South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
The Southern African Development Community intervention force in the mission in the DRC is outgunned and outmanned.
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PEPFAR freeze threatens millions: South Africa’s HIV crisis deepens amid US aid suspension
The suspension of PEPFAR funding risks cutting off HIV treatment for 20.6 million people globally. NOWinSA: South African ...
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Trump’s global ripple effect: A dangerous HIV disruption from Washington, D.C. to Cape Town
Trump’s reckless dismantling of global health efforts may not just result in more lives lost to AIDS, but could also hasten the evolution of new, more deadly viruses.
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KZN Gang Leader ‘Most Wanted’ for Inanda Murders Killed in Verulam Shootout
KwaZulu-Natal police shot and killed a 22-year-old most wanted gang leader following a string of crimes, including over 10 ...
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South Africa Had a Trump. They Handled Him Better.
No, I’m not talking about Donald Trump, but rather his wily South African analog, Jacob Zuma, whose tenure as president from 2009 to 2018 presented an existential threat to the continent’s most solid ...
Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...
Wetlands in South Africa’s Addo elephant park are in danger: what’s being done to protect them
Environmental scientists have compiled the first list of wetlands in the park. This will be useful to measure the effects of ...
The Decline of SANDF: A National Security Crisis
The SANDF’s current state is a reflection of broader challenges facing South Africa, a lack of investment, poor leadership, ...