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Africa: Cash-Strapped Conservationists in South Africa Are Struggling to Collect Biodiversity Data – How to Change That

[ad_1] South Africa's government conservation organisations have experienced substantial budget cuts. Even after steps to cut costs, South African National Parks reported a big shortfall (R223 million or about US$11.92 million) for 2021/22. So did the provincial body KZN Ezemvelo Wildlife (R89 million; about US$4.77 million). South African conservation authorities manage millions of hectares of protected areas. However, recruitment freezes and insufficient funds have reduced their ability to conduct basic operations. One of these is biodiversity monitoring. Knowing which plants […]

todayJanuary 19, 2024

News

South Africa: Springboks Rally Behind Dricus Du Plessis As Middleweight History Beckons for Undefeated UFC Star

[ad_1] Siya Kolisi, Willie le Roux and Ox Nche get behind Dricus du Plessis as he prepares to take on Sean Strickland for the middleweight belt at UFC 297 this weekend. South Africa's Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) superstar Dricus du Plessis has a date with destiny early on Sunday morning (South African time) when he faces the US's Sean Strickland at UFC 297 in Toronto, Canada, for the middleweight title. Du Plessis is undefeated since he stepped into the octagon […]

todayJanuary 17, 2024

News

Africa: Dreadful Afcon Start for Bafana

[ad_1] Percy Tau missed a penalty as Bafana Bafana went down 2-0 to Mali in their Africa Cup of Nations Group E opener at Stade Amadou Gon Coulibaly on Tuesday. Mali broke the deadlock through Hamari Traore on the hour mark before Lassine Sinayoko doubled their advantage six minutes later to shoot straight to the top of the group. Bafana now anchor the pool after Namibia stunned Tunisia 1-0 earlier on in the evening. Tuesday's result now leave South Africa […]

todayJanuary 17, 2024

Entertainment

South Africa: The Daily Show With Travor Noah Wins Emmy Award For Outstanding Talk Series

[ad_1] Johannesburg — The Daily Show, hosted by South African Trevor Noah, has won an Emmy Award for Best Variety Talk Show, reports News24. It is the first win for The Daily Show, which has been nominated 17 times since 2016. "We did it, I told you we would beat John Oliver if he wasn't in our category. We got rid of him," Noah joked. The win snaps John Oliver's winning streak for The Week Tonight With John Oliver, which […]

todayJanuary 16, 2024

Africa

Africa: Urban Kenyans Mistrust Police Even More Than Rural Residents Do – Study Sets Out Why It Matters

[ad_1] Across the African continent - from Nigeria and Ghana to South Africa - widespread protests have taken place to demand police reform in the wake of police misconduct and brutality. A continent-wide survey done in 2022 shows very low trust in the police and a prevailing perception of the police as the most corrupt among key institutions. Low public trust in police poses a serious problem for the most central state institution tasked with upholding law and order. Trust […]

todayJanuary 15, 2024

News

South Africa: Outrage Over Slow Pace of Upgrades to Pretoria Zoo

[ad_1] SANBI says it is "balancing" visitors' experience with its ongoing upgrades since taking over the facility in 2018 The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) says it is hard at work to upgrade the zoo in Pretoria, while ensuring that visitors' experience is not compromised. Disgruntled visitors took to social media earlier this month to express their dissatisfaction with the state of the zoo and its offerings. Infrastructure upgrades and maintenance at the zoo started two years ago. While […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024

News

South Africa: Manchester Beckons for Gqeberha’s Football Prodigy

[ad_1] From the streets of Missionvale township in Gqeberha to the perfect pitches of Manchester in the UK, this is the inspiring story of rising football star Onke Mzozoyana. The 17-year-old, grade 11 pupil from Gelvandale High School hopes to catch the attention of international scouts when he takes part in the Manchester Easter International Cup in March this year. He started playing street football at the age of nine, and he knew right then that he wanted to play […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024

Africa

Africa: Palestine – Nothing Can Justify Genocide, It’s Not the Time for Silence

[ad_1] Johannesburg — Far from the mayhem, destruction, and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the South African government argued in the International Court of Justice in the Hague that it had an obligation and a right to bring a case to halt a genocide by the Israeli government and its military. The top legal team, composed of both South African and international human rights lawyers, spent over two and a half hours arguing that it had an obligation as a signatory […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024

Africa

Africa: Where Does the International Criminal Court Stand On Charges of Mass Killings in Gaza?

[ad_1] United Nations — The continued devastation of Gaza by Israel has triggered widespread charges of war crimes, genocide, forced displacement, ethnic cleansing, starvation as a weapon of war and mass killings of civilians - over 22,000 at last count--compared to 1,200 killings by Hamas. These accusations have prompted growing demands for intervention by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, which has remained silent while its Prosecutor Karim Khan is accused of double standards and playing politics. The […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024

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