Supporters of South Africa’s MK Get together gathered for a significant rally in Kwa-Zulu Natal on Saturday, forward of the important elections set for Could 29. The MK Get together, based by former President Jacob Zuma, who’s now 82, goals to make a major impression within the upcoming elections. Zuma, beforehand the chief of South…
Qatar Airways is ready to put money into an unidentified airline based mostly in southern Africa within the coming weeks because it seems to develop its footprint within the continent. “We’re within the ultimate stage of an fairness funding in an airline within the southern a part of Africa,” Chief Govt Officer Badr Al-Meer mentioned…
Skip to content material Droughts and floods threaten ‘humanitarian disaster’ throughout southern Africa Droughts and floods in southern Africa stemming from El Niño have left thousands and thousands of individuals meals insecure, warns World Meals Programme (WFP) Government Director Cindy McCain throughout a latest go to to Zambia – the epicentre of the disaster. Learn…
Gwanda, Zimbabwe – A Toyota Hilux with South African plates parks on the roadside in Nkwana village in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland South province and honks its horn. An aged girl makes her technique to the automobile the place the motive force arms her parcels containing groceries, a blanket and a small envelope with an undisclosed amount…
South Africans are gearing up for watershed basic elections on Might 29 that might see the ruling African Nationwide Congress (ANC) fail to clinch a majority for the primary time in 30 years. Some 28 million registered voters throughout 9 provinces will troop out to vote for representatives to nationwide and provincial parliaments. In flip,…
A subject of maize spoiled by drought in Zambia, one of many international locations that has declared an emergency because it grapples with the consequences of El Niño. Picture: WFP/Gabriela Vivacqua A map of soil moisture ranges – from NASA’s Earth Observatory – makes Southern Africa appear like the lung of an individual in want…
Responding to studies of escalating violence in El Fasher, in Sudan’s North Darfur area, Amnesty Worldwide’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, mentioned; “Civilians are caught within the escalating violence in Sudan’s El Fasher metropolis. The worldwide group together with the African Union and the United Nations should act urgently to forestall…
The World Startup Awards (GSA) Africa platform continues to ascertain itself because the premier stage for startups, showcasing progressive options, attracting investments, and gaining worldwide visibility. This yr, the competitors has witnessed a record-breaking variety of entries and public engagement, highlighting the strong and dynamic entrepreneurial panorama throughout the continent. Of the 11,949 entries, Southern…
MUDZI, Zimbabwe — It’s Tuesday morning, and 5-year-old Expertise ought to be at school. As an alternative, he is foraging for the fruit that his household is relying on for meals now that crops have withered within the warmth. Blame the El Nino phenomenon that altered climate worldwide for over a yr, or the bigger…
As local weather change escalates, South Africa faces an alarming rise in wildfires, posing extreme threats to lives, property, and ecosystems. Analysis highlights that rising temperatures and reducing rainfall are catalysts for extra frequent and intense wildfires in already susceptible areas. The tragic wildfires in KwaZulu-Natal in July 2024, which claimed 13 lives, 1,600 livestock,…