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United Nations

Zambia faces birth control shortages after UK slashes UN funding
Africa
/ 18 May 2021

Zambia faces birth control shortages after UK slashes UN funding

The United Nations Population Fund is the world’s largest provider of contraception to poor countries. The UK’s cuts to the agency are almost three times more severe than anything imposed previously by the Trump administration

By Laura López González
Pandemic leaves 1.4bn learners worldwide behind on education
Education
/ 18 May 2021

Pandemic leaves 1.4bn learners worldwide behind on education

Human Rights Watch warns that learners may take years to recover from the damage caused by school closures

By Bongekile Macupe
New sex abuse claims against aid workers exposed in DRC
Africa
/ 16 May 2021

New sex abuse claims against aid workers exposed in DRC

Investigation finds extensive abuse of power by men allegedly working at organisations such as the World Health Organisation

By Robert Flummerfelt and Ange Kasongo
Call Israel what it is: An apartheid state
Opinion
/ 15 May 2021

Call Israel what it is: An apartheid state

The Nakba began with the establishment of Israel in 1948 and has never ended. Palestinian are still removed from their land and their home and are still being killed and discriminated against

By Hanan Jarrar
BDS: South Africa must support the ending of Israeli apartheid and colonisation
Opinion
/ 5 May 2021

BDS: South Africa must support the ending of Israeli apartheid and colonisation

A Human Right Watch report recommends sanctions and UN commission to investigate Israeli apartheid practices

By Roshan Dadoo
Four factors blocking medicines being manufactured in Africa
Health
/ 26 April 2021

Four factors blocking medicines being manufactured in Africa

Setting up a continent-wide medicine regulator could be crucial to getting Africa’s people the treatments and Covid vaccines they need. Here’s why more countries need to put their weight behind it

By Francis Aboagye-Nyame
Environmental organisations demand halt to unnecessary plastic production
The Green Guardian
/ 15 April 2021

Environmental organisations demand halt to unnecessary plastic production

NGOs are calling on the department of environment to introduce stricter measures for companies manufacturing and using plastic products

By Chris Gilili
No justice for Dawit Isaak, the world’s longest detained journalist
Opinion
/ 13 April 2021

No justice for Dawit Isaak, the world’s longest detained journalist

Reporters without Borders and others call on higher authorities to review prosecutor’s decision not to investigate the case

By Reporters Without Borders
South Africa will miss UN’s clean water targets
The Green Guardian
/ 9 April 2021

South Africa will miss UN’s clean water targets

Mismanagement, pollution and a water deficit exacerbated by climate change are to blame

By Sheree Bega
Deadly explosions blast open Equatorial Guinea’s dysfunctional governance
Africa
/ 18 March 2021

Deadly explosions blast open Equatorial Guinea’s dysfunctional governance

The blasts were a result of poorly stored explosives at a military base in the city, President Teodoro Obiang said in a statement on Sunday night

By Aanu Adeoye
Crafting credible election commissions in West Africa
Africa
/ 16 March 2021

Crafting credible election commissions in West Africa

There are several ways West African countries can strengthen their election management, but election commissions must constantly evolve if they are to oversee elections that reflect the will of voters

By L Adele Jinadu
Culture of sexual abuse rife in SANDF
National
/ 11 March 2021

Culture of sexual abuse rife in SANDF

Rape, kidnapping and victim-blaming are endemic and perpetrators protected, report finds

By Erika Gibson
West Africa readies for Ebola battle
Africa
/ 7 March 2021

West Africa readies for Ebola battle

Guinea is fighting the virus with a vaccine used in the DRC, while their neighbours Sierra Leone and Liberia increase border surveillance

By Abdul S Brima
The South African connection: How mercenaries aided Trump ally in Libyan op
Africa
/ 23 February 2021

The South African connection: How mercenaries aided Trump ally in Libyan op

The UN found that Trump ally Erik Prince violated the Libyan arms embargo. Here are the South Africans the report says helped him to do so

By Erika Gibson
Congo-Brazzaville’s repressive government buys secret weapons haul from Azerbaijan
Africa
/ 22 February 2021

Congo-Brazzaville’s repressive government buys secret weapons haul from Azerbaijan

For several years, the Republic of the Congo has been quietly buying an arsenal from Azerbaijan, with the latest cache arriving before next month’s election

By Khadija Sharife, Mark Anderson and The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
Amid the pandemic, green bonds are becoming trendy
Business
/ 20 February 2021

Amid the pandemic, green bonds are becoming trendy

The Development Bank of Southern Africa plans to use the booming market to finance its climate projects and invest in infrastructure

By Tshegofatso Mathe
Don’t Look the Other Way! Lessons in Leadership from a Dutch UN General
Africa
/ 9 February 2021

Don’t Look the Other Way! Lessons in Leadership from a Dutch UN General

Former UN force commander Patrick Cammaert preferred asking for forgiveness than permission

By David L Smith
World leaders: Global recovery requires multilateral cooperation
Opinion
/ 4 February 2021

World leaders: Global recovery requires multilateral cooperation

Addressing the Covid-19 health and economic crisis requires international relations based on cooperation, the rule of law, collective action and shared principles

By Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, Macky Sall, António Guterres, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen
Military lawyers fight their boss
National
/ 3 February 2021

Military lawyers fight their boss

As senior legal officers take their battles with the head of the legal division to court, about a thousand military court cases are in limbo

By Erika Gibson
AU mustn’t forget pledge to ‘silence the guns’
Africa
/ 3 February 2021

AU mustn’t forget pledge to ‘silence the guns’

Climate change also has the potential to increase conflicts in Africa, as competition for scarce resources grows

By Imogen Hooper
Governments around the world condemn Myanmar’s military coup
World
/ 1 February 2021

Governments around the world condemn Myanmar’s military coup

The United States led governments around the world in calling for the restoration of Myanmar’s democracy on Monday after the military staged a coup, arresting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians

By Agence France Presse
Hungry for change: An open letter to African governments
Opinion
/ 16 January 2021

Hungry for change: An open letter to African governments

The pandemic has provided humanity with a taste of a future at the limits of existence, as well as an appetite for change

By Open Letter
The global HIV response needs to get back on track
Health
/ 8 December 2020

The global HIV response needs to get back on track

After missing the global HIV/Aids targets, new benchmarks that put people at the centre, especially those most at risk, need to be set

By Webster Mavhu
We developed a simple process to recycle urine. Here’s how it’s done
Opinion
/ 19 November 2020

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

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

By Prithvi Simha, Christopher Buckley and Jenna Senecal
Xenophobic tensions surge in KZN
National
/ 14 November 2020

Xenophobic tensions surge in KZN

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

By Des Erasmus
Fearless Burundi MP suffers in jail
Africa
/ 26 October 2020

Fearless Burundi MP suffers in jail

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

By Thierry Uwamahoro
Ghost fishing gear an ‘immortal menace’ in oceans
The Green Guardian
/ 24 October 2020

Ghost fishing gear an ‘immortal menace’ in oceans

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

By Sheree Bega
The natural resource curse in Cabo Delgado
Africa
/ 21 October 2020

The natural resource curse in Cabo Delgado

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?

By Nation Nyoka
How US foreign policy under Donald Trump has affected Africa
Africa
/ 19 October 2020

How US foreign policy under Donald Trump has affected Africa

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

By Nomsa Maseko and BBC
UN Libya rights probe stalled due to cashflow problems
Africa
/ 6 October 2020

UN Libya rights probe stalled due to cashflow problems

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

By Agence France Presse
The case for decriminalising personal drug use
Health
/ 3 October 2020

The case for decriminalising personal drug use

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

By Lester Kiewit
Trump win will abort health care
Health
/ 1 October 2020

Trump win will abort health care

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

By Pontsho Pilane
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