Latest articles on United Nations

We developed a simple process to recycle urine. Here’s how it’s done

Opinion Prithvi Simha, Christopher Buckley & Jenna Senecal - 19 Nov 2020

Most of the wastewater produced worldwide receives no treatment and the nutrients in wastewater go to waste. Here's how households can draw these nutrients from urine

Xenophobic tensions surge in KZN

National Des Erasmus - 14 Nov 2020

Amid protests by the ANC’s MK Military Veterans, distressed foreign nationals have shut their stalls at a Durban flea market

Fearless Burundi MP suffers in jail

Africa Thierry Uwamahoro - 26 Oct 2020

Fabien Banciryanino, who challenged state on political murders, detained in notorious prison

Ghost fishing gear an ‘immortal menace’ in oceans

Environment Sheree Bega - 24 Oct 2020

Lost and illegal tackle is threatening marine life and the lives of people making a living from the sea

The natural resource curse in Cabo Delgado

Africa Nation Nyoka - 21 Oct 2020

A humanitarian crisis looms as a violent insurgency continues to sweep over northern Mozambique. As many flee to safety, the question remains: who, or what, fuels the fire?

How US foreign policy under Donald Trump has affected Africa

Africa Nomsa Maseko & BBC - 19 Oct 2020

Lesotho has been used as a microcosm in this article to reflect how the foreign policy has affected Africa

UN Libya rights probe stalled due to cashflow problems

Africa Agence France Presse - 6 Oct 2020

The UN is currently going through a serious liquidity crisis because many countries have not paid their annual dues, and it is therefore unable to fulfil all its mandates

The case for decriminalising personal drug use

Health Lester Kiewit - 3 Oct 2020

Deputy Social Development Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu tells the UN that the war on drugs has failed and is suggesting other options to tackle addiction

Trump win will abort health care

Health Pontsho Pilane - 1 Oct 2020

Threats of funding cuts has caused a reduction in reproductive and sexual health services

The African Union’s (un)official statement on the US elections

Africa Babatunde Fagbayibo - 1 Oct 2020

The United States has never been shy to pass judgment on African elections. What does it look like when Africa passes judgment on America’s chaotic vote?

Women accuse aid workers of sexual abuse during the DRC’s Ebola crisis

Africa Robert Flummerfelt & Nellie Peyton - 29 Sep 2020

More than 50 women have accused Ebola aid workers from the World Health Organisation...

A healthy Earth needs its indigenous people

Environment Terry Teegee - 29 Sep 2020

They have played a crucial role in protecting biodiversity on their land but are largely relegated to the back seats in discussions at the local and international levels that aim to maintain ecosystems

Dance with the ‘devil’: Why SA has fought off the IMF for so long

Politics Luke Feltham - 27 Sep 2020

The ANC has, until now, always rejected going to the International Monetary Fund, which underscores how bad our economic situation is

Cameroon is a ship without a captain

Africa Maurice Kamto - 21 Sep 2020

Ahead of planned protests, Cameroon’s main opposition leader argues that change is more urgent than ever

The cost of Covid: 25 years of progress, halted

Africa Simon Allison - 16 Sep 2020

Development has been set back by two decades, says the Gates Foundation Goalkeepers report

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Zuma maintains his true colours at Zondo commission

Niren Tolsi - 30 Nov 2020

The former president’s escapades at the commission of inquiry into state capture are a far cry from Nelson Mandela’s response when summonsed to testify in the high court

National

Gordhan tells Zondo how Moyane wanted to advance the objectives of state capture

emma balfour - 30 Nov 2020

The public enterprises minister is being cross-examined by Tom Moyane’s lawyers at the state capture inquiry, as both men seek to defend their reputations

National

Shadow of eviction looms over farm dwellers

tshepiso mabula ka ndongeni - 29 Nov 2020

In part two of a series on the lives of farm dwellers, Tshepiso Mabula ka Ndongeni finds a community haunted by the scourge of eviction

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Special Reports

Touching lives through innovation

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

Africa has a high youth population that adapts to technology quickly, and this phenomenon is something which should be taken advantage of

Special Reports

Festive Reading

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

In The Whistleblowers, Mandy Wiener talks to a wide range of the people who have revealed corruption and malfeasance in government and business

Special Reports

Centre for Women & Gender Studies

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

The CWGS aims to resuscitate the histories of African women from all walks of life in an intellectual cleansing/ukuhlambulula of her story

Special Reports

Greening the Future

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

The awards are a way of encouraging progress and celebrating those who wake up every day and work to make this country a better more sustainable place

Special Reports

Failing to learn the lessons? The impact of Covid-19 on a Broken and Unequal Education System

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

If the president was serious about fixing basic education, he would appoint his most competent minister with a powerful mandate to start fixing it

Special Reports

National Science and Technology Forum

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

It's an independent SETI platform, an essential element of an active democracy and an important part of the collaboration process needed in SETI

Special Reports

Milestones over the NSTF’s 25-year history

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

The organisation celebrates its Silver Jubilee as an established player in the NSI and as promoter and influencer of SET and innovation in South Africa

Special Reports

Huawei Cloud’s Year-End Sales Carnival

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

Massive discounts on hot cloud services are on offer along with special coupons and other privileges, but hurry, supplies are limited!