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Last week, 46-year-old Charl Kleinhaus was living on his family farm in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. With its scenic beauty, wildlife and deep canyons, it's known as "the place where the sun rises".
What is to blame for poverty and lack of development in Africa? While colonialism, slavery, and racism are common theories, none of these reasons address the cause of continued poverty.
He added that the only funding South Africa received from the US was through the health initiative Pepfar, which represented "17% of South Africa's HIV/Aids programme".
The US allocated about $440m (£358m) in assistance to South Africa in 2023
US President Donald Trump has said he will cut all future funding to South Africa over allegations that it was confiscating land and "treating certain classes of people very badly".
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Cryptocurrency is undergoing a transformation--from speculative asset to financial structure. With the Trump presidency seemingly amplifying its global relevance, Africa's crypto pioneers, including Yellowcard, are seizing the moment to redefine f
Starlink provides high-speed satellite internet to remote and underserved locations, enabling connectivity in areas where traditional internet infrastructure is unreliable, expensive, or nonexistent by using a constellation of low-Earth orbit satelli
China has started to build factories across Africa to manufacture electric vehicles, a strategy market analysts say will likely flood the world with cheap EVs and allow Chinese companies to dominate the global automobile industry far into the future.
The World Health Organization's director-general said the United Nations health body is considering declaring an emergency for mpox, also known as monkeypox, amid an outbreak in Africa.