May 04, 2023
South Africa: Reserve Bank Launches New Banknotes and Coins - South African News Briefs - May 4, 2023
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May 03, 2023
South Africa: An Uncertain Future for 12,5% of World's White Rhinos
Negotiations between the Platinum Rhino Project (PRP) and parties interested in housing what amounts to an eighth of the world's white rhino population will be held on May 5,… Read more »
April 28, 2023
Uganda: Strategies Rural Communities Use to Deter Wildlife from Crops #AfricaClimateHope
Deep in the hearts of Kibale and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, where the lush rainforests are dense, damp, and teeming with life, a delicate balance exists between humans and… Read more »
March 28, 2023
Zimbabwe: Meet Sergeant Maggie - The Dedicated Ranger Leading the Fight Against Poaching #AfricaClimateHope
In a male-dominated world, an all-woman anti-poaching unit based in Zimbabwe is trying to save wildlife and empower the rangers Read more »
March 14, 2023
Tanzania: Degradation, Human Activity and the Climate Crisis Harming Tanzania's Rangelands #AfricaClimateCrisis
Some of the iconic images people call to mind when speaking about the African continent is wide open expanses like those seen in Kenya's Masaai Mara and the Serengeti National Park… Read more »
March 02, 2023
South Africa: Food Crisis Looms as Farmers Buckle Under Power Cuts - South African News Briefs - March 2, 2023
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February 23, 2023
South Africa: Parliamentary Speaker In First No Confidence Motion - South African News Briefs - February 23, 2023
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February 17, 2023
Africa: A Man's Best Friend is a Trafficker's Worst Nightmare
In many cultures, it is said that a dog is a human's best friend. But according to World Wildlife Fund Kenya, dogs are also traffickers' and poachers' worst enemies. Used to sniff… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Namibia: Namibia to Step Up Efforts Against Wildlife Crime After 93% Surge in Rhino Poaching
The number of endangered rhinos poached in Namibia reached an all-time high in 2022 after 87 rhinos were killed compared to 45 in 2021, reports Al Jazeera. Read more »
February 01, 2023
Tanzania: Tanzania's Eviction of Maasai Pastoralists Continues
In June 2022, residents of Loliondo division in northern Tanzania's Ngorongoro district protested what they said was a government move to evict them from their ancestral land in… Read more »
January 30, 2023
South Africa: Road to 2024 Polls an Uphill Battle for ANC, Ramaphosa Warns - South African News Briefs - January 30, 2023
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January 16, 2023
South Africa: Tiger on the Loose in Johannesburg After Attacking Man, Dog
Residents in the south of Johannesburg have been alerted after a tiger escaped from a property near Walkerville, IOL reports. A 39-year-old man and dog were attacked by the animal… Read more »
December 21, 2022
South Africa: Seal Takes a Stroll Down Cape Town Freeway
Cape Town Councillor Angus McKenzie shared this video in which a seal can be seen on the busy road during peak traffic this morning. He captioned it: "A seal making his way to… Read more »
November 11, 2022
Africa: How Technology Can Curb Illicit Trade in Endangered Wildlife Species
As 2,500 people converge on Panama for the World Wildlife Conference from November 14, two leading international officials responsible for ensuring sustainable trade in wildlife… Read more »
November 04, 2022
East Africa: East African Crude Oil Pipeline - Communities Left in the Cold #AfricaClimateCrisis
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP) will transport oil produced from Uganda's Lake Albert oilfields to the port of Tanga in Tanzania, where the oil will then be… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Cameroon: How Cameroon's Traditional Rulers are Leading Communities on the Climate Crisis #AfricaClimateHope
Where are the areas on earth with the most biodiversity? The answer might surprise you. It's places cared for and protected by indigenous peoples. This is because the way of life… Read more »
July 28, 2022
South Africa: Eskom Asks SADC For Electricity Help - What's Happening In South African News, July 28, 2022
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July 21, 2022
Zimbabwe: Victoria Falls Reportedly Risks Losing World Heritage Site Status from UN
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has warned that plans by the governments of Zimbabwe and Zambia for the development of a golf… Read more »
July 07, 2022
Zimbabwe: Delhi Court Won't Send African Elephant Gifted to India Back to Zimbabwe
African elephant named Shankar was taken from the African wilderness, gifted to India by the Zimbabwean government, then kept in the Delhi Zoo, India, for the past 24 years. The… Read more »
July 01, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - July 1, 2022
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June 03, 2022
Africa: Standard Bank Still Considering Financing the EACOP Pipeline #AfricaClimateCrisis
Climate activists have demanded answers from Standard Bank for its involvement and continued support for oil and gas projects on the African continent, even as the worst effects of… Read more »
April 26, 2022
South Africa: What's Happening In South African News - April 27, 2022
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March 10, 2022
Tanzania: Masaai Way of Life Threatened by Govt Plans for Trophy Hunting #AfricaClimateCrisis
More than one thousand community members in Northern Tanzania gathered to protest against the government's plan to evict people of Loliondo from their ancestral land. According to… Read more »
February 07, 2022
Kenya: Firefighters Battle Inferno Raging Across Aberdare National Park
More than 550 hectares of the Aberdare forest have been reportedly been destroyed by a fire that started on Sunday night (February 5). Read more »
November 19, 2021
South Africa: Oil Giant Capitalising on 'Loophole' to Pursue Hazardous Seismic Scanning #AfricaClimateCrisis
A 2014 government decision to grant oil giant Shell permission to pursue seismic scanning of an area situated over 20km off the Eastern Cape coast has resulted in a cascade of… Read more »
