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South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

18 Mar 2024

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South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio

By Katja Hamilton 4 Mar 2024

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Source: Reuters. A health worker prepares a dose of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine in Dakar, Senegal February 23, 2021.

Senegal institute wins $50m in boost to Africa's vaccine capacity

Nellie Peyton 25 Jan 2023

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African Development Bank unveils the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation

23 Dec 2022

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Injectable HIV treatment offers hope to Ugandan patients

22 Dec 2022

Friends of the Earth appeals against UK support for Mozambique LNG project

Friends of the Earth appeals against UK support for Mozambique LNG project

Sam Tobin 8 Dec 2022

Gates Foundation pledges $7bn for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash

Gates Foundation pledges $7bn for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash

Ayenat Mersie 18 Nov 2022

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Cadbury-maker Mondelez pumps another $600m into cocoa sustainability programme

1 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied. Quro's Sister Vuyelwa is seen here with patient 'Ramasela' who received a knee replacement and hospital-at-home care thanks to Quro's new social-development partnership with Operation Healing Hands.

Quro Medical joins forces with Operation Healing Hands to bring public-sector relief

27 Oct 2022

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

Andrea Shalal 6 Oct 2022

New study finds ICT infrastructure investment to be key in alleviating inequality in Africa

New study finds ICT infrastructure investment to be key in alleviating inequality in Africa

27 Sep 2022

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

22 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied. Dr Allan Pamba, the Africa network lead of the EMEA-LATAM countries at Roche Diagnostics.

Co-designing the future of African healthcare

Dr Allan Pamba 8 Sep 2022

5 young African leaders shortlisted for Äänit Prize

5 young African leaders shortlisted for Äänit Prize

8 Sep 2022

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

15 Jul 2022

Drop in optimism among Africa's youth - report

27 Jun 2022

Truly Destroyed initiative hijacks luxury brand campaign

1 Jun 2022

Big pharma called out on sky-high cost of blood-pressure drugs

Big pharma called out on sky-high cost of blood-pressure drugs

17 May 2022

Our Africa: Merck Foundation launches wellness TV programme

Our Africa: Merck Foundation launches wellness TV programme

22 Apr 2022

MTN launches 'Help Children be Children' campaign

MTN launches 'Help Children be Children' campaign

11 Apr 2022

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Crispin Kyalangalilwa 8 Apr 2022

Multi-national investment banks announce exodus from Russia

Katja Hamilton 11 Mar 2022

Source: Worldbank.org. World Bank Headquarters, Washington D.C.

World Bank's $157bn takes edge off global pandemic fallout

2 Mar 2022

Source: Supplied. ©Gates Archive/Sylvain Cherkaoui.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome pledge $300m to combat Covid-19

21 Jan 2022

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

7 Jan 2022

Africa's glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods, UN says

Africa's glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods, UN says

Tim Cocks 19 Oct 2021

Kering goes fur-free across all fashion brands

Kering goes fur-free across all fashion brands

27 Sep 2021

Lagos has a water and sanitation crisis: what the state and city can do

Lagos has a water and sanitation crisis: what the state and city can do

Oluwole Daramola 22 Sep 2021

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Nestlé's transition towards a regenerative food system speeds up

21 Sep 2021

New Nespresso blend helps revive fragile coffee farming in the DRC

New Nespresso blend helps revive fragile coffee farming in the DRC

5 Aug 2021

Advancing gender equality in the workplace: African Universities Gender Equality Forum - Register now!

Advancing gender equality in the workplace: African Universities Gender Equality Forum - Register now!

Shift Social Africa 30 Jul 2021

Kenya plan to help Covid-hit poor plagued by irregularities - rights group

Kenya plan to help Covid-hit poor plagued by irregularities - rights group

George Obulutsa 22 Jul 2021

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Source: Reuters. A health worker prepares a dose of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine in Dakar, Senegal February 23, 2021.

Senegal institute wins $50m in boost to Africa's vaccine capacity

Nellie Peyton 25 Jan 2023

Source: Pixabay.

African Development Bank unveils the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation

23 Dec 2022

Source: Pixabay.

Injectable HIV treatment offers hope to Ugandan patients

22 Dec 2022

Friends of the Earth appeals against UK support for Mozambique LNG project

Friends of the Earth appeals against UK support for Mozambique LNG project

Sam Tobin 8 Dec 2022

Gates Foundation pledges $7bn for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash

Gates Foundation pledges $7bn for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash

Ayenat Mersie 18 Nov 2022

Source: feathercollector -

Cadbury-maker Mondelez pumps another $600m into cocoa sustainability programme

1 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied. Quro's Sister Vuyelwa is seen here with patient 'Ramasela' who received a knee replacement and hospital-at-home care thanks to Quro's new social-development partnership with Operation Healing Hands.

Quro Medical joins forces with Operation Healing Hands to bring public-sector relief

27 Oct 2022

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

Andrea Shalal 6 Oct 2022

New study finds ICT infrastructure investment to be key in alleviating inequality in Africa

New study finds ICT infrastructure investment to be key in alleviating inequality in Africa

27 Sep 2022

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

Anglo American commits $15m to Global Fund's Seventh Replenishment

22 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied. Dr Allan Pamba, the Africa network lead of the EMEA-LATAM countries at Roche Diagnostics.

Co-designing the future of African healthcare

Dr Allan Pamba 8 Sep 2022

5 young African leaders shortlisted for Äänit Prize

5 young African leaders shortlisted for Äänit Prize

8 Sep 2022

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

15 Jul 2022

Drop in optimism among Africa's youth - report

27 Jun 2022

Truly Destroyed initiative hijacks luxury brand campaign

1 Jun 2022

Big pharma called out on sky-high cost of blood-pressure drugs

Big pharma called out on sky-high cost of blood-pressure drugs

17 May 2022

Our Africa: Merck Foundation launches wellness TV programme

Our Africa: Merck Foundation launches wellness TV programme

22 Apr 2022

MTN launches 'Help Children be Children' campaign

MTN launches 'Help Children be Children' campaign

11 Apr 2022

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Crispin Kyalangalilwa 8 Apr 2022

Multi-national investment banks announce exodus from Russia

Katja Hamilton 11 Mar 2022

Source: Worldbank.org. World Bank Headquarters, Washington D.C.

World Bank's $157bn takes edge off global pandemic fallout

2 Mar 2022

Source: Supplied. ©Gates Archive/Sylvain Cherkaoui.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome pledge $300m to combat Covid-19

21 Jan 2022

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

7 Jan 2022

Africa's glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods, UN says

Africa's glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods, UN says

Tim Cocks 19 Oct 2021

Kering goes fur-free across all fashion brands

Kering goes fur-free across all fashion brands

27 Sep 2021

Lagos has a water and sanitation crisis: what the state and city can do

Lagos has a water and sanitation crisis: what the state and city can do

Oluwole Daramola 22 Sep 2021

Source: Supplied

Nestlé's transition towards a regenerative food system speeds up

21 Sep 2021

New Nespresso blend helps revive fragile coffee farming in the DRC

New Nespresso blend helps revive fragile coffee farming in the DRC

5 Aug 2021

Advancing gender equality in the workplace: African Universities Gender Equality Forum - Register now!

Advancing gender equality in the workplace: African Universities Gender Equality Forum - Register now!

Shift Social Africa 30 Jul 2021

Kenya plan to help Covid-hit poor plagued by irregularities - rights group

Kenya plan to help Covid-hit poor plagued by irregularities - rights group

George Obulutsa 22 Jul 2021

Gauteng Growth and Development Agency highlights role of AfCFTA in eliminating poverty

Gauteng Growth and Development Agency highlights role of AfCFTA in eliminating poverty

13 Jul 2021

Gates Foundation makes $2.1bn commitment at Generation Equality Forum

Gates Foundation makes $2.1bn commitment at Generation Equality Forum

1 Jul 2021

ACMHM to host African Coalition Symposium on Menstrual Health

ACMHM to host African Coalition Symposium on Menstrual Health

19 May 2021

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

Fashionscapes: A Living Wage highlights plight of garment workers

28 Apr 2021

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

Is that a good egg? How chocolate makers rate on social and environmental measures

John Dumay and James Guthrie 6 Apr 2021

Fighting HIV and Aids in times of Covid-19

Fighting HIV and Aids in times of Covid-19

31 Dec 2020

Kenyan coastal community beats lead polluter in court

Kenyan coastal community beats lead polluter in court

Christabel Ligami 31 Dec 2020

New research examines impact of climate change on health effects related to pesticide exposure

New research examines impact of climate change on health effects related to pesticide exposure

28 Dec 2020

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Singapore approves cell-cultured chicken bites - who will be the first to try them?

Chris Bryant 7 Dec 2020

The PepsiCo Foundation to invest R6m in water and sanitation projects in SA

The PepsiCo Foundation to invest R6m in water and sanitation projects in SA

24 Nov 2020