South Africa optimistic about COP29 outcomes
South Africa has emerged from the 29th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) with optimism, as key ...
South Africa takes G20 helm as polarisation complicates agenda
South Africa takes over the G20 presidency on Sunday, the first African country to lead the forum, though its focus on issues ...
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Drought imperils Zimbabwe’s ancient rock art, spurring efforts to preserve and date it
Local artists re-create animal drawings made by San people thousands of years ago Source: Drought imperils Zimbabwe’s ancient ...
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Republic of South Africa Signs its Fifth Country Programme Framework (CPF) for 2024–2029
H.E. Ms Samantha Jane Graham-Maré, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Electricity and Energy, signing South Africa's Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period of 2024–2029. (Photo: O. Yusuf/IAEA) ...
‘Unprecedented’ climate extremes are everywhere. Our baselines for what’s normal will need to change
A region’s climate is defined over periods of 30 years. In a world affected by global warming, we need new tools to improve ...
Dakar Biennale: Senegal’s big art show shines a light on a bruised planet
The Dakar Biennale is a gathering of artists, curators, academics and art lovers with a unique form of generosity and ...
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COP29 from an African Lens
Background In Africa, the devastating effects of climate change are becoming increasingly evident. Numerous countries in this ...
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South Africa Welcomes $300 Billion Annual Climate Finance Deal from COP29
The South African government has welcomed the landmark climate finance deal committing $300 billion annually by 2035 to ...
Fifth and final round of negotiations for Global Plastics Treaty begin in South Korea
The fifth and final round of negotiations to create a global treaty to end plastic pollution began on Monday in South Korea. The meeting, which is taking place in Busan from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, began ...
South African dissident author and poet Breyten Breytenbach, opponent of apartheid, has died at 85, his family says
South African dissident author and poet Breyten Breytenbach, opponent of apartheid, has died at 85, his family says.
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How OneCoin’s Fugitive ‘Crypto Queen’ Has Evaded Arrest for 7 Years
Ruja Ignatova, a.k.a Crypto Queen, vanished into thin air in 2017 after scamming people who took part in the OneCoin Ponzi of ...
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Kidnapped and trafficked twice - a sex worker's life in Sierra Leone
Amidst all of this, she became hooked on a dangerous street drug, kush, that is wreaking havoc in the West African nation. BBC Africa Eye spent four years following the lives of a group of sex ...