Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group is spending about R7.7-million/year on personal security for its CEO, Shameel Joosub – a figure that surfaces only through a quiet restatement of last year’s numbers and that the company still does not disclose as a line of its own. The cost sits inside the “other” benefits line…
Global forced displacement has decreased for the first time in a decade, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Thursday, though the figure remains unacceptably high and tens of millions of people are still trapped in prolonged exile with little prospect of rebuilding their lives. UNHCR‘s flagship Global Trends Report, launched in Geneva by High…
NewsFeed The US-Israeli war on Iran could tip up to 45 million people into acute hunger, the UN’s WFP warns, as soaring fuel costs and funding cuts hit fragile and poor countries the hardest. Published On 5 Jun 20265 Jun 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Millions of people in central Africa rely on wild meat for their nutrition, especially in rural areas around the Congo rainforest, the second largest tropical rainforest in the world. Here, meat from domestic animals is scarce due to poor national transport infrastructure, livestock diseases and lack of forage. As a result, wild meat and freshwater…
It seems that the South isn’t in the clear after a damp Memorial Day weekend. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Around 15 million people are under flood alerts from Louisiana to Georgia on Tuesday as the region braces for more heavy rains and thunderstorms that…
Ellen tells African leaders, blasts IMF, WB, others Congo Town, Monrovia, May 25, 2026 – Former Liberian President and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has expressed concern over the persistent loss of millions of dollars to corruption across Africa, despite the continent’s notable strides in economic growth, democracy, public health, and education in…
Millions more people will face hunger in the coming months if the conflict in the Middle East is not resolved soon, the UN has warned. The price of energy, which instantly affects the cost of producing and transporting food, has risen sharply due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The price of fertiliser,…
Netflix’s ad-supported subscription tier has seen a massive surge in adoption, reaching 250 million monthly active users, according to figures released during the company’s recent Upfront presentation. This represents a significant acceleration in growth compared to previous years, where the plan recorded 70 million users in 2024 and 94 million in 2025. Read: Bandwidth Blog…
New York — For three decades, a small sachet of fortified peanut paste has been one of the most powerful tools to combat severe wasting – the deadliest form of malnutrition – in children under five. Today, more than 12 million children globally are suffering from severe wasting. As conflict, climate shocks, and funding pressures…
United Nations — The escalating global climate crisis has led to an increase in the frequency of climate-induced natural disasters, affecting millions worldwide. As governments struggle to keep up due to persistent funding shortfalls and inadequate preparedness and response mechanisms, education systems in Eastern and Southern Africa continue to deteriorate, pushing millions of children into…
