Women assert voices in SA local elections

Women assert voices in SA local elections  

Lighting Africa plans to give electricity to all Africans by making solar power accessible.

Lighting Africa plans to give electricity to all Africans by making solar power accessible.

Motherhood Matters

We are two-thirds of the way to achieving the Millennium Development Goals - in terms of time, not by way of meeting the target. Achievements are failing widely in the march to the 2015 targets agreed by world leaders in 2000. But there are successes too, and five years still to go over which speeded up efforts can go a long way to fighting poverty and to promoting health and education -- aims that are at the heart of the eight MDGs. IPS here reports on the progress and the shortfalls on way to those goals.

HIVSA, a South African NGO helping people with Aids in Soweto, says more counselling is needed for people infected with HIV

HIVSA, a South African NGO helping people with Aids in Soweto, says more counselling is needed for people infected with HIV

African ministers have proposed that a committee be set up to oversee an adaptation fund after many countries reported no benefits from the Copenhagen pledges.

African ministers have proposed that a committee be set up to oversee an adaptation fund after many countries reported no benefits from the Copenhagen pledges.

Children on the sidelines of the Climate Change are thinking about their future. Nastasya Tay reports from Cancun.

Children on the sidelines of the Climate Change are thinking about their future. Nastasya Tay reports from Cancun.

COP16: Africans Not Paying Attention

Africa is expected to bear the brunt of global warming, but news from the climate conference in Cancún, Mexico, is not making headlines on the continent.

African ministers tasked with the environment are to meet delegates from Japan to draw the country back to the Kyoto protocol discussions.

African ministers tasked with the environment are to meet delegates from Japan to draw the country back to the Kyoto protocol discussions. Last week Japan said it would not sign a second commitment to the Kyoto deal on climate change.

Educators say Africa’s children are dropping out of school because they are not being taught in their mother tongues.

Educators say Africa’s children are dropping out of school because they are not being taught in their mother tongues.

Delegates in Cancun say they hope global climate talks will get back on track in Mexico.

Rosebell Kagumire reports that negotiators have been asked to put women at the heart of any new strategy.

Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Cuidad in a bid to gain attention of the gathering ministers of environment from across the world at the climate change talks. Rosebell Kagumire is in Cancun.

Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Cuidad in a bid to gain attention of the gathering ministers of environment from across the world at the climate change talks. Rosebell Kagumire is in Cancun.

Better communication needed to strengthen fight against AIDS

New medications, simpler testing and a concerted effort by Government and NGOs to combat HIV and Aids are making inroads in fighting the pandemic. However, as Zukiswa Zimela reports, more communication is needed with those that are affected by the disease.

NEPAL: School Initiative Making the Grade

Four years ago, Ramita Bhujel was a bit reluctant to go back her school after a year's absence. This Grade 4 student of Shree Saraswati Secondary School here had been down with pneumonia, failed to clear her nursery exams and as a consequence stayed at home.

The relationship between researchers and policy makers has to improve for research results to have an effect on lives says Themba Mhlongo, the head of programmes from the Southern African Trust.

The relationship between researchers and policy makers has to improve for research results to have an effect on lives says Themba Mhlongo, the head of programmes from the Southern African Trust.

The Red Cross says epidemics in Africa are exacerbated by the lack of development on the continent.

The Red Cross says epidemics in Africa are exacerbated by the lack of development on the continent. Zukiswa Zimela reports from Johannesburg.

Trials on new tuberculosis drugs that could halve the treatment time for the disease by 75% is starting in South Africa.

Trials on new tuberculosis drugs that could halve the treatment time for the disease by 75% is starting in South Africa. Tinus de Jager reports …

If South Africa wins the bid to host the world’s most powerful telescope, it will prove that the state can be on the forefront of technology and science.

If South Africa wins the bid to host the world’s most powerful telescope, it will prove that the state can be on the forefront of technology and science. Zukiswa Zimela reports from Johannesburg.

Concern over growing numbers of pregnant pupils dropping out of school has rekindled the debate over the link between intergenerational sex and HIV infection among youth in Southern Africa.

Concern over growing numbers of pregnant pupils dropping out of school has rekindled the debate over the link between intergenerational sex and HIV infection among youth in Southern Africa. Marshall Patsanza reports from Johannesburg.

Tinus de Jager asks Peter Pike of the South African department of water affairs why it took Orasecom ten years to start their quality survey on the Orange-Senqu river basin

Tinus de Jager asks Peter Pike of the South African department of water affairs why it took Orasecom ten years to start their quality survey on the Orange-Senqu river basin

Despite concerns about the quality of the water in South Africa affecting fresh produce and a supermarket taking products off its shelves, some experts say there is no reason to worry.

Despite concerns about the quality of the water in South Africa affecting fresh produce and a supermarket taking products off its shelves, some experts say there is no reason to worry. Marshall Patsanza reports.

The Orange-Senqu River Commission, ORASECOM, wants to educate children about conserving river systems.

The Orange-Senqu River Commission, ORASECOM, wants to educate children about conserving river systems. Zukiswa Zimela attended the launch of project, in the Free State province of South Africa.