Tag: South Africa
South Africa partners with Gazprombank for gas plant despite sanctions targeting Russia
A little less than two years after the start of the war in Ukraine, South Africa continues to strengthen its ties with Russia, particularly on the economic level. The ANC…
Positive signals in the fight against HIV in South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is still the region hardest hit by HIV in the world, it accounts for two thirds of people living with the virus (65%). But the situation is improving…
red carpet and popular jubilation for the world champions Springboks
South African players, recent world rugby champions, were welcomed at Johannesburg airport by numerous supporters on Tuesday. The start of a party that will extend across the country with the…
South Africa beats England to challenge New Zealand in final
South Africa, reigning world champion, defeated England (16-15) and qualified on Saturday, October 21, for the World Cup final, where it will challenge New Zealand. She will try to win…
South Africa: “The transformation of rugby is very well underway”
This Sunday evening, South Africa and France are competing for a place in the semi-final of the Rugby World Cup. The defending champion faces the host country. Rugby is a…
France and Antoine Dupont facing the South African ogre
A leading figure in French rugby and leader of the French XV, Antoine Dupont, 26, received the green light on Monday October 9 from the surgeon who operated on him…
unprecedented bird flu causes egg shortages
Eggs are disappearing from supermarket shelves in South Africa. The fault lies in an unprecedented avian flu epidemic in chicken farms. More than 5 million laying hens have been culled…
Louis-Ferdinand Despreez emerges from the shadows for the first time
South African novelist, involved alongside Nelson Mandela’s ANC, Louis-Ferdinand Despreez was advisor to several African heads of state. From his residence in Pretoria, he traveled the African continent for thirty…
a vaginal ring, a new prevention tool against HIV
Women will benefit from a new HIV prevention tool. This is a vaginal ring that delivers antiretroviral medication. This device may be preferred to other prevention treatments which consist of…
the largest boulevard in Johannesburg renamed Winnie-Mandela
Winnie Mandela is still talked about in South Africa. The former anti-apartheid activist and wife of President Nelson Mandela, who died in 2018, would have been 87 years old on…