Though there’s more to them than that,China’s Confucius Institutes teach Chinese around the world. Kate Bartlett visited a recently opened Institute that focuses on green technologies and is located hundreds of kilometers outside of the capital in rural South Africa.
In the BMX Freestyle event in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Vincent Leygonie is representing South Africa.
The self-described former gangster who was recently appointed minister of sports in South Africa wants to promote a sport linked to the country’s gangster culture.
In an effort to establish the nation’s first national coalition government, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday urged the political parties in the country to overcome their differences and find “common ground.”
Since 1994, when apartheid came to an end and Nelson Mandela was elected president, the African National Congress has ruled South Africa. However, some citizens are not happy with the party because they believe it has not lived up to its promises, especially as voters prepare to cast their ballots on May 29. The party is known for opposing apartheid
From allowing captive-bred lion hunting to selling lion bones to East Asia for their alleged “medicinal” qualities, South Africa’s treatment of its big cats has long tarnished its reputation for conservation. However, the country is now ending all of that.
The first paid platonic intimacy service in South Africa has gained popularity among the country’s citizens. According to experts, there are many reasons why the cuddling business is booming, including isolation during the COVID pandemic, which impacted South Africa hardest, and stress from the country’s struggling economy.
South African snake experts argue that the energy crisis is partly to blame for the sub-Saharan African region’s antivenom shortage, which has resulted in at least three deaths over the past three weeks. South Africa provides antivenom to the region, but frequent power cuts have made it more difficult to preserve the refrigerated supplies.
After a court decided against the town’s use of an independent solar electricity producer instead of the country’s utility, Eskom, the little town of Frankfort, South Africa, would experience fresh power outages.
With solar-powered, portable cinema, a South African organisation is providing youth in impoverished African nations with access to films.