Cyclone Idai may be one of the worst weather disasters ever recorded in the southern hemisphere, U.N. experts say, with Mozambique suffering the brunt of the storm.
Idai tore across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe late last week, leaving behind a …
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S. Sudan ‘Superhero’ Wins Award for Work with Children Born of Rape
LONDON Children born of rape in South Sudan's civil war must be integrated into their families and communities to ensure lasting peace in the country, aid worker Christine Ngbaazande said on Monday as she won a prestigious award.
Sometimes looked …
Should Media Avoid Naming the Gunmen in Mass Shootings?
A few months after teen shooters killed 12 classmates and her father at Columbine High School, Coni Sanders was standing in line at a grocery store with her young daughter when they came face to face with the magazine cover.…
South Africa: Labour court blocks mine union’s plan for industry-wide strike
RUSTENBURG (South Africa), South Africa's labour court has rejected a request by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) to hold an industry-wide strike covering the platinum and gold sectors, Anglogold Ashanti, Anglo American Platinum and Lonmin said.
AMCU …
Inflation decreases to 3.3 percent in February
In February, headline inflation decreased to 3.3 percent from 3.5 percent in January. According to the latest data from Statistics Botswana, inflation decreased for: alcoholic beverages and tobacco (from 0.7 to 0.4 percent); clothing and footwear (from 1.6 to 1.5 …