Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Electricity Crisis - The Time For Renewables is Now #AfricaClimateCrisis

I have never felt this frustrated and helpless until these regular 19 hour power cuts that have been plaguing Harare and my neighborhood for the past few weeks. Read more »

South Africa: Legal Threat Over Non-Placement of Intern Doctors - South African News Briefs - December 22, 2022

 Association Threatens Legal Action for Jobs for Intern Doctors Read more »

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 »

South Africa: Zuma Maintains Course on Ramaphosa Prosecution - South African News Briefs - December 21, 2022

Ramaphosa's Second Request for Zuma to Withdraw Private Prosecution Denied Read more »

Africa: How Much Risk Does Russia Pose to Africa? (1)

A grave security threat, but not necessarily on a par with the United States, European Union and China. That's how some are describing Russia's involvement on the continent. And… Read more »

South Africa: Call For Competent Engineer as Eskom CEO - South African News Briefs - December 20, 2022

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South Africa: Ramaphosa Wins Second Term as Ruling Party Leader

President Cyril Ramaphosa won his second term as leader of the African National Congress (ANC) at the party's election this weekend. Read more »

South Africa: Army Deployed at Power Stations Amid Energy Crisis - South African News Briefs - December 19, 2022

Deployment of Army at Power Stations a Sign of Greater Crisis? Read more »

Mozambique: Visual Artist Lizette Chirrime Starts Crowdfund for Urgent Medical Procedure

In 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Lizette Chirrime underwent successful, life-changing hip replacement surgery. Now doctors have revealed that the surgery was… Read more »

Africa: Climate Loss and Damage: The Time to Act is Now

As the U.S.-Africa Summit gets underway, here are some concrete, cost-free steps the U.S. can take to help poorer countries suffering the effects of pollution by wealthier… Read more »

South Africa: Ruling Party Begins Disciplinary Against Dlamini-Zuma - South African News Briefs, December 16, 2022

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South Africa: Eskom Load Shedding Reduced - South African News Briefs - December 15, 2022

Eskom Load Shedding Reduced, CEO De Ruyter Resigns Read more »

Africa: IMF's New Resilience, Sustainability Trust to 'Turn the Needle' on Climate, Pandemic Crises?

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is warning that the frequency and magnitude of disasters like global warming is driving other, less visible, and disruptive crises in the… Read more »

South Africa: Eskom Chief De Ruyter Resigns

Eskom Group's chief executive Andre de Ruyter has resigned, reports News24, as the country suffers worsening loadshedding (planned power cuts). Read more »

South Africa: No Impeachment for President Ramaphosa - South African News Briefs - December 14, 2022

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Africa: The Time For Action on African Adaptation is Now

Climate change is already having a catastrophic impact on Africa compared to the rest of the world. The Horn of Africa is experiencing its worst drought in 40 years, leaving 22… Read more »

South Africa: Parts of South Africa Damaged By Heavy Rains, More Coming

Residents of Johannesburg and Cape Town are struggling to cope with the aftermath of severe flooding that has left many people destitute. The heavy rainfall, which included thunder… Read more »

South Africa: Parliament to Vote Today on Ramaphosa Report - South African News Briefs - December 13, 2022

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Africa: 'Vaccination A Safe Medical Procedure That Saves Lives' - Africa Must Eradicate Polio

To address declining immunization rates and the resurgence of polio, President Macky Sall - speaking during the Forum for Polio Vaccination and Eradication in Africa held this… Read more »

Africa: Africa Will 'Shape The Future, Not Just of African People But of the World'

The Biden administration is set to host about 50 African leaders in Washington for crucial conversations on health, democracy, climate change, and other topics. Read more »

South Africa: Eskom Mum on Stage 5 Load Shedding - South African News Briefs - December 12, 2022

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Morocco: Morocco Make History at Qatar World Cup

Morocco made history at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha on Saturday, December 10, when they beat Portugal in their 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter-final. Read more »

South Africa: Eskom Ordered to End Stage 6 Load Shedding - South African News Briefs, December 9, 2022

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Africa: Connecting the Dots on Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, and Its Impact on Our Health #AfricaClimateCrisis

"We are facing an epidemic of epidemics. If we are looking at the data on this you'll see that over the last decades we have an increasing number of outbreaks. We have zoonotic… Read more »

Africa: Did the 'Africa COP' Live Up to Expectations?

It's fair to say that COP27 didn't live up to its billing. A lot of issues were swept under the carpet during my two weeks in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. However, the… Read more »