Analysis - In South Africa, most of the arable land was taken from African people by colonial settlers. Ever since apartheid ended in 1994, people who were dispossessed of their land have been trying ...

At least three people have died, and more than 50 cases of sunstroke have been recorded in Port Sudan over recent days, as a severe heatwave and ongoing power outages push health services and ...

In an era marked by geopolitical fragmentation and rising global tensions, United Nations peace operations face unprecedented challenges - but senior officials told the Security Council on Tuesday ...

Analysis - The first malaria treatment for babies and very young children of 2 months up to 5 years was approved for use by Swiss agency for therapeutic products, Swissmedic, in early July 2025. Until ...

Analysis - In late June, the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), a group of independent experts convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), published an ...

The small clinic in northern Uganda's Obongi District sits at the end of a dusty road, its tin roof catching the morning sun. Inside, two volunteer health workers sort through meagre medical supplies ...

The ongoing war and humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan lays millions of innocent civilians vulnerable to exploitation by human traffickers. On the World Day Against Trafficking In Persons, observed on ...

With today's Quartet summit to be held in Washington DC, involving Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, an initiative backed by former US President Joe Biden and the ...

Analysis - The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, handed down an advisory opinion on 23 July 2025 stating that climate change "imperils all forms of life". This followed a case ...

The National Assembly has passed the Eskom Debt Relief Amendment Bill, as part of ongoing interventions to rescue the power utility from years of operational challenges and financial crisis.

Editorial - Climate change has become a global issue and affects various regions at different levels. The hydro-climatic conditions and the natural fragility of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) make it prone ...

Sarah Burger, the former main forensic investigator contracted by the University of Fort Hare, who uncovered massive fraud at the institution and was then controversially arrested herself, has ...