South Africa’s national state of disaster, in place for more than two years in response to COVID-19, ended midnight, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in a TV address. The national state of disaster has been the government’s main mechanism for managing…
Africa: Good and Bad News About New TB Vaccines
The tuberculosis (TB) vaccine pipeline is depleted with little progress of candidate vaccines through the pipeline in the last few years. This is creating a serious problem for the next decade of vaccine development, warns Professor Mark Hatherill, director of…
Abolish anti-Blackness: Hair and racism in South Africa
In September, popular South African health and beauty retailer Clicks sparked widespread anger after publishing an advertisement that reinforced Eurocentric beauty standards in a country still suffering the effects of its painful racist past. The online advertisement, commissioned by TRESemme, a haircare…
Nigeria-South Africa Relations: Kubayi-Ngubane meets tourism stakeholders in Lagos
In what seems like a deliberate move to build stronger relationship with Nigeria, the Tourism Minister of South Africa, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, was in Nigeria recently, where he interacted with not only the counry’s Minister of Information And Culture Alhaji…
Miss Universe 2019: Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi wins while Miss Nigeria makes top-20 finish
Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi was crowned Miss Universe 2019. Miss South Africa, Zozibini Tunzi wins Miss Universe 2019 [Meaww]Meaww The grand finale of the Miss Universe 2019 contest held on Sunday, December 8, and Miss South Africa went home…
South Africa’s Zuma loses bid to appeal against corruption trial
A court in South Africa on Friday dismissed former President Jacob Zuma‘s attempts to appeal against his corruption trial related to a 1990s arms deal. The High Court in the southeastern city of Pietermaritzburg ruled that “Mr Zuma’s leave to appeal is dismissed…
Man shamed for proposing in KFC has the last laugh when companies offer to fund his wedding
A MAN who was shamed for proposing to his girlfriend in KFC has had the last laugh after dozens companies offered to fund his wedding. The South African man got down on one knee in the fried chicken chain in…
South African businesses reeling after xenophobic onslaught
Paul Dihi treads cautiously through the charred carcass of his two-story shop building, taking a heartbreaking tally of the destruction wrought by xenophobic violence that raged through parts of South Africa in recent days. Dihi, who rented space to shopkeepers…
ISRAEL SAYS IRAN RECRUITED PALESTINIAN MILITANTS VIA SOUTH AFRICA
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Wednesday it had cracked a Palestinian militant cell suspected of having been recruited and handled by Iranian intelligence officers who worked out of South Africa. Israel has long been locked in a shadow war…
SA business travellers support Airbnb, Uber
Almost 90% of business travellers in South Africa are using sharing economy services such as Uber and Airbnb for business travel purposes, with as many as 40% without the permission or endorsement of their companies. This is according to a…