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Unfortunately, due to the backlog of maintenance of older Eskom plants and mismanagement during the development of newer plants, the generation capacity of Eskom often dwindles.

New government regulations designed to bolster the textile industry mean that new army uniforms will be locally manufactured.

The original cause of the war in Tigray is rooted in the Federal Government replacing the Federal Constitution with a unitary regime run from the centre.

The parole board has breached its statutory duty to protect the public, by not adequately regulating the release of inmates.

Cities across Africa are growing at an astonishing rate. All 20 of Africa’s fastest growing cities have experienced average growth rates of more than 6% over the last decade. Gwagwalada, on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria, topped the list with ...

Africa Unite hosted an exhibition featuring art from 15 immigrant learners who expressed their stories through paintings and photographs.

It’s a common scene across many African countries’ rural areas: cows grazing peacefully. But, by 2050, heat stress induced by climate change may drastically alter this familiar picture.

The number of political parties in South Africa has increased significantly from the 19 that participated in the first democratic election in 1994. Both 2011 and 2016 saw the number of political parties grow. But this year the number has ...

One area in which there may be room for South Africa to grow market share is in genetically modified (GM) foods. South Africa produces some GM crops. But the EU currently has very tight restrictions on the GM imports.

Most Africans have heard of climate change and agree that it should be stopped. But far fewer feel that ordinary people can do something to stop it and even fewer understand its human causes.

SAPS are again put to shame as Mitchells Plain locals cry out for help and for police violence and corruption to be brought to an end.

In 2000 and 2001, the use of child slaves on cocoa farms in West Africa was exposed in a series of documentaries and pieces of investigative journalism, sparking an international outcry .

FAW employees continue to strike, demanding a wage increase that meets Automobile Manufacturers Employers Organisation standards.

Vaccination of adolescents may reduce duration of symptoms, limit transmission to others, and allow an earlier return to school and normal activities.

Campaigns circulating for local elections include one for anti-vaccination, one for anti-immigration and one for Western Cape Independence.

The sustainable development goals are global goals for achieving environmental and human development by 2030. Of the 17 development goals, nine are directly affected by flooding.

South African Covid-19 tests are expensive and difficult. Yet in many other countries they are cheap and even home testing is available.

Burhan has recently called for the dissolution of the civilian government. And security for the civilian-led commission investigating the abuses that took place under the Bashir regime has been withdrawn.

Why should African states and people be concerned about nuclear disarmament? After all, there are no nuclear weapons on the continent. South Africa, the only African nation to have had nuclear weapons, gave them up in 1989, and Libya stopped ...

Corruption involving the misuse of entrusted power to accomplish private ends can have devastating consequences for society.

South Africa’s current basic education system and the grading standard produce poor academic outcomes. Because of this, students exiting high school don’t qualify to study further at university level.

Viewfinder’s Police Accountability Tracker allows anyone in South Africa to access information on many IPID reports of police brutality.

It’s been over 20 months since the World Health Organization announced COVID-19 as a global health emergency and pandemic. It’s estimated that the resulting reductions in travel in 2020 alone wiped US$4.5 trillion from the global tourism economy and cost ...

Hundreds sleep outside overnight while queuing at the Makhado labour office in Louis Trichardt. The department blames the pandemic.