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Namibia

Increased infant mortality rate recorded between 2018 and 2021: Shimuafeni

Namibia’s Statistician-General, Alex Shimuafeni, on Tuesday announced a recorded rise in the country’s infant mortality rate between 2018 and 2021. Shimuafeni revealed to Nampa that the infant mortality rate increased from 49 deaths per 1 000 live births in 2018 to 54 deaths per 1 000 live births in 2021 and that more than half of the infant deaths were males across the years. “Oshana recorded the highest number of […]

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Africa

Maasai activist turns juicy inspiration into climate action

By Seth Onyango, via bird story agency A smoothie of fresh mango, avocado and banana was the rich and creamy fruit drink that not only excited Edith Santiyian’s taste buds but gave rise to an idea that is bringing tree cover to desolate communities in the Rift Valley. Santiyian, 29, remembers savouring the medley of fruit and pondering the deeper connection between nature’s bounty and the health of her home […]

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Africa

Climate and Energy Campaigners Demand that African leaders to end fossil fuel investment

African climate campaigners and renewable energy industry advocates convened a press conference at COP28 in Dubai today, urging African leaders to put their communities first and reject new fossil fuel investments. "The climate crisis continues to impact the frontline communities’ livelihoods in the Global South, especially in Africa. The affected community's voices need to be heard. African leaders have to make the right choice and decision at COP28, decisions which […]

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Africa

Allan Gray cuts ties with Global & Local

By Chris Steyn, via BizNews Africa’s largest privately owned investment management company, Allan Gray, has cut ties with Global & Local. That has been confirmed to BizNews in an email stating: “Considering the ongoing uncertainty around the investigation into BHI Trust, we took the decision to terminate our contract with Global & Local, with a notice period.” Global & Local has been under fire ever since it emerged that its founder […]

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Africa

One woman’s journey into a world of solar

By Sakhile Dube, via bird story agency From the rural Eastern Cape in South Africa, Vuyolwethu Matiwane's journey into the world of renewable energy began with her family's use of a small solar PV panel, a battery, and a glimmer of hope. Today, as a technical project development manager, Matiwane is not only helping shape South Africa's energy landscape by illuminating lives and empowering futures, she is also breaking ground […]

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Africa

Light Rail and Tramways: Transforming African Cities with Innovative Urban Transport Solutions

By Bonface Orucho, via bird story agency More African countries are deploying light rails and tramways to facilitate urban mobility as population growth in Africa’s major cities continues to surge. Angola’s capital is set to inaugurate its first tramway line in a partnership with Siemens, through the German company's railway construction subsidiary, Siemens Mobility. According to Metro Report International, a global railway news reporting agency, the US$1.4 billion (1.3 billion […]

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World

Asian markets drop as traders temper rate cut bets

Stocks fell Tuesday, extending the sell-off seen on Wall Street, with analysts warning November's rally fuelled by bets on interest rate cuts may have gone too far, forcing traders to take a step back. Markets surged last month as data pointing to slowing inflation and softer job markets combined with a dovish turn by Federal Reserve officials to stoke expectations they will next year begin loosening monetary policy. Those hopes […]

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Africa

African dinosaurs and the sixth mass extinction

“It’s really important that we realise we need to take better care of the planet, otherwise we’ll also go the way of the dinosaur,” said Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan, palaeobiologist and professor at the University of Cape Town. She was speaking at GroundUp’s final Science for the People seminar for the year, hosted at Bertha House in Cape Town on Friday 1 December. Chinsamy-Turan has a species of Sabre-toothed cat named after her. The topic of […]

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South Africa

South Africa misses the Mandela ‘spirit’ 10 years after icon’s death

With murals of his smiling face still covering many buildings, South Africans on Tuesday marked 10 years since the death of Nelson Mandela with a mixture of longing for his integrity and disappointment over what has happened since. While no official ceremonies were planned to recall South Africa's first black president, many spared a thought for the leader who emerged from prison in 1991 to end apartheid. Fellow Nobel Peace […]

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