South Africa’s new biodiversity economy strategy aims to make the benefits from biodiversity available to more people.
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The strategy aims to conserve biodiversity while also contributing to the creation of jobs and economic growth.
Financial abuse persists when access to economic opportunities is controlled or limited by an intimate partner.
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When money is entangled with relationships, it can often become a tricky situation.
Children will often sing and dance for visiting tourists.
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A school tour often sits within the itinerary of a tour of southern Africa, or alongside wildlife tourism ventures.
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The whole southern Africa region has taken strain and will see a significant reduction in the volume of the crop produced.
People in the Living Museum of the Ju/’hoansi San, Grashoek, Namibia.
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There are several reasons why ethical conduct in scientific research is so important.
A live broadcast of a Pentecostal church in Nigeria.
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Pentecostalism is one of the fastest-growing strands of Christianity in Africa.
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs, in charge of citizenship, isn’t working well.
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Problems identified include a backlog of visa, permit and status applications, fraudulent applications being first rejected, then accepted, and the system being used illegally.
Youth-targeted strategies are part of the authoritarian rule book in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Uganda and Ethiopia.
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Africa’s youth are not countering the deepening of autocratisation across the continent.
Kenyan anchovy products are tested in Hunan, China.
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Several key events highlighted the growing ties between China and Africa.
John Hlatywayo has passed away at the age of 96.
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He worked tirelessly to promote art and teach artists.
The author handling a boomslang as part of her work with a conservation organisation.
Chris Cooke
Learning about snakes offers unique insights into the natural world.
The Ora Loapi space at the 2023 Joburg Art Fair featured Shepherd Ndudzo’s work.
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His work can only be fully understood by observing the shared traditions of Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
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Some children of HIV-positive parents drop out of school to look after their mothers and fathers. Others skip class to earn cash for the family by selling goods.
Hemachatus nyangensis in Nyanga National Park, Zimbabwe.
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The Nyanga rinkhals can tell us about our own evolution.
China provides billions of dollars in loans and direct investments to African nations each year.
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Politicians and scholars debate whether China’s economic investments in Africa benefit or exploit local populations. But what does the public think?
A digital composite of a meteor shower speeding towards Earth.
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Meteorites are usually discovered by someone who notices an unusual rock while out walking.
A transgender woman at a safe house supporting LGBTQ residents in Kampala, Uganda. Anti-gay laws make certain homosexual relationships punishable by death.
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Stigmatised people living with HIV often suffer from fear, depression and abuse. It’s sometimes easier to stop a treatment regime than risk being ostracised or assaulted by the community.
Zimbabwean author of We Need New Names, Noviolet Bulawayo.
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Variations of English names reveal the enduring effects of British rule - but there’s also a return to tradition.
Fishermen turning a boat on Lake Victoria in Kenya. The lake is covered by the aquatic plant water hyacinth.
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The new report on alien invasive species doesn’t just concentrate on problems. It also offers solutions.
Reducing carbon emissions will promote health and development in Zimbabwe. Zinyange Auntony/ AFP/
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Zimbabwe’s climate action plan is on track to check emissions and promote development. Other countries can learn from it.