Commonwealth nations mourn late Queen Elizabeth II
Commonwealth leaders have paid tribute to the life and service of Queen Elizabeth II, whilst they mourn her recent passing after 70 year of reign as Head of the family of…
New global alliance strives to end AIDS in children by 2030
UNAIDS, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization (WHO) have entered a partnership to bridge the disparity gap in AIDS response globally and prevent new infant HIV infections. Globally, only half…
SOURCES OF INEQUALITY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
A World Bank report on Inequality in Southern Africa: An Assessment of the Southern African Customs Union examines the process of household income generation to identify the sources of inequality in…
HOW SOUTH AFRICA CAN ACHIEVE ITS CLIMATE GOALS
In our recent review of South Africa’s economy we explore how to raise growth, reduce inequality and unemployment, and bolster the economy’s green credentials and climate resilience. These challenges have been deepened…
SOUTH AFRICA’S mRNA HUB PROGRESS IS FOUNDATION FOR SELF-RELIANCE
For most of 2021, limited global vaccine supply led to huge disparities in COVID-19 vaccine access, leaving billions of people – especially in low- and middle-income countries – unprotected against…
SOUTH AFRICA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE GETS BOOST
The World Bank has approved South Africa’s request for a $750 million development policy loan. This loan will support the Government of South Africa’s efforts to accelerate its COVID-19 response…
OMICRON-FUELLED COVID-19 SURGE IN AFRICA PLATEAUS
After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth pandemic wave driven primarily by the Omicron variant is flattening, marking the shortest-lived surge to date in the continent where cumulative cases have now…