Southern Africa

Tragedy struck last Saturday as seven people were killed in a mass shooting at a restaurant in Nelspruit, approximately 340 kilometers from Pretoria, according to local police reports. Jabu Ndubane, the regional police spokesperson, stated that in the early hours of the day, a group of unidentified gunmen opened fire on a restaurant in Pienaar, near Nelspruit, before fleeing the …

Editorial: Africa Eye Amid record-breaking temperatures in 2024, António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, urged governments worldwide to present new national climate action plans this year to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Guterres emphasized the importance of supporting the most vulnerable populations to the impacts of climate change, warning that time is running out to make …