A new online portal which seeks to increase men's use of HIV services has been launched

A new online portal on men and HIV which will seek to accelerate action on gender equality and support global efforts to increase men's use of HIV services has been launched. The online resource is the brainchild of the non-profit organizations Sonke Gender Justice and Promundo with support from th…

Eliminating smoking should be high on the list of measures to prevent COVID-19 infection

South Africa's National Council Against Smoking, NCAS, says stopping smoking, including the use of e-cigarettes or vapes, as well as eliminating exposure to second-hand smoke, should be high on the list of measures to prevent COVID-19 infection. While smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke, do n…

Purpose-led employees are great assets for thriving businesses: Kasimu

A few years ago, any conversation around employee attraction and retention was mainly around pay and benefits or job security, but this is rapidly changing, driven by the rise of a more deliberate and discerning generation. This is according to Human Resources Director at Safaricom, Paul Kasimu. In…

South Africa's National Council of Smoking welcomes the recently announced tax on e-cigarettes

South Africa's National Council of Smoking, NCAS has welcomed the urgently needed tax on e-cigarettes announced by finance minister, Tito Mboweni. The non-governmental organisation say this bold move in announcing taxation will reduce youth use of e-cigarettes and prevent them from becoming addicte…

City of Johannesburg's Libraries shortlisted for Library of the Year Award

South Africa's City of Johannesburg's Libraries have been shortlisted for the London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2020 for the Library of the Year Award. The London Book Fair is a book-publishing trade fair held annually. It is a global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale a…

SARIPA, welcomes investigation by the SlU into allegations of corruption, fraud and maladministration

The South African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners Association, SARIPA, has welcomed investigation by the Special Investigation Unit into allegations of corruption, fraud and maladministration" in the offices of the Master of the High Court around the country. Earlier this week, the count…

Shelley Walters

From the modest beginnings of a 16-year old, filled with hope and youthful optimism, Shelley Walters has gone from a cold calling sales woman to businesswomen, from entrepreneur to a leader in the sales industry, and now, officially, a winner at the Gender Mainstreaming Awards 2019 in the category …

English Premiership

English Premiership season kicked off on Sunday with the Charity Shield match between Manchester City and Liverpool . Channel Africa’s Sports Editor Thabiso Ntema watched the action and filed this report.

World Ranger Day

As countries marked World Ranger day yesterday*, South Africa's Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental Affairs Barbara Creecy says wildlife crime and poaching remains a major concern. The country celebrated World Ranger Day in Skukuza at the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga. Creecy say…

Youth Academy

The third annual youth academy has kicked off in Kigali Rwanda under the theme: "Youth Contribution to Prevent and Mitigate Electoral and Political Violence in African Countries". The academy is hosted by the department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission and the Africa and West As…