Alley Cat Rescue's 2023 Global Feral Fix Challenge Results in Record Number of Community Cat Spays/Neuters
Veterinarians and clinics across 24 U.S. states as well as Greece and South Africa together sterilized a total of over 84,000 community cats during the 2023 Challenge. This makes 2023 the Challenge's most impactful cycle yet. MOUNT RAINIER, Md., Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 31, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: ANW PET Source Type: news

South Africa ’s ANC suspends former president Jacob Zuma
The News JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has suspended its former president Jacob Zuma following a string of public statements criticizing the party and declaring support for the newly-formed Umkhonto we Sizwe party. The formation of the party, which uses the name of…#southafricas #jacobzuma #umkhonto #sizwe #anc #fikilembalula #nelsonmandela #kwazulunatal #southafrica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

South Africa: With Elections and NHI, This Is a Big Year for Healthcare in SA
[spotlight] South Africa is barrelling towards its most consequential and most competitive national and provincial elections since 1994, expected to take place in May. That the ANC's share of the vote, will be further eroded this year seems inevitable, given ongoing power cuts, failing railways, water management problems, high crime rates, and dysfunctional basic education and public health systems. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 29, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Governance Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news

South Africa: This Is How SA Can Meet Its HIV Targets
[spotlight] "The path to ending AIDS is clear," states a recent UNAIDS report. "HIV responses succeed when they are anchored in strong political leadership, have adequate resources, follow the evidence, use inclusive and rights-based approaches, and pursue equity. Countries that are putting people first in their policies and programmes are already leading the world on the journey to ending AIDS by 2030," it reads. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - January 29, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Governance Health and Medicine NGOs and Civil Society South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news

Sony is making a bold bet on an African gaming startup to boost PlayStation ’s reach in the continent
The Japanese consumer electronics and gaming giant has invested an undisclosed sum into Carry1st, a video game studio based in Cape Town, South Africa, via its Sony Innovation Fund venture arm, Carry1st told CNBC exclusively. The deal is a strategic investment that will see the two companies…#capetown #southafrica #sonyinnovationfund #cordelrobbincoker #playstation #africa #sony #robbincoker #nigeria #morocco (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

South African Airways: Troubled airline returns to intercontinental travel
South African Airways is trying to rebuild its reputation after being plagued by corruption allegations.#southafricanairways (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

South Africa should be truly non-aligned
South Africa can count itself extremely fortunate that it has been provisionally accepted in the list of 32 African countries that will make up the extended African Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA). The AGOA Summit held in Johannesburg last year was a critical inflection point for a continent in…#southafrica #african #agoasummit #johannesburg #agoa #africa #uganda #chriscoons #southafricas #ukraine (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Triaging of acutely ill children transported by ambulance - H øyvik HE, Straume V, Østerås, Engan M.
BACKGROUND: The Western Norway Regional Health Authority uses SATS Norge (SATS-N), a modified version of the South African Triage Scale, in all accident and emergency departments (A&E) and ambulance services in the region. The purpose of the study was to e... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

International Court of Justice Rules Forcefully Against Israel in Landmark Genocide Ruling, Including Restricting Military Action
One of the advantages of being a pessimist is that being wrong is a positive event. Like Norman Finkelstein, I had worried that there was still enough fear of crossing the US that the International Court of Justice jurists would use shortcomings in how South Africa had teed up its case…#normanfinkelstein #southafrica #joandonaghue #israel #palestinians #hamas #palestinian #genocideconvention #uganda #southafrica3 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

World Court rules Israel must prevent genocide in Gaza, falls short of ordering a cease-fire
The Peace Palace building of the International Court of Justice a few hours before the court delivers its ruling in the case brought by South Africa against Israel. The U.N.'s highest court on Friday ordered Israel to take all measures within its power to prevent acts of genocide against the…#peacepalace #southafrica #israel #palestinian #israeli #gazastrip #palestinians #gaza #article2ofconvention #worldcourt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

UN ’s top court says Israel must take all measures to prevent genocide in Gaza
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday said Israel must take all measures to prevent genocide in Gaza in a preliminary ruling in response to a landmark case brought by South Africa. The court also said Israel must allow humanitarian access in Gaza and “prevent and punish” any…#icj #israel #gaza #southafrica #pretoria #unitednations #southafricas #hamas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

ICJ grants South Africa ’s request for emergency measures in Gaza
Top UN court rejects Israeli bid to throw out genocide case#israeli (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

South African Regulator Expects to Determine Fate of 50 Crypto License Applications in ‘Coming Weeks’
The head of enforcement at South Africa’s financial industry watchdog said on Jan. 24 that he expects the organization to decide the fate of 50 crypto firms’ license applicants in the coming weeks. The watchdog stated that from the more than 100 entities that applied for a license, 20 have since…#southafricas #fsca #gerhardvandeventer #bitcoincomnews #southafrican #fsp #diketsomashigo #deventer #register #african (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Analyst survey predicts big AI upside for Microsoft ahead of earnings
They called 2023 "the Year of AI." Microsoft even dedicated an entire page of its website to its work with artificial intelligence. There's a story about a partnership between Microsoft South Africa and Youth Employment Service that will provide AI training to 300,000 young people. Another story…#yearofai #southafrica #microsoftaischool #morganstanleysurvey #msft #apple #amazon #nvidia #nvda #openai (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tyla, the Last Dinner Party and Xavi on Zane Lowe ’s Artists to Watch in 2024 List
Zane Lowe and Apple Music have named South African pop star Tyla, British rock band the Last Dinner Party and música Mexicana hitmaker Xavi as artists to watch in 2024. Lowe’s “24 for ’24” — a roster curated by Lowe and his music programmer Jeremy Degan spotlight rising acts for the new year —…#zanelowe #applemusic #southafrican #lastdinnerparty #mexicana #lowe #jeremydegan #karrahboo #rb #maeta (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news