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Recent Did you know? items

* ... that South African president Jacob Zuma requested a tour of a Sainsbury's supermarket during his state visit to the United Kingdom in 2010?

* ... that South African president [[Jacob Zuma]] requested a tour of '''[[Sainsbury's, Greenwich|a Sainsbury's supermarket]]''' during his state visit to the United Kingdom in 2010?

* ... that many African countries provide for legal abortion in their reproductive health laws, but such laws have been passed without grounds for legal abortion in Madagascar and in Senegal?

* ... that '''[[Abortion in Africa|many African countries provide for legal abortion]]''' in their reproductive health laws, but such laws have been passed without grounds for legal '''[[abortion in Madagascar]]''' and '''[[Abortion in Senegal|in Senegal]]'''?

* ... that Mary Jane Patterson, whose mother was an African-American slave, gained a BA degree in 1862 having taken a "gentleman's course"?

* ... that '''[[Mary Jane Patterson]]''', whose mother was an African-American slave, gained a BA degree in 1862 having taken a "gentleman's course"?

* ... that women seeking abortions in Eswatini or in Lesotho may travel to neighbouring South Africa, where it is legal?

* ... that women seeking '''[[Abortion in Eswatini|abortions in Eswatini]]''' or '''[[Abortion in Lesotho|in Lesotho]]''' may travel to neighbouring South Africa, [[Abortion in South Africa|where it is legal]]?

* ... that Togo's abortion law was one of the first in Africa to allow abortion in the case of rape?

* ... that '''[[Abortion in Togo|Togo's abortion law]]''' was one of the first in Africa to allow abortion in the case of rape?

* ... that the pulse stops during the soliloquy of In C Mali?

* ... that the [[Pulse (music)|pulse]] stops during the [[soliloquy]] of '''''[[Africa Express Presents... Terry Riley's In C Mali|In C Mali]]'''''{{-?}}

Recent In the news items

19 October 2024 –

Intelsat communications satellite Intelsat 33e breaks up in Earth's orbit, resulting in network disruptions to customers in Europe, Africa and parts of the Asia-Pacific region. The United States Space Force says they are tracking at least "20 associated pieces" of the satellite. (BBC News)

:[[Intelsat]] [[communications satellite]] [[Intelsat 33e]] breaks up in [[Earth's orbit]], resulting in network disruptions to customers in Europe, Africa and parts of the Asia-Pacific region. The [[United States Space Force]] says they are tracking at least "20 associated pieces" of the satellite. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8d886l028o (BBC News)]

17 October 2024 – South Africa–Taiwan relations

The Government of South Africa orders Taiwan to relocate its representative office from the South African capital of Pretoria, allegedly due to pressure from China. (Focus Taiwan)

:The [[Government of South Africa]] orders [[Taiwan]] to relocate its [[Taipei Liaison Office in South Africa|representative office]] from the South African capital of [[Pretoria]], allegedly due to pressure from [[China]]. [https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202410170027 (Focus Taiwan)]

15 October 2024 – Climate change and food security in Africa

The World Food Programme says that millions of people in southern African countries are facing a food crisis, with more than 21 million children currently malnourished. (Reuters)

:The [[World Food Programme]] says that millions of people in [[southern Africa]]n countries are facing a food crisis, with more than 21 million children currently [[malnutrition|malnourished]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/millions-southern-africa-facing-worst-food-crisis-decades-warns-wfp-2024-10-15/ (Reuters)]

9 October 2024 – South Africa's genocide case against Israel

Bolivia formally joins South Africa's case in the International Court of Justice regarding Israel's conduct in the Gaza Strip as genocide, stating it "has a responsibility to condemn the crime of genocide". (Al Jazeera)

:[[Bolivia]] formally joins [[South Africa]]'s case in the [[International Court of Justice]] regarding Israel's conduct in the [[Gaza Strip]] as [[genocide]], stating it "has a responsibility to condemn the crime of genocide". [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/9/bolivia-joins-south-africas-icj-genocide-case-against (Al Jazeera)]

6 October 2024 – 2024 Godini shooting

Six people are killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting after eight gunmen open fire on a group of community patrollers in Godini village near Qumbu, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The shooting took place on the day of the memorial service for the victims of the Lusikisiki shootings, which also occurred in the Eastern Cape. (News24)

:Six people are killed and four others are injured in a [[mass shooting]] after eight gunmen open fire on a group of community patrollers in Godini village near [[Qumbu]], [[Eastern Cape]], [[South Africa]]. The shooting took place on the day of the memorial service for the victims of the [[2024 Lusikisiki shootings|Lusikisiki shootings]], which also occurred in the Eastern Cape. [https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/six-people-killed-four-injured-in-another-eastern-cape-mass-shooting-20241007 (News24)]

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