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Power crisis, bird flu trigger imminent chicken shortage in South Africa | Food News
Africa’s most advanced economy is enduring frequent electricity cuts that have ramped up the cost of business, including in the…
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South Africa ‘held to ransom’ by big pharma, overcharged for COVID vaccines | Coronavirus pandemic News
J&J, Pfizer charged South Africa between 15 and 33 percent more for COVID vaccine doses, contracts reveal. Johannesburg, South Africa…
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In South Africa, pupils in 3,000 schools still use pit toilets | Health News
At a high school in rural northern South Africa, more than 300 students and their teachers share three toilets, and…
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Improving childhood immunisation coverage is crucial for Africa | Opinions
African leaders must not allow children to miss out on life-saving vaccinations. As we mark World Immunisation Week, UNICEF released…
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South Africa revokes ‘state of disaster’ over power crisis | Fossil Fuels News
President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the ‘state of disaster’ in February in a bid to assuage South Africa’s power crisis. South…
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Kamala Harris to discuss China influence, debt distress in Africa | News
The US has unleashed a charm offensive in Africa under President Biden as it seeks to rival Russia and China.…
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US drops Burkina Faso from Africa duty-free trade programme | Military News
The US Trade Representative’s office said the decision was due to concerns over ‘unconstitutional change’ in government. The United States…
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Thousands strike for wage increases in South Africa | Business and Economy News
Trade unions representing some 800,000 public servants demand pay rises amid increasing cost of living. Thousands of public sector workers…
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EU pledges $630m to Africa, Caribbean and others for food crisis | News
War in Ukraine has pushed the most vulnerable countries to food security crisis as grain exports blocked. The European Union…
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WHO to get monkeypox tests for Africa, as new cases reported | News
Preparations for vaccination against monkeypox begin in Africa as it reported 1,597 cases and 66 deaths in 2022 so far.…
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