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Which African countries are flourishing? Scientists have a new way of measuring well-being

What does it mean to live a good life? Psychologists and social scientists have been focusing on a new idea called flourishing – a sense of well-being that goes beyond just happiness or success. It’s about your whole life being good, including how you interact with other people and your…

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Cradock Four: South Africa opens new inquiry into apartheid-era torture and killings

The case concerns four Black men who were abducted, tortured and killed 40 years ago this month by apartheid-era security forces in South Africa

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G20 countries could produce enough renewable energy for the whole world – what needs to happen

The world’s most developed economies have also burnt the most oil and coal (fossil fuels) over the years, causing the most climate change damage. Preventing further climate change means a global fossil fuel phase-out must happen by 2050. Climate change mitigation scientists Sven Teske and Saori Miyake analysed the potential…

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‘I don’t want my boy to be positive’: pregnant women face sky-high viral loads as cuts hit HIV care in Africa

As the withdrawal of US funding disrupts treatment and halts crucial research in South Africa, clinics fear the resurgence of mother-to-child transmission of the virus

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Rescuers still pulling bodies out of the water as death toll in South Africa floods reaches 86

South Africa's police minister says the death toll in floods in the Eastern Cape province now stands at 86

The Independent UK

‘Brilliant role model’ and veteran ‘never imagined’ being honoured at 106

Norman Irwin served in North Africa in the Second World War and later set up a number of clubs in his home town of Coleraine.

The Independent UK

Older South Africans need better support and basic services – and so do their caregivers

In South Africa, most long-term care for older people happens at home through the efforts of family members, largely female kin, not through government services.

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South African president to visit flood sites with death toll at 78 and expected to climb

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to visit the sites of devastating floods that have left at least 78 people dead in the southeast of the country

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Rescuers in South Africa search for the missing after floods leave at least 49 dead

Rescue teams have begun a third day searching for missing people after floods devastated parts of South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape province and left at least 49 dead

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At least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa, officials say

Officials say at least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province

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At least 7 people have died and schoolchildren were swept away as floods and snow hit South Africa

Provincial government officials say at least seven people have died in flooding in South Africa after a weather front bringing heavy rain and snow hit eastern and southern provinces

The Independent UK

Pat Cummins: ‘We want to play hard and fair, and I think we’ve got it right’

The Australia captain tells Donald McRae about leading the side against South Africa and not getting too big for his boots – but plays a dead bat regarding the Bairstow dismissal at Lord’s

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Climate justice for Africa: 3 legal routes for countries that suffer the most harm

Climate change lawsuits have become a new way for countries to assert their rights against actions that degrade the environment. But African countries have yet to fully exploit this route.

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Africa’s new credit rating agency could change the rules of the game. Here’s how

For governments, a credit rating is more than a financial signal. It is a verdict that can influence the cost of borrowing, access to markets and, ultimately, the ability to provide for their citizens.

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African Development Bank elects top economist as president to face funding challenges

The African Development Bank Group has elected Mauritanian economist Sidi Ould Tah as its ninth president

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'How did you get here?' A large elephant seal is found lumbering along a South African street

A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in South Africa on Tuesday

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Some Africans have seen a big belly as a sign of wealth. It’s killing them

The contrast highlights Kenya’s growing inequality and the popularity of fast and processed foods

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Dry spring weather to make way for rain in parts of Europe

Polar jet stream to break down areas of high pressure, while cold winds could bring snow to South Africa

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Q&A: Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo on his Olympic triumph; African sprinters

Tebogo talks to Al Jazeera about breaking the American and Jamaican dominance, and the future of sprinting in Africa.

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This flat-bodied South African gecko was a 'lost' species. It's been found again after 34 years

Researchers who were dropped off by helicopter in a largely inaccessible and remote canyon in South Africa say they have discovered a type of gecko that hadn’t been seen in more than 30 years and was thought to be extinct

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Southern Africa’s rangelands do many jobs, from feeding cattle to storing carbon: a review of 60 years of research

South Africa’s rangelands have always had great value for the country. These areas offer more than just grazing for livestock. They provide services like purifying water, storing carbon and conserving biodiversity.

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Foreign overfishing in Senegal fuels migration to Spain, a report finds

A report from a London-based environmental group says illegal overfishing and destructive practices by foreign vessels are responsible for increased irregular migration to Spain from Senegal in West Africa

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US says it will reduce health aid to Zambia because medicines were stolen and sold

The United States will cut $50 million in aid a year to the southern African country of Zambia because of the “systematic” theft of medicines and medical products the money paid for

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Thousands of chickens euthanized in South Africa after they were left starving and eating each other

Animal welfare officers faced the grisly task of euthanizing more than 350,000 chickens by hand after they were left starving and cannibalizing each other

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Valentin-Yves Mudimbe: the philosopher who reshaped how the world thinks about Africa

Congolese thinker, philosopher and linguist Valentin-Yves Mudimbe died on 21 April 2025 at the age of 83. He was in the US, where he had lived for many years.

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