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Overall, road transport accounts for nearly 43% of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions, an increase of over 100% since 1990.

The number of hungry people in the world grew by a staggering 161 million people in 2020 to 811 million. More than one third of these people live in Africa.

South Africa already has relatively strict firearms control legislation. The Firearms Control Act, 2004, replaced the 1968 law, which permitted relatively widespread access to legal firearms.

Plett Rage organisers announced that they will be hosting the festival in December, but with the necessary Covid precautions set in place.

No one in the area seems to know how the money for the Tshimbupfe Drop-in Centre for destitute children was used.

Recent surveys suggest that the percentage of South Africans willing to receive the Coronavirus vaccine is increasing. But is this true?

The National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) has approved the availability of the Covid-19 vaccine to people aged 18 years and older.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will inject $650 billion in Special Drawing Rights into the global economy.

South African law enforcement, a heartbroken mother, and a disciplinary hearing clouded in uncertainty. What actually happened?

Despite the heckling, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula succeeded Thandi Modise as Parliament's newly elected Speaker.

Busiswa Gqulu revealed on Monday (16 August 2021) that her home studio was broken into and that various important items had been stolen.

MPs will vote for a new National Assembly Speaker with Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula tipped as favourite to replace Thandi Modise.

New COVID-19 cases in Mexico are approaching the highest levels seen during the second wave in late January 2021.

Epidemics raged, forcing quarantines in the ports and lockdowns in the streets. Mortality data was the stuff of weekly news and commentary.

On 17 August 2021, the intensive search to find a missing 2-year-old girl had a happy ending when she was finally reunited with her family.

Carl Niehaus' court appearance was heavily guarded by armed police and army operatives.

Phalaborwa SAPS made a point of reaching out to the community by conducting a crime awareness campaign yesterday, 17 August 2021.

After learning that the number of citizens getting vaccinated decreased, the government has made most vaccine sites open to walk-ins.

The SAPD are currently investigating the crash after a 24-year-old female passenger (identity unknown) sustained fatal injuries in Camps Bay.

Glenvista High School will have to fund repair work of its charred assembly hall, the Gauteng Education Dept said.

There’s been an increase in COVID-19 deaths across Africa since mid-July 2021. But the impact of the pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa remains markedly lower compared to the Americas, Europe and Asia

A framework to help countries develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of their natural resources is nearing completion.

Days after the outspoken Afrikaans singer, Steve Hofmeyr, expressed his views on Covid-19 and the vaccine, he himself has become a patient. 

The informal sector makes significant contributions to the national economies of most global South countries. In South Africa it constitutes 15% to 30% of all employment.