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G20 can help repair historic injustice of colonial rule in Africa – Guterres

“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.

Survivor recalls how he escaped the slaughter as Rwanda marks 30 years of genocide

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.

Wood to the rescue for rural communities

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.

President Ramaphosa joins Angolans in bidding farewell to former leader Dos Santos

"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."