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In Part 1 today, we unpack what South Africa is doing to help keep global warming — and the fallout from changing weather patterns — at bay. To make good on its climate promises, South Africa is aiming to pump no more than the equivalent of 420 million tonnes of carbon dioxide into the air…
South Africa is about to begin one of the most important HIV prevention drives in decades. Earlier this month, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced the country will launch its roll-out of the once-every-six month HIV prevention injection, lenacapavir (LEN), on June 5 in Mpumalanga. Roll-out will be across South Africa, initially at 360 government clinics. …
Premier Padel will come to South Africa for the first time at the end of July, marking a milestone for the sport’s growth in the country. The tournament will bring the world’s top players to South African soil for official competitive action. Just a year after most of the world’s top 20 padel players featured…
In the quiet corners of the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where the dust of the Super Eights has finally settled, Kagiso Rabada sits with the air of a man who has looked into the abyss and seen a way back. South Africa are into the semifinals of the 2026 T20 World Cup, their record…
As the US administration on Thursday warned South Africa of “severe consequences” over the arrest and subsequent deportation of seven Kenyan nationals, found to have been engaged in US work without the necessary permits, SA has reaffirmed its sovereignty. Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) spokesperson Chrispin Phiri, said South Africa reaffirmed sovereign immigration…
Three weeks after a devastating arson attack and violent unrest crippled the historic University of Fort Hare, Vice-Chancellor Professor Sakhela Buhlungu has issued a scathing rebuke of law enforcement’s failure to act decisively. The university, whose alums include Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, and Robert Mugabe, suffered extensive damage, estimated at between R300 million and R500…
Outdoor air quality funding to sub-Saharan Africa collapsed by 91% in just one year, falling from $129 million in 2022 to a mere $11.8 million in 2023. This left the region with less than 1% of global clean-air finance, despite having the fastest urbanisation rate in the world and some of the highest pollution burdens…