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FACTBOX Issues on the agenda at the G20 finance meeting in South Africa
Group of 20 finance officials meet in South Africa from Thursday amid trade tensions, a global economic slowdown and ...
Aid cuts halt South African HIV studies
Just a week remained before scientists in South Africa were to begin clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, and hopes were high ...
US aid cuts halt HIV vaccine research in South Africa, with global impact
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Just a week had remained before scientists in South Africa were to begin clinical trials of an HIV ...
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Severe weather warnings issued for Sunday as cold front approaches South Africa
The South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued multiple severe weather warnings for Sunday, 20 July 2025, with damaging winds and extreme fire conditions expected across several provinces. A ...
Trump’s pivot from aid to trade leaves Africa wary as it faces tariffs and uncertainty
U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Africa strategy shifts from aid to trade under a “commercial diplomacy” push, urging ...
Berg winds in South Africa: the winter weather pattern that increases wildfire risks
Winter in some parts of South Africa is a time of low (or no) rainfall and high fire danger. Sheldon Strydom studies the ...
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South Africa’s National Bird Faces Extinction Once Again
The blue crane once rebounded through conservation—but now it's in sharp decline again. Experts warn the next 15 years are ...