For more than 100 years, anthropologists and other scientists have studied the San people who live in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, with pockets in Angola, Lesotho, Zambia and other southern nations. Now, those scientists who want to study their culture, heritage and genes will need to abide by a code…
South African President Jacob Zuma welcomed participants to the United Nations World Water Day summit in Durban on Wednesday, to begin a three-day conference on global water resources. The meeting served as launch for the 2017 World Water Development Report, with its emphasis on waste water resources and their recapture….
Fifteen people have died in a fresh malaria outbreak in Namibia, and another 6,000 people have been affected, the government said in a new report. The Namibian reported Wednesday that nearly all the cases are clustered along the northeast border, with the Kavango East and West regions the hardest hit….
Botswana was a bright spot among African nations ranked in the 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index, released Wednesday by the Transparency International Organization based in Berlin, Germany. The southern African nation ranked 35th on the list of 176 nations evaluated for good governance, public transparency and accountability, their standards for integrity…
There’s been much speculation about United States president-elect Donald Trump’s stance toward African nations, in terms of both foreign policy and foreign aid. Reports from the U.S. in recent days have discussed a survey questionnaire sent to government employees that asks about the value of African aid programs, counterterrorism efforts…
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has been working on how technology can end wildlife crime – and at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) they’re showing guests how thermal imaging is helping to protect elephants and other African animals. Visitors to CES 2017 in Las Vegas had the chance Thursday…
At the end of 2015, there were an estimated 36.7 million people living with AIDS across the globe. Almost as many have died of the disease since the epidemic began, and on this World AIDS Day, the 2016 “Hands up for #HIVPrevention” theme recalls their struggles and the work yet…
Four African countries are among the world’s five most dangerous for walking and cycling, a new UN Environment Programme report on transportation finds, but positive change is making big strides. From Uganda’s student bike-sharing programs, to Zambia’s village bicycle ambulances and Namibia’s bicycle-based recycling pickup service, Africans are taking an…
Classes at the University of the Witwatersrand stayed in session Monday, despite weekend disruptions and ongoing protests at other South African campuses that continued to escalate into violent confrontation. The Wits campus was comparatively quiet, although students took to the streets in Parktown. Academic officials said they were looking at…
Burundi crisis, EU economic deal on the table at EAC summit The Heads of State summit of the East African Community (EAC) continued Thursday, with the arrival of Rwandan President Paul Kagame as he joined leaders of the EAC partner states meeting in Dar es Salaam. Summit participants are expected…
On Wednesday it was announced that the first steps in the establishment of the Trans-Kalahari Railway project were taken by South Africa and Namibia, The Namibian reported. The multi-billion dollar project aims at linking Botswana’s opulent coal files to the Namibian coast. Earlier this year, in March, Botswana’s Minister of…
The Namibian reported today that authorities in Namibia are working quickly to verify if terrorist cells linked to al-Qaeda and its offshoot, al-Shabab, are using the country as a foundation for their terrorist activities. The Namibian discovered that authorities in the country have been monitoring suspected terrorist activities and have…