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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

South Africa

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Africa

Air pollution in South Africa: affordable new devices use AI to monitor hotspots in real time

  By Bruce Mellado, University of the Witwatersrand   Air quality has become one of the most important public health issues in Africa. Poor air quality kills more people globally every year than HIV, TB and malaria combined. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Air pollution makes people less productive because they get headaches and feel tired. India, for example, has poor air quality. The impact of India’s […]

todayAugust 14, 2024 7

Opinion Pieces

Olympics: 4 things South African sport tourism can learn from what went right in Paris

    By Brendon Knott, Cape Peninsula University of Technology   If you followed the Paris 2024 Olympics broadcast, you’ll have noticed the breathtaking city backdrop to events, the festive atmosphere and active support of spectators. Touted as marking a new era, the games introduced several innovations in its planning and delivery – starting with an opening ceremony outside a stadium for the first time ever. I was fortunate to […]

todayAugust 13, 2024 15

Entertainment

Sexual abuse and bad pay: women’s struggles in South African live music exposed

VolodymyrKozin/Getty Images   By Gwen Ansell, University of Pretoria   Women working in live music as performers and in other onstage and behind-the-scenes roles in South Africa experience exclusion from decision-making, unequal pay, pressure to fit stereotyped roles, constant micro-aggressions, and real danger of gender-based violence. This is according to new industry research commissioned by the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro). Samro is South Africa’s oldest royalty collection and […]

todayAugust 8, 2024 29

Entertainment

More than just a beauty queen: Miss International South Africa, Belindé Schreuder, is empowering young women across the country as she prepares for the international leg in Japan later this year

  Gone are the days when beauty pageants were all about external beauty. Over time these events have become multidimensional. Not only do they look at women as a whole, taking into account personality, intelligence and authenticity, but they identify women who have what it takes to serve the greater community. Belindé Schreuder is one such woman and the current title holder of Miss International South Africa. Crowned on 20 […]

todayAugust 8, 2024 110

Africa

Astronomy ‘Olympics’ is being hosted in Africa for the first time: 4 big talking points

The South African Astronomical Observatory in Sutherland, in the country’s Northern Cape province. IAU General Assembly 2024   By James Okwe Chibueze, University of South Africa Cutting-edge telescopes, gravitational waves, black holes and our solar system’s central star, the Sun, are just a few of the topics that will be on the table in Cape Town, South Africa, for an event that’s a scientific version of the Olympic Games – […]

todayAugust 6, 2024 44

Africa

Zimbabweans protest 50% passport fee increase

Over 1,100 people have signed a petition urging the Zimbabwean government to reconsider a nearly 50% increase in passport fees. Bloomberg Africa reports that the Zimbabwean consulate in Johannesburg on 26 July announced that the price of a passport would rise from $170 (about N$ 3 100) to $250 (about N$ 4 540), with the Zimbabwe Community in South Africa arguing that the new cost is unaffordable for many Zimbabweans.

todayAugust 5, 2024 28

South Africa

South Africa is changing its retirement rules to help boost country savings: how it will work

      By Adrian Saville, University of Pretoria     A study of 160 countries, spanning 60 years of economic history, establishes that there is no country that has been able to transition from “poor to prosperous” without a high savings rate. And that households - in other words you and me - are one of the most important contributors to a country’s overall level of savings rate. Yet, […]

todayJuly 29, 2024 26

Health / Medical

South African teens are struggling: Western Cape study shows 33% have symptoms of depression

        By Mirriam Mkhize, University of Cape Town; Claire van der Westhuizen, University of Cape Town, and Katherine Sorsdahl, University of Cape Town     In South Africa, little research has been done on depression and anxiety among younger adolescents, those between the ages of 10 and 14. Existing studies have primarily targeted older adolescents and those living with HIV. The age range of 10- to 14-year-olds […]

todayJuly 26, 2024 19

Oshiwambo

Otapa ningwa omalolelo gowenda tayi gandjwa lwaali momumvo okugamena aakiintu aagundjuka ko HIV

Omalolelo omanene ga ningwa mo South Africa nomo Uganda oguulike kutya owenda tayi gandjwa lwaali momvula otayi vulu okupa aakiintu aagundjuka egameno lyoo % 100 ko HIV. O SABC oya lopota kutya omalolelo otaga kongo oku tala ngele owenda yoomwedhi 6 yo lenacapavir otayi vulu okugandja egameno hwepo shi vulithe kiingangamithi yilwe yopaali,oopela hadhi nuwa lwaali mesiku ano o PrEP. Ospan yomapekapeko gopaunamiti okuza ko University of Cape town oya […]

todayJuly 25, 2024 41 12 12

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