Miss South Africa beams as she’s crowned Miss Universe after being robbed and held at gunpoint by carjackers: A SOUTH African student has been crowned Miss Universe - just one month after she was robbed at gunpoint. Stunning Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, 22, edged out her rivals from Colombia and Jamaica to take the crown in Las Vegas on Saturday. South Africa's Demi ... Source: … [Read more...] about SA News: Miss South Africa beams as she’s crowned Miss Universe after being robbed and held at gunpoint by carjackers
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How drones are being used in Zanzibar’s fight against malaria | The Conversation
How drones are being used in Zanzibar's fight against malaria: Makame Makame from the Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Programme holds one of the drones used to map malaria vectors. Andy HardyOn a typically hot and humid July day in Stonetown, the capital of Zanzibar, a gaggle of children, teenagers and the odd parents watched our small drone take flight. My colleagues Makame … [Read more...] about How drones are being used in Zanzibar’s fight against malaria | The Conversation
South Africa:Student’s Mistaken R14 Million Payout Still Being Probed
South Africa:Student's Mistaken R14 Million Payout Still Being Probed: [News24Wire] The investigation into how a Walter Sisulu University (WSU) student was incorrectly paid R14m and allegedly went on a spending spree for weeks before it was discovered, is still under way, university spokesperson Yonela Tukwayo said on Monday. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica … [Read more...] about South Africa:Student’s Mistaken R14 Million Payout Still Being Probed
Unsuitable antivenoms are being sold in Africa, costing lives | The Conversation
Unsuitable antivenoms are being sold in Africa, costing lives: _Echis_, also known as the saw-scaled viper, dominates snakebite statistics and kills more people annually than any other. ShutterstockSnakes bite more than 5 million people every year. Of these, around 1.8 million people are envenomated and over 94,000 are killed. These statistics suggest that snakebite is one of … [Read more...] about Unsuitable antivenoms are being sold in Africa, costing lives | The Conversation
South Africa’s media should beware of being the voice of only some | The Conversation
South Africa's media should beware of being the voice of only some: Reuters/Siphiwe SibekoMedia Freedom Day in South Africa marks the day in 1977 when the apartheid government banned two newspapers - World and Weekend World - and a church journal, Pro Veritate, along with 18 black consciousness organisations. A number of journalists were also … [Read more...] about South Africa’s media should beware of being the voice of only some | The Conversation
