London, Dec. 9, 2019 (AltAfrica)–South Africa has been hit by massive power cuts as heavy rains flood power stations and disrupt coal-fired electricity generation. The state-owned utility Eskom said on Monday that it could only meet 80% of the country’s energy demand and called for a “concerted collective effort” after about a quarter of its generation capacity failed. ...

London, Dec. 3, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Eshowe, a small town at the center of the world’s AIDS epidemic in South Africa, is a beacon of hope in the bid to reduce the AIDS virus. It has beaten the 90-90-90 target deadline set by UNAIDS by a year according to a special report by DW Eshowe is around ...

London, Dec. 2, 2019 (AltAfrica)-South Africa said it is introducing an affordable, cutting-edge drug to fight HIV in the country with the largest number of people living with the AIDS-causing virus. Hailing the new anti-retroviral drug as “the fastest way to reduce HIV viral load”, the health department said it will start rolling out the ...

London, Nov. 29, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The South African Space Agency has launched ZASpace Inc, a local industry acceleration platform, to boost investment and bolster the competitiveness of South Africa’s burgeoning space industry. “Today we officially launch ZASpace Inc., a platform for coordinating space activities and initiatives with our local space industry. SANSA is excited to be ...

London, Nov. 28, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said Nigeria will continue to explore culture and tourism as veritable platforms to strengthen its ties with South Africa. The Minister stated this in Lagos on Thursday at a meeting with the South African Minister of Tourism, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane. “We have ...

London, Nov. 27, 2019 (AltAfrica)-A 26-year-old woman is being treated for serious injuries after a lorry landed on top of a car in the coastal town of Port Elizabeth. Independent ambulance company Netcare 911 were among the medical workers to respond to the scene of the accident on Tuesday afternoon. READ ALSO: TANZANIAN POLICE ARRESTS ...

London, Nov. 26, 2019 (AltAfrica)– A South African news website, Eye Witness, EWN has released a short documentary detailing the scale of brutal attacks, destruction and losses suffered by foreigners during the peak of xenophobia attack in South Africa The documentary titled ” State of the Nation: Xenophobia in South Africa” showed graphic violence unleashed ...

London, Nov. 11, 2019 (AltAfrica)-A mega factory where lithium ion, rechargeable battery will be produced in commercial quantity to serve Africa, a continent dealing with energy crisis is to be cited in South Africa Prior to now, rechargeable batteries like lithium-ion batteries are produced and imported from mega-factories in the northern hemisphere, the resultant high ...

London, Nov. 10, 2019 (AltAfrica)-South African police arrested about 300 undocumented foreigners-African migrants in Johannesburg, said the police on Saturday. The police said the multisectoral law enforcement agents arrested the migrants on Friday in a hijacked 21-storey building in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. READ ALSO: ARSENAL HOLD TALKS WITH LUIS ENRIQUE TO REPLACE UNAI EMERY Hillbrow is ...

London, Nov 9, 2019 (AltAfrica)–South Africa‘s newly amended labour laws that grant male parents leave when their children are born have come into effect. It means Working South African dads are now entitled to 10 days of paternity leave after the birth of their children. Last month South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the ...