Editorial coverage from the Newcastle South Africa Wire newsroom.
Envoyant son armée au Niger, Alger joue son influence au Sahel. Derrière la protection annoncée de ses intérêts économiques se dessine pour Alger une question plus vaste : comment peser sur l’ordre sahélien sans devenir partie prenante de s…
For decades, discussions and decisions about access to contraception, abortion, maternal healthcare, HIV prevention and treatment, comprehensive sexuality education, gender equity, and protection from sexual violence have largely flowed in…
Invasive alien brambles have been spreading across South Africa since the early 1900s, having come from North America and Europe. All brambles fall within the genus Rubus.
African universities have significant public resources, including knowledge, skilled people, infrastructure and networks. Beyond producing graduates, how can these resources be used to address problems that people experience in their everyd…
Il est essentiel de conserver les vaccins et les médicaments à la bonne température pour garantir leur efficacité et leur sécurité. Or, cet aspect est souvent négligé lorsqu’il s’agit de les acheminer vers les personnes qui en ont besoin.
An estimated 8,000 lions are held in captivity in South Africa in about 350 places, ranging from zoos to tourism venues where people can interact up close with the big cats.
Climate change is amplifying extreme weather conditions across southern Africa. Dry seasons are getting hotter and drier, while rains are becoming heavier and more concentrated.
More than 345,000 grade 12 learners in South Africa qualified for university entrance in the 2025 school leaving exam – 46% of those who passed. This was the largest number yet, more than double the figure a decade earlier.
Partout en Afrique subsaharienne, les autorités fiscales modifient de plus en plus leur manière d’interagir avec les petites entreprises. L’approche traditionnelle reposait sur les contrôles, les sanctions et les inspections.
Zimbabwe’s central bank wants people to use the ZiG, a gold-backed local currency launched in April 2024, alongside the US dollar.
Every couple of years, the same false stories come back. A claim that an election was rigged before a single vote was cast. An old video of violence, stripped of its date and place, presented as breaking news.
South Africa’s Mpondoland, on the east coast, is known for its red sand dunes and coastal forests. Here, the Amadiba people have lived sustainably as farmers, herders and fishers for centuries, since before European colonisation.