South Africa’s giant playwright Athol Fugard, whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92
Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as “The ...
A South African artist hopes vibrant sculptures make parks more welcoming in a city known for danger
South African sculptor and painter James Delaney wants to encourage people in Johannesburg to engage with parks through public art.
2.75 Billion-Year-Old Rocks Rewrite the Story of Earth’s Early Life
A study of ancient stromatolites reveals that ammonium reservoirs in early Earth's oceans, likely influenced by volcanic ...
New fossil discovery of an early human relative reveals that it walked upright, just like humans
Paranthropus robustus was a species of prehistoric human that lived in South Africa about 2 million years ago, alongside Homo ...
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In the wake of Trump administration aid cuts, UN food program closes its southern Africa office
A WFP spokesperson says Monday the WFP had launched a plan to streamline its structure in 2023 but as “the donor funding ...
UN food agency shuts Southern Africa bureau during drought, citing low funding
The United Nations World Food Programme, which relies on the U.S. for nearly half its budget, is closing its Southern Africa ...
UN's food agency WFP closes southern African bureau
The United Nations' World Food Programme, which gets much of its funding from the United States, is closing its southern ...
Services to millions of people collapse as USAID cuts contracts worldwide
U.S.-funded projects worldwide, including those providing lifesaving care for millions of people in countries such as Sudan ...
G20 finance ministers, central bankers to meet amid fractious geopolitics
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Finance ministers and central bankers from the G20 top economies gather in South Africa on Wednesday ...
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Research provides new detail on the impact of volcanic activity on early marine life
New analysis of ancient fossilised rocks known as stromatolites, preserved in southern Zimbabwe, suggests strong links to ...
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Turkish FM meets with South African counterpart in Johannesburg
say diplomatic sources Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Friday met with his South African counterpart Ronald Lamola in Johannesburg. Fidan and Lamola held talks as part of the G20 foreign ...