Record participation at this year’s Organic & Natural Products Expo Africa

The 2025 Organic & Natural Products Expo Africa is taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, Gauteng, from 18 to 20 September. This event will unite the continent’s most innovative sustainable brands, emerging township...

Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance and Molecular Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China

Introduction Staphylococcus aureus was first discovered in the 1880s by Ogston in pus and isolated shortly thereafter by Rosenbach. Over time, through adaptation to the human host and medical environments, S. aureus has evolved into an important...

Harnessing the sun

A solar partnership to power Lesotho’s future As Chinese firms build one of southern Africa’s largest solar farms, a rigorous, community-focused plan is the key to transforming energy poverty into lasting human and economic progress TEBOHO KHATEBE...

Watauga, Avery Obituaries – September 16th, 2025

The following are recent obituary notices from Austin and Barnes and Hampton funeral homes in Boone and Reins-Sturdivant in Newland Robert Lee Collins January 21, 1942 ~ August 29, 2025 Robert Lee Collins, 83, of Boone, NC, passed away on August...

Simphiwe Majola to bring the heat at Africa International Hair & Beauty Fair

Fashionista and PR guru, Simphiwe Majola, is set to turn heads at the inaugural Africa International Hair & Beauty Fair (AIHBF) 2025, which takes place from October 11 to 13 at the Sandton Convention Centre. Majola, known for his bold fashion...

Kenya reports sharp drop in cholera cases, as numbers rise elsewhere

A child is given the Cholera vaccine. Kenya has rapidly reduced the number of cholera cases but remains one of the top 20 most affected countries by the epidemic, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The Ministry of Health reported...

Business News | Senator Rasha Kelej Received Liberia First Lady for Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative Summit 2025

BusinessWire India Monrovia [Liberia]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 16: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently....

Nigeria, 11 countries report major cholera outbreaks – WHO

BY JENNIFER EZIMAKOR The World Health Organisation has said Nigeria and 11 other countries each recorded more than 10,000 suspected and confirmed cholera cases in 2024. According to data released on Saturday, the countries are Bangladesh, Comoros,...

Spar Group's COO invests R1 million in shares amid European exit strategy

Spar's chief operating officer Megan Pydigadu has snapped up nearly R1 million worth of shares in two tranches this year as the retailer accelerates its exit from struggling European operations. Pydigadu, who joined the grocery giant in November...

AfDB Commits 11 Billion Dollars To Support Early Warning Systems, Food Security in Rural Africa

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Mine on the Moon

Hey everybody, You’re reading The Tuesday Pillar Post, and today’s the feast of St. Cyprian and Pope St. Cornelius, martyrs both, and saints of mercy. It was the third century. In the eyes of the emperor, Decius, Rome was floundering, the empire’s...

RemitHope seeks to raise US$100 000 for 10 grassroots organisations in Africa

RemitHope, a pioneering fintech social enterprise – founded by global philanthropist and social entrepreneur Tsitsi Masiyiwa – has launched a bold campaign to raise US$100 000 in just 60 days for, 10 grassroots organisations serving some of...

Riva Jalipa: we must fight to finance our rights

Riva Jalipa is a Researcher and Adviser in Amnesty International’s Economic and Social Justice team leading our work on financing for human rights. Spurred on by the progress she has seen in civil society activism in Kenya over 15 years of...

Perceptions, Challenges and Barriers to HIV Care in Mbujimayi in the East Kasai Province, DR Congo: A Qualitative Study

Introduction Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a global public health problem and one of the leading causes of death worldwide. The management of HIV/AIDS remains a major public health challenge, despite significant advances in recent...

Sex work and abuse: the women trapped in Malawi’s growing refugee camp

Tears stream down Francine’s* face as she pulls her glove off. Her right hand is covered by a pale, mottled burn scar. Her fingers are stiff and unnaturally bent. Francine turned to sex work to survive soon after she arrived alone at Malawi’s...

Business News | Merck Foundation CEO Meets Kenya First Lady & 13 First Ladies of Africa and Asia at the 7th Edition of MFFLI Summit

BusinessWire India Nairobi [Kenya] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 16: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. It...

Poisoning crisis could drive vulture extinction in South Africa’s Kruger region

More than 400 vultures died in a spate of poisoning events in and near South Africa’s Kruger National Park in May and June this year. André Botha, co-chair of the Vulture Specialist Group at the IUCN, says more than 2,000 vultures have been...

Tagwirei publishes snakebite management guidebook

University of Zimbabwe pharmacist, toxicologist and academic, Professor Dexter Tagwireyi, has published the country's first comprehensive snakebite management guidebook, aimed at reducing deaths and injuries through prevention, education, and...

KZN brothers bitten by venomous stiletto snake

Swanepoel brothers Rico and Paul from Southport, KZN, were rushed to hospital after both being bitten by a stiletto snake. South Coast Herald reports that these dark-coloured snakes are often confused with harmless ones, and people tend to pick...

Who are the “new martyrs” the Pope honored on Sunday?

Nearly 1,700 Christians have been recorded as martyrs since 2000. Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to them yesterday in Rome during a major Jubilee celebration. On Sunday, September 14, Pope Leo XIV presided over an ecumenical celebration at the Basilica...