May 13
South Africa: Recycled Plastics for Food Use Require Stronger Safeguards, Warn UN Food Security Experts
Recycled plastics could help reduce the world's growing waste crisis, but only if food packaging is carefully regulated to prevent contamination, according to a new analysis from… Read more »
May 06
Africa: Hantavirus Outbreak - Another Passenger Contracts Disease
It's been confirmed that another passenger from the cruise liner linked to the outbreak of hantavirus has contracted the disease, which has claimed the lives of three people on… Read more »
March 18
Africa: UN Mourns Constitutional Lawyer-Turned Top Crisis Diplomat, Nicholas Haysom
The UN is mourning the loss of Nicholas Haysom, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for South Sudan, whose went from advising Nelson Mandela following the historic… Read more »
February 09
South Africa: UN Vows Orderly Peacekeeping Transition As South Africa Withdraws Troops
South Africa has moved to withdraw its peacekeepers deployed at the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) after nearly… Read more »
February 01
South Africa: From Cape Town to London, Deo Kato Runs to Challenge Racism and Reclaim the Migration Narrative
Step by step, mile by mile, Deo Kato ran his way across a continent -- and beyond. After a year and a half on the road, the Ugandan British runner and campaigner has become the… Read more »
November 21, 2025
Africa: It's Time for Leadership and Vision, Guterres Tells G20 in South Africa
A South African flag-coloured King Protea flower - symbolising hope and regeneration - is the chosen logo for this year's G20 Leaders' Summit, taking place on African soil for the… Read more »
July 18, 2025
South Africa: Mandela's Legacy 'Is Now Our Responsibility', Guterres Says On International Day
In honour of Nelson Mandela International Day on Friday, the United Nations is celebrating with a public service activity, a chamber music concert and a General Assembly meeting,… Read more »
July 17, 2025
South Africa: Indigenous Youth Meet Trailblazers Ahead of Nelson Mandela Day
A group of Indigenous youth from the United States, some as young as seven, visited the United Nations Headquarters in New York this week for the first time. Read more »
