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UN-backed show highlights lifesaving benefit of ‘edutainment’ in South Africa

Young people in South Africa changed their attitudes significantly and adopted safer sexual behaviour, after watching a TV show called Down South – which the…

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South Africa leads Africa’s circular plastics industry

  Waste management is currently one of the main challenges faced by the African recycled polymer supply chain. Population growth rates are over 2% per…

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South Africa: Health Workers Demand Vaccine Rollout

Over 2,500 people had signed the petition by the time of publication of this article. Many are well-known doctors, nurses and researchers, including Professor Francois…

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South African fibre recycling rate plateaus

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High hopes for PET recycling in South Africa – despite lost capacity

In 2019, not less than 62% of all plastic bottles produced in South Africa were collected for recycling – 2% down from 2018, according to…

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S.African farmers rap repeal of state of disaster for drought

South Africa, one of the 30 most water-scarce countries in the world, has revoked its classification of drought as a national disaster, drawing criticism from…

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Hospital train reaches South Africa’s more remote COVID-19 patients

Coronavirus is hitting South Africa harder than anywhere else in Africa, especially in Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces. The country has a quarter of the…

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Texas to allow abortions amid pandemic after court fight

Texas will allow abortions to resume following a legal battle over whether the Republican-governed state could enact a near-total ban on the procedure to preserve…

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South Africa to begin phased easing of lockdown on May 1

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday the government will allow a partial reopening of the economy on May 1, with travel restrictions eased…

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Hungry S.Africans clash with police over food aid in Cape Town

South African police on Tuesday fired rubber bullets and teargas in clashes with Cape Town township residents protesting over access to food aid during a…

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Gold rush: Gravitricity secures £300,000 to scope out South African mines for energy storage potential

UK tech start-up Gravitricity has unveiled plans to explore the energy storage potential of South Africa’s former mine shafts, thanks to a £300,000 funding boost…

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