South Africa denies illegal miners food and water to force them out
Officials are blocking access to basic supplies for hundreds of people underground in a northwest mine shaft as part of a ...
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The African country 'growing so fast it will top 300m people' by 2050 - with only 5 others
An African country that ranks among the world’s top ten most populous nations is growing so fast that "it will top 300 million people" by 2050, experts have estimated. Nigeria is the most ...
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Will South Africa become first country to accept controversial form of human genome editing?
Currently, no country explicitly allows heritable human genome editing in clinical settings. It is not clear to what extent ...
Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused shaft in South Africa. Here’s what we know
Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies ...
Four out of five people in Africa use wood for cooking. A transition would cut emissions and save lives
Four in every five people in Africa cook using wood, charcoal and other polluting fuels in open fires or inefficient stoves.