South Africa plans to spend more on health and defense after the US cuts aid
Lawmakers in South Africa have laid out plans to shore up the budgets for health and defense but also put up value added tax ...
New survey explores what people in South Africa expect of publicly visible scientists – why it matters
When asked to name a living scientist from their own country, more than half of the respondents in both countries did not ...
International Monetary Fund2d
Boosting Growth and Prosperity in South Africa
Improving the business environment, strengthening governance, and reforming the labor market are among the keys to economic ...
The Standard on MSN3d
Women human rights defender EJ dies
Prominent women human rights defender Everjoice Jeketa Win, popularly known as EJ, has died. She was 60.Her family confirmed the death, saying she died in Johannesburg, South Africa this morning. “It ...
The Street Journal3d
Should African states impose a wealth tax on the super-rich?
While all governments battle to find funds for better healthcare, schools, roads and other services, African countries are disproportionately groaning under an ever-increasing debt burden. For years ...
DW - South Africa on MSN3d
Mounting pressure for wealth tax on Africa's super-rich
Their wealth, writes Oxfam, "has grown three times faster than the rate of ... amounting to 2% of their wealth failed due to ...
Moving graves and people for coal mines: the devastating costs of mining in South Africa
Open-cast mining, where coal is dug out of the ground through a giant, open pit, destroys habitats. South Africa has many of ...
Roger Ebert7d
A Look at the Rich Tapestry of Films Coming from South Africa
The Kandasamys are a fun, dynamic, and comedic family. The Kandasamy installments explore another side of life in ...
Reuters15d
No-shows, aid cuts mar G20 meet on global poverty
South Africa's finance minister Enoch Godongwana ... Salvatore Nocerino, aid policy lead of Oxfam, said the non-attendances were particularly unfortunate given that the G20 was being hosted ...
The Daily Star19d
Oxfam Run 2025 kicks off this Saturday to advocate for the rights of domestic workers
Fri Feb 21, 2025 01:31 PM Last update on: Fri Feb 21, 2025 03:38 PM To advocate for the rights of 4 million domestic workers of Bangladesh, Oxfam in Bangladesh will organize 'Oxfam Run' with the ...
The Guardian Nigeria20d
CISLAC, OXFAM advocate improved trade, better environment in S’South
In an effort to boost intra- and interstate trade and address bottlenecks that have long hindered business growth, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Oxfam, and key ...