government on ending torture 

In 2019, South Africa ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture.

United Nations
February 14, 2023

South Africa declares national emergency after severe flooding 

Floods are affecting seven of the country’s nine provinces.

Flood in South Africa
February 11, 2023

South African hip hop artist AKA shot dead

Police authorities in Durban confirmed the 35-year-old’s killing.

AKA