Tag: South Africa
Aspen could stop its production of anti-Covid vaccines, for lack of orders
As the African continent deploys its efforts to create vaccine production units for future pandemics (with a target of 60% of doses produced locally by 2040), bad news could soon…
an increase in Covid-19 cases raises fears of a new wave
While South Africa has so far experienced a lull on the front of the Covid-19 pandemic, a recent increase in cases could presage the arrival of a new wave in…
seven years after the murder of Senzo Meyiwa, five suspects in the dock
In South Africa, a long-awaited trial, already postponed twice, is due to open this Friday around the mysterious death in 2014 of Senzo Meyiwa, football goalkeeper and star captain of…
in Durban, Easter prayers are for flood victims
Christians prayed for the victims of the floods that killed nearly 400 people in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, on the country’s east coast. In the press, this Sunday morning, the…
In South Africa, the government concentrates criticism from opposition parties
Rise in the unemployment rate, crime, corruption scandals, support of Russia against Ukraine: all these reproaches were formulated during a motion of censure presented by the Democratic Alliance before Parliament,…
World Bank bond issue to save South Africa’s rhinos
Appealing to investors to save the black rhinos is the idea of the World Bank which will issue, on March 31, a loan of 150 million dollars in “Rhino Bonds”.…
a march in support of immigrants after xenophobic demonstrations
In South Africa, several hundred people gathered in downtown Johannesburg on Saturday morning March 26 to express their solidarity with African immigrants. Indeed, since the beginning of 2022, several groups…
arrest warrant against Nelson Mandela soon to be auctioned in NFT
A request for an arrest warrant against Nelson Mandela dating back to 1961 will soon be auctioned. Except that its purchaser will not own it personally, but virtually, since it…
President Ramaphosa calls for combating xenophobia
As a country based on tolerance, respect, diversity, and non-discrimination, we must never let ourselves go after people from other countries. Of course, right now we face the problem of…
severe pollution on the Vaal River which supplies Gauteng with drinking water
The province of Gauteng, the most urbanized in South Africa, is crossed by the Vaal, a river whose pollution exceeds the standards. In question, the wastewater that flows directly into…