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Extreme global warming is less likely in coming decades after a slowdown in the pace of temperature rises so far this century, an international team of scientists said on Sunday. Warming is still...
Across the world, women make up about half the population yet they never come close to holding 50% of the positions of power in any government. In the US, only six out of 50 states have a female...
South Africa's justice minister on Sunday accused an Indian High Commission official and some South Africans of colluding to obtain permission for a plane chartered by a rich family close to...
This paper discusses how drug trafficking in West Africa causes severe economic, social, political and public health problems across the whole region. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime...
On 30 April, the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) – which has been tasked since 1991 with maintaining a ceasefire and monitoring Africa’s...
Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast on Friday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not...
The leader of South Africa's biggest platinum mining union on Friday threatened to bring Africa's top economy "to a standstill" and demanded a meeting with President Jacob Zuma, ramping up the...
A leading International Monetary Fund (IMF) official last week urged South Africa’s social partners of government, labour and business to pursue a “broad national bargain” to overcome the...
The proposed amendments to the Gas Bill would open the gas industry and include a platform for the potential development of South Africa’s much-contested shale gas resource. Department of Energy...
US military instructors in Niger will train African forces participating in a UN-backed offensive against al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants in neighbouring Mali, senior military officers said on...
Due to its abundant natural hydro- and geothermal resources, Iceland generates already today 100% of its electricity using renewable resources, with about 70% coming from hydropower and 30% from...
With the celebration of Mothers' Day on Sunday, many families were
brought together around a shared desire to honour the women at the centre of
our homes. For the IFP, honouring women, particularly...
Poor management is costing South Africa dearly in terms of scientific and technological development and the loss of especially the top experts in this field, who are being swooped up by other...
“Dr. Schalk who was affectionately known as Baba was well read, capacitated, humorous and humble. He was helpful to those in need, forthright, articulate and arrogant in argument to the arrogant....
Roberto Azevedo, picked on Tuesday to head the World Trade Organization, is in every respect the quintessential Brazilian diplomat: a well-spoken, competent and smooth negotiator with a knack for...