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Infectious Diseases

Diphtheria outbreak in Somalia worsens with vaccine shortages

19 Aug 2025

A miner holds a sack of ore as it comes out from the mine shaft at Rubaya coltan mine, near the town of Rubaya, which is controlled by M23 rebels, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters

Mining

The hidden cost of your smartphone: Inside Congo's rebel-funded mines

Giulia Paravicini and David Lewis 14 Aug 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

Matshepo Msibi named CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities South Africa

11 Aug 2025

US President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a "Summer Soiree" held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, 4 June 2025. Reuters/Leah Millis

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Trump reinstates US travel ban, bars citizens of 12 countries

Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose 5 Jun 2025

Power officials stand on ladders to fix electric cables along a road in Egbeda district in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos. Source: Reuters/Akintunde Akinleye

Energy

Bloomberg: Trump USAID cuts hit electricity programme in Africa

Mrinmay Dey 26 Feb 2025

Lesley Visser is a trailblazer for women in media and sports.

Media

Trailblazer Lesley Visser to receive 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award at New York Festivals

20 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

South Africa's white farmers would be among victims if Trump ends growth bill

Tim Cocks 19 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters.

HIV/AIDS

Trump's aid cuts stop South African HIV vaccine trials in their tracks

Catherine Schenck 19 Feb 2025

Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe speaks at the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Nuclear Power

Mantashe adds Russia and Iran to nuclear chat

Wendell Roelf 19 Feb 2025

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

Shipping

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

22 Mar 2024

Climate Change

Impasse broken on climate fund before COP28 but tough road ahead

Valerie Volcovici and Kate Abnett 7 Nov 2023

TV

National Geographic to premiere brand new episodes of Team Sayari this Autumn

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 1 Mar 2023

Media

John Williams Ntwali, Rwandan journalist critical of government has died

23 Jan 2023

The wooden coffin containing the body of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif. Source: Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Media

Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif allegedly shot dead by police in Kenya

Humphrey Malalo and Gibran Peshimam 25 Oct 2022

Team Sayari revealed as title for National Geographic Kids Africa programme

TV

Team Sayari revealed as title for National Geographic Kids Africa programme

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 16 Aug 2022

Cape Town to host the 8th Africa Fintech Summit in November

Technology

Cape Town to host the 8th Africa Fintech Summit in November

4 Aug 2022

Social Media

Flow Communications names new head of social media

24 Jan 2022

Ethiopia's mega dam to start producing 700MW electricity next year - official

Infrastructure & Utilities

Ethiopia's mega dam to start producing 700MW electricity next year - official

George Obulutsa 11 Nov 2021

UN urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks

Infrastructure & Utilities

UN urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks

Doyinsola Oladipo 7 Jul 2021

Applications open for 2021 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

Applications open for 2021 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs

24 Jun 2021

Academy for Women Entrepreneurs programme open for application

Skills Training

Academy for Women Entrepreneurs programme open for application

28 Aug 2020

Women find it hard to sustain tourism businesses in Ghana and Nigeria. Here's why

Tourism & Travel

Women find it hard to sustain tourism businesses in Ghana and Nigeria. Here's why

Albert N. Kimbu, Ewoenam A. Afenyo-Agbe, Issahaku Adam 25 Oct 2019

Panel for the 22nd annual BASA Awards

Sponsorship

Panel for the 22nd annual BASA Awards

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 16 Sep 2019

Travel visa costs: South Africans weigh in on visa agony

Travel

Travel visa costs: South Africans weigh in on visa agony

5 Aug 2019

The youth now have a future in both Ethiopia and Eritrea. Image source: Gallo/Getty

Marketing

Time for development in Ethiopia, Eritrea

Daniel Otieno 19 Mar 2019

Twiplomacy 2018. Image supplied.

Social Media

Latest Twiplomacy study reveals 97% of all governments are on Twitter

10 Jul 2018

Local research project takes Gold at Gauteng Premier's Service Excellence Awards

Higher Education

Local research project takes Gold at Gauteng Premier's Service Excellence Awards

Issued by Enterprises University of Pretoria 1 Mar 2018

New breed of IT innovators among IT Personality Award finalists

ICT

New breed of IT innovators among IT Personality Award finalists

Issued by ITP Communications 12 Oct 2017

Can travel managers truly advise on African destinations if they've never travelled into Africa?

Tourism & Travel

Can travel managers truly advise on African destinations if they've never travelled into Africa?

3 Oct 2017

Former Nigerian oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Photo: Premium Times Nigeria

Energy

Nigeria's ex-oil minister battles slew of graft cases

25 Jul 2017

Research

Pope Francis ahead of Trump, Modi on Twitter

2 Jun 2017

US Mission in SA aims to empower renewable energy champions

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

US Mission in SA aims to empower renewable energy champions

8 May 2017

Survey reveals what South Africans think about clean energy

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Survey reveals what South Africans think about clean energy

15 Dec 2016

Max Edkins, climate change and communications expert at the World Bank’s Connect4Climate programme

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Time to tell SA's renewable energy story

5 Dec 2016

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Getting the renewables success story out there

5 Dec 2016

Cape Town woman brings coding skills to marginalised communities

ICT

Cape Town woman brings coding skills to marginalised communities

9 Nov 2016

World leaders on Twitter

Social Media

Best connected African leaders on Twitter

2 Jun 2016

Who owns space? US asteroid-mining act is dangerous and potentially illegal

Mining

Who owns space? US asteroid-mining act is dangerous and potentially illegal

Gbenga Oduntan 7 Dec 2015

Mobile survey targets 1,000 entrepreneurs across five African countries

Research

Mobile survey targets 1,000 entrepreneurs across five African countries

24 Jul 2015

Mobile survey informs Global Entrepreneurship Summit

ICT

Mobile survey informs Global Entrepreneurship Summit

24 Jul 2015

UN slams Nauru for Facebook ban, stifling dissent

Digital

UN slams Nauru for Facebook ban, stifling dissent

25 May 2015

More businesses the target of industrial espionage

Criminal Law

More businesses the target of industrial espionage

7 May 2015

Twiplomacy grows as world leaders engage followers

Social Media

Twiplomacy grows as world leaders engage followers

30 Apr 2015

Appeal Court orders journalist Rugurika's release

Media Freedom

Appeal Court orders journalist Rugurika's release

19 Feb 2015

Can quake-hit Haiti manufacture itself a high-tech future?

Digital

Can quake-hit Haiti manufacture itself a high-tech future?

16 Jan 2015

Ukraine TV lands in hot water over Russian pop songs

TV

Ukraine TV lands in hot water over Russian pop songs

6 Jan 2015

What the African data gap means for business

Research

What the African data gap means for business

Carol Pineau 20 Oct 2014

Tourism boycott of Botswana called for after government ignores court ruling

Tourism & Travel

Tourism boycott of Botswana called for after government ignores court ruling

8 Jul 2014

Burson-Marsteller's Twiplomacy 2014 study out now

Research

Burson-Marsteller's Twiplomacy 2014 study out now

26 Jun 2014