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Eskom reports R25.5bn loss amid systemic challenges, recovery efforts 
By: Simone Liedtke 19th December 2024 State-owned power utility Eskom has reported a R25.5-billion loss before tax for the financial year ending March 31, 2024, following a year marked... →
Ghana Supreme Court rejects legal challenges to anti-LGBT bill
By: Reuters 18th December 2024 Ghana's Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed two separate cases challenging the legality of one of Africa's most restrictive pieces of... →
South Africa shuts 1 041 mom-and-pop stores as food deaths mount
By: Bloomberg 18th December 2024 South Africa has shut down 1 041 mom-and-pop stores in a bid to stop people from consuming pesticide-laden food, which has led to the deaths of 38... →
Govt extends deadline for registration of spaza shops
By: Thabi Shomolekae 18th December 2024 Government has extended the deadline for registration of all spaza shops and other food-handling facilities to February 28, urging municipalities... →
New HIV prevention drug could reach poorest countries by 2025, says health official
By: Reuters 18th December 2024 A new long-acting preventive HIV drug could reach the world’s poorest countries by the end of 2025 or early 2026, a global health official told... →
Israel sees signs of breakthrough in talks over Gaza ceasefire
By: Bloomberg 17th December 2024 Israeli officials say a ceasefire in Gaza is a more realistic prospect than at any time in the past year, suggesting a long-awaited deal to free... →
Smoggy Sasolburg illustrates conflict between economy and clean air
By: Reuters 17th December 2024 From the moment Mpho Putsoenyane's daughter Hlompho was born in Zamdela, a South African township beside the smokestacks and gas flares of Sasol's... →
Letter to Mahlamba Ndlopfu: War Against Women and Children
13th December 2024 Ah, Chief Dwasaho! My psychiatrist has recently revised my diagnosis from clinical depression to melancholic depression—a more severe, almost... →
