South African’s President Cyril Ramaphosa. One of the biggest obstacles to his success is the party he leads, the ANC.
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For a long time South Africa thought it had a Jacob Zuma problem. In fact its got a systemic ANC problem.
It’s important for kids to move and play.
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New guidelines have been launched that make recommendations on the daily activities of babies and young children.
The WHO recommends testing for HIV every 6 to 12 months.
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Knowing your HIV status is key to accessing life-saving treatment or evaluating the best prevention options.
The largest number of HIV-exposed but uninfected children are in South Africa.
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HIV negative children born to women with HIV have a greater risk of dying before their first birthday.
The theme for World Aids Day is “know your status”.
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Access to HIV testing is an important factor in reaching UN goals that 90% of people with HIV must know their status by 2020.
Beautifully preserved flowstone and sediment layers from the Cradle of Humankind.
Dr Robyn Pickering
South Africa’s fossils can step out of the shadows of being undated and undateable.
Gansbaai, a popular town in the Western Cape, South Africa, is battling illegal poaching.
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Breaking the cycle of illegal abalone poaching in South Africa is going to be tough, but not impossible.
Nigerians have the lowest trust in the country’s media, thanks to widespread misinformation.
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Disinformation in Africa often takes the form of extreme speech inciting violence and spreading racist, misogynous, xenophobic messages.
Buffalo in the Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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The economic, social and conservation reasons why hunting remains relevant in southern Africa.
X-ray of the lungs in a 5-year-old child who has pneumonia.
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There have been many advances made in the prevention and treatment of pneumonia, but providing for people’s basic needs can help reduce the disease burden.
A London bus displays anti-apartheid message at the height of South Africa’s isolation.
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As South Africa became an international pariah, it began working in shady ways through even more shady operators, including getting arms from the Soviet Union and China.
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a recent investment summit.
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South Africa’s president has firmly thrown his weight behind the private sector. This could prove significant.
There’s huge societal value in opening up access to knowledge resources.
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Globally, the scholarly publishing system is in dire need of financial and legislative change.
South Africa needs to create more jobs - but there’s no clarity on how this might happen.
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South Africa’s job summit ignored the great chasms that exist on how to create jobs.
Nigerian children receiving the polio vaccine in Lagos.
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The global target to eradicate polio is being missed because a number of countries are struggling to reach high vaccine coverage.
South Africa’s Finance Minister Tito Mboweni must walk a fiscal tightrope.
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South Africa’s finance minister has chosen to walk a tightrope rather than face tough choices about cutting expenditure or raising taxes.
South Africa’s Finance Minister Tito Mboweni must answer several big questions about the country’s economic plans.
Sebastiao Moreira
The damage done during the preceding decade will have a negative effect on South Africa’s public finances and the economy for some time to come.
South African workers protesting against a proposed minimum wage earlier this year.
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Proposed changes to South African labour laws threaten to set back workers rights.
South African journalism is in the spotlight.
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South African editors and journalists failed in their ethical contract with society.
Rift Valley fever is a disease passed from mosquitoes to animals then to people.
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Outbreaks of zoonotic diseases call for a collaborative approach to surveillance.