# Today is World Mosquito Day, a day to raise awareness of the dangers posed by mosquito-borne diseases, and the ongoing efforts to combat the world’s deadliest creature. This year’s theme is Accelerating the Fight Against Malaria for a More Equitable World. Mosquito-borne diseases kill more than one-million people and infect up to 700-million each […]
# Rand Mutual Assurance sê die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie is onder druk as gevolg van die 30 persent-tarief op goedere wat na die VSA uitgevoer word. Volgens die jongste makro-ekonomiese ontleding deur die multi-nasionale rekeningkundige reus EY, kan die land tot 100- duisend werksgeleenthede verloor. Gopolang Peme van RMA sê verminderde wêreldwye vraag, ontwrigtings in die […]
# Rand Mutual Assurance says the South African economy is under pressure as a result of the newly introduced 30-percent tariff on goods exported to the US. According to the latest macroeconomic analysis by multinational accounting giant EY, the country could shed up to 100-thousand jobs due to the tariffs. RMA’s Gopolang Peme says reduced […]
# Die vinnigste en mees gevreesde slang in Afrika, die swart mamba, kan ‘n sleutelrol speel om besoedeling op te spoor en terselfdertyd die ekostelsel gesond hou. Dis bevind in nuwe navorsing aan die Universiteit van die Witwatersrand. Die studie is gedoen met slange wat in Durban en KwaZulu-Natal gevang is. Daar is bevind dat […]
# ‘n Senior dosent aan die Universiteit van die Vrystaat, Tlou Raphela-Masuku, is gekies om deel te neem aan die gesogte Internasionale Skryf-slypskool oor Klimaatsveranderingsaanpassing, wat deur die British Academy befonds word. Sy is een van slegs 15 vroeë-loopbaan navorsers uit Suider- en Oos-Afrika wat gekies is. Raphela-Masuku fokus op klimaatskwesbaarhede en -veerkragtigheid, veral in […]
# Meer as vier-duisend-600 gevalle van konflikverwante seksuele geweld is in 2024 aangemeld. Dit is volgens die Verenigde Nasies ‘n toename van 25-persent sedert 2023. Seksuele geweld teen kinders het in die afgelope jaar met 35-persent toegeneem. Die meeste gevalle was in die Republiek van Sentraal-Afrika, Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo, Haïti, Somalië en Suid-Soedan. Die […]
# Africa’s fastest and most feared snakes can be a key player in tracking pollution, while at the same time keeping ecosystems healthy. This is according to new research from the University of the Witwatersrand. The study, conducted on snakes captured in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, has revealed that heavy metals such as lead, arsenic, cadmium […]
# University of the Free State senior lecturer, doctor Tlou Raphela-Masuku, has been selected to participate in the prestigious British Academy-funded International Writing Workshop on Climate Change Adaptation. She is one of only 15 early-career researchers from Southern and Eastern Africa selected. Raphela-Masuku is focused on climate-induced vulnerabilities and resilience, particularly in rural and peri-urban communities. […]
# There were more than four-thousand-600 reported cases of conflict-related sexual violence in 2024, marking a 25-percent increase from 2023. This is according to the United Nations. Sexual violence against children increased by 35-percent in the past year. The highest number of cases was recorded in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the […]
