It can also no longer be acceptable that South Africa, with all its internal troubles, should be the sanctuary of all African citizens fleeing the impact of collapsed economies
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“The G20 can help repair this historic injustice and drive reforms that give developing countries – and Africa in particular – a real voice in shaping global policies, and make global economic governance more inclusive, representative, equitable and effective in the years ahead." Antonio Guterres.
This year, Rwanda has planned a series of memorial events, Kwibuka30 with the theme ‘Remember-Unite-Renew’. The commemoration week began on 7 April 2024, and similar ceremonies will take place throughout the world. The word ‘kwibuka’ means to remember. The country will also stage a walk to remember and night vigil to honour the victims and survivors.
Millions of Sudanese people remain displaced with a large number of children among those who fled from their homes to various transit centres following the…
“Fish farming is my mother’s business,” says Nurudeen Quadri, a 38-year-old fish farmer from Ijebu-Ode in southwest Nigeria as he enters Eriwe farm village. “I…
"Today we harvest part of my plot. My onions sell for a very good price because they are of better quality than what is found on the market."
Firewood merchants doing their delivery rounds in GaThaba, a village under the Polokwane Local Municipality in Limpopo province, South Africa. People in rural areas like this village collect firewood in the forests to sell to local residents who use alternative sources of energy to escape the high electricity tariffs. The over harvesting of wood is however placing the environment under threat. Rural villages like GaThaba are characterised by high rates of unemployment and a general lack of economic opportunities. The National Energy Regulator of SA has approved an 18.65% increase in electricity prices for 2023 – and a 12.74% hike for next year. The increase puts the affordability of electricity beyond the means of most rural households which survive on the state's welfare grants.
“People must not be denied HIV services no matter who they are or where they live, if we are to achieve health for all,” said Dr Meg Doherty, WHO Director of the HIV, Hepatitis and STI programmes.
"Pres Dos Santos’ humble beginnings, his militancy, his exile from the country of his birth and his education in the then Soviet Union resonate profoundly with the journey many South Africans in our own liberation movement experienced."
World Bicycle Day is marked on June 3 every year to recognise bicycling as a way to get a sustainable form of traveling that also ensures one's physical well being.