insert_link Africa Windhoek ranks 7th in Africa for high crime rates According to the latest crime index statistics by Numbeo, Namibia has the sixth-highest crime index in Africa as of mid-2024, with a score of 63.7. Windhoek ranks as the seventh highest city on the continent with a crime index of 67.6. Socio-economic challenges such as unemployment, inflation, and high living costs, combined with poverty and economic inequality, have contributed to the high crime rate. Meanwhile, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo, the […] todayJuly 18, 2024 218
insert_link Environment Wildfires in South Africa are set to increase: how legal action can help the country adapt better to climate change By Tracy-Lynn Field, University of the Witwatersrand As climate change drives temperature increases and lower precipitation in southern Africa, research has found that there is likely to be an increase in the number of wildfires in regions that are already hot, dry and water scarce. Massive wildfires broke out in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province on 12 and 13 July 2024, killing six firefighters who were […] todayJuly 18, 2024 18
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s 400 parliamentarians are about to get down to business: 4 essential reads By Caroline Southey, The Conversation; Jabulani Sikhakhane, The Conversation, and Thabo Leshilo, The Conversation On 29 May 2024 South Africans went to the polls and delivered a strong message to their political leaders: we’re tired of the “same old same old”. They slashed the governing African National Congress’s share of the vote to just over 40%. And put their crosses next to a host of […] todayJuly 17, 2024 10
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s new parliament needs to do a better job of holding cabinet to account: legal scholar weighs the chances By Hugh Corder, University of Cape Town South Africa has entered new territory with a government of national unity after the May elections. The parties representing more than 70% of the electorate will now be the dominant force in parliament. The parties that are not part of the unity government will doubtless continue to demand accountability by the executive. A particular challenge arises, however, for […] todayJuly 17, 2024 11
insert_link South Africa Six firefighters killed in South Africa Six firefighters died after being trapped by a runaway wildfire in eastern South Africa, authorities said this afternoon, taking to 14 the number of lives lost in just over a week of blazes in KwaZulu-Natal province. Three female firefighters were killed on Sunday when they became trapped in the fire believed to have been started by poachers around 40 kilometres (24 miles) from the city of Pietermaritzberg, authorities […] todayJuly 15, 2024 18
insert_link Africa How old are South African fossils like the Taung Child? New study offers an answer By Francis Thackeray, University of the Witwatersrand One hundred years ago the discovery of a skull in South Africa’s North West province altered our understanding of human evolution. The juvenile skull was dubbed the Taung Child by Raymond Dart, an anatomist at the University of the Witwatersrand, who first described it. In 1924 Dart could not say exactly how old it was, but he […] todayJuly 15, 2024 11
insert_link Oshiwambo DRC okwa lopota omaso 44 go Mpox niipotha 25 Aanambelewa yuuhaku mo DRC oyati iipotha 25 yo Monkeypox oya dhidhilika muuzilo woshilando Goma. IIpotha oyindji oya lopotwa mookamba dheedhilila aantu ya tulululwa kiikolokosha ya homata mo North Kivu. oshilongo osha dhidhilika iipotha ya konda 11 000 nomaso 443. kakele ku DRC,South Africa naye okwa taalela etukuko lyo Mpox. todayJuly 13, 2024 29
insert_link 1 Namibia Importation of livestock not ceased: MAWLR The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has clarified that the exportation of live cattle (weaners/young cattle) to South Africa (SA) has not ceased as per recent rumours in the public arena. In a media statement issued on Friday by the ministry, it said anyone wishing to export live cattle to SA should apply for the South African Veterinary Import Permit. The statement indicated that all […] todayJuly 12, 2024 10 1
insert_link Lifestyle Thinking aloud: what happens when children read for pleasure in classroom clubs By Eileen Scheckle, Nelson Mandela University Every five years, the international Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) provides an assessment of how well grade 4 learners around the world read for meaning. And every time South Africa participates, the results are shocking. In the 2021 survey, more than 80% of South African fourth-graders weren’t able to make sense of what they were reading in […] todayJuly 12, 2024 19
