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Blackout-beset South Africa may delay closing coal stations

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa may delay the timetable for shutting down many of its highly polluting coal-fired power stations as the nation deals with crippling daily electricity blackouts

The Independent UK

I'm A Celebrity South Africa: Carol Vorderman's stomach-churning challenge as fans get a sneak peek

"Hello Africa, I love you!" shouts Carol Vorderman as she prepares to take on the Deadly Drop

Wales Online

S.Korea sends plane to Djibouti to await Sudan evacuation

South Korea is sending a military aircraft to stand by at a U.S. military base in Djibouti in east Africa, ready to fly in to neighbouring Sudan and evacuate its nationals there when that is possible, the South Korean military said on Friday.

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Outer space: Rwanda and Nigeria sign an accord for more responsible exploration - why this matters

In 2020, the United States announced a framework for the private exploitation of space resources. It consists of practical principles to guide exploration, science and commerce in outer space. The Artemis Accords are intended to make space activity responsible, transparent, safe, peaceful and sustainable. Nigeria and Rwanda signed the accords…

The Conversation

Illegal logging in Africa is a threat to security

African countries are estimated to lose US$17 billion each year to illegal logging. High-value timber species are in global demand.

The Conversation

Could the Sudan unrest inflame the Horn of Africa?

Regional leaders and experts fear a civil war could lead to new crises in a region battered by conflict and drought.

Al Jazeera

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition approved by another country

South Africa recommends its tribunal approve the merger

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Africa needs more help with climate change, debt and food crises

Africa is struggling with the triple shock of rising debt burdens, an ongoing food crisis and climate change fallout and needs more help from international institutions and wealthy nations to cope, African finance ministers said on Saturday.

Reuters

South Africans have starkly unequal access to a healthy diet - the solution requires tackling deep-seated historical injustice

South Africa has a food crisis. The food system - made up of all of the activities and actors involved in the production, processing, transportation, selling, consumption and disposal of food - produces starkly unequal access to nutritious foods.

The Conversation

Prince Harry and Meghan's 'extraordinary and unexpected' interview left TV crew reeling

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's 'explosive' 2019 interview in South Africa sent shockwaves - and now one of the people behind it has claimed it was 'so outlandishly unexpected and shocking'

Daily Mirror

Ugandan president calls on Africa to ‘save the world from homosexuality’

Museveni says homosexuality is ‘danger to procreation of human race’ at Entebbe conference hosted by US anti-LGBTQ+ hate group

The Guardian - UK

Gold smugglers use South African banks, bribes to launder money

Staff at three major banks were on the payroll of ‘Mo Dollars’, an accomplice of gold smuggler Simon Rudland.

Al Jazeera

Deadly cyclone 'Freddy' may be the longest-lived and most energetic storm ever recorded

Cyclone Freddy, which is finally dissipating after battering Southeast Africa, has crossed the entire Indian Ocean and made landfall three separate times.

Space

Architect Lesley Lokko: ‘There is a sense in Africa that it is our time’

The Ghanaian-Scottish architect is curator of this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, and more than half of the participants will be African. The story of architecture we are used to, she says, is incomplete

The Guardian - UK

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Accenture bolsters industrial AI services with Flutura acquisition

Professional services giant Accenture has announced the acquisition of Flutura, an industrial artificial intelligence (AI) company based in Bangalore, India. The acquisition strengthens Accenture’s own industrial AI services, as it looks to boost the performance of plants, refineries, and supply chains, as well as help clients hit their net zero…

The Independent UK

Burundi officials detect polio outbreak linked to vaccine

Health officials in Burundi have declared an outbreak of polio linked to the vaccine, the first time the paralytic disease has been detected in the east African country for more than three decades

The Conversation

Power cuts: South Africa's state of disaster is being contested in court - COVID rulings give clues as to the outcome

South Africa has declared a second national state of disaster in less than three years.

The Independent UK

Cornish carer dances 24 hours to Toto’s Africa again for food bank

Dean Pascoe said ‘never again’ after completing the feat in 2022, but has taken to the dancefloor once more – grabbing the attention of Toto the band.

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The Independent UK

South African leader grapples with ever-worsening power cuts

South Africa’s ever-worsening power crisis — putting homes and businesses without electricity for up to 10 hours per day — is strangling Africa’s most developed economy

Reuters

Nigerians vote for new president, braving long delays in hope of bringing change

Officials counted votes in Nigeria's elections on Saturday, with people hoping for a reset after years of worsening violence and hardship under outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari, undeterred by delays at some polling stations.

The Independent UK

Cyclone Freddy slams Mozambique with 'dangerous' rainfall

A damaging tropical cyclone dumped “dangerous and exceptional rainfall levels” over Mozambique Friday as the long-lasting weather system continued to wreak havoc across southern Africa

The Conversation

South Africa's power crisis: going off the grid works for the wealthy -- but could deepen injustice for the poor

South Africa’s current electricity crisis has been described as “a perfect storm”. A number of factors have converged to reach this point: an ageing and inadequately maintained fleet of coal power stations, delays in upgrading the Koeberg nuclear power station and significant failures at the recently built Medupi and Kusile…

Reuters

Jill Biden arrives in Namibia on Africa tour

U.S. first lady Jill Biden has arrived in Namibia on the first stop on a five-day Africa tour, part of a push by the United States to strengthen its ties on the continent.

The Conversation

Paul Mashatile is set to become South Africa's deputy president: what he brings to the table

South Africa is set to have a new deputy president in Paul Shipokosa Mashatile, the deputy president of the governing African National Congress (ANC). He’ll replace the incumbent, David Mabuza, who announced he would step down.

Radio France Internationale

Cowabunga! Horn reveals herbal mixtures used by medieval healers in South Africa

A cow horn believed to be the oldest known example of a medicine container in southern Africa has been discovered in a South African cave. It sheds light on the herbal remedies used by indigenous healers more than 500 years ago, including one known as the "cancer bush".

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