Smallholder maize farmers in six South African provinces are using homegrown digital tech normally available only to commercial farmers to get the most out of their fields. Marize de Klerk reports from the maize fields in South Africa’s Magaliesburg region.
Some of Johannesburg’s informal waste reclaimers got an upgrade recently. A collaboration turned a sprawling camp into an award-winning, data-driven solar-powered sorting and bailing hub. As Marize de Klerk reports, incomes are up and the neighbors are happier.
Two partnerships have been announced aimed at financing the manufacture of a new prototype, small-scale reactor developed in South Africa
The four-day 2023 World Rowing Masters Regatta held at Roodeplaat Dam in South Africa ended on Sunday, marking the first time the global World Rowing Federation has hosted a competition in Africa. Marize de Klerk has more from Roodeplaat Dam. Camera: Patrick O’Reilly
Celebrating 85 years on air, South Africa’s RSG has worked to be more inclusive and diverse
To ease vaccine hesitancy, South Africa’s Religious Forum Against COVID-19 has been campaigning for religious followers to take the jab
The discovery at a UNESCO World Heritage site near Johannesburg reveals that the non-human species performed rituals for their dead thousands of years ago, before humans did. For VOA, Marize de Klerk visited the site and has this report. Camera - Franco Puglisi.
Evidence indicates that such ritualistic behavior was performed hundreds of thousands of years before humans did
Researchers are studying the readiness of athletes recovering from the coronavirus to return to sport
Little is known about how the coronavirus affects the long-term health of those already infected, including athletes
The ancient art found an unlikely ally in the pandemic as lockdown measures forced some storytellers into cyberspace
Event included competitors from 30 countries around the world, the largest participation ever for biennial event
Players find ways to show off their skills for fun, honor, charity and even money
in the Greater Tzaneen Municipality of South Africa’s northern Limpopo Province, the mayor’s voice comes from a drone in the sky – warning about the potentially fatal virus
The Greater Tzaneen Municipality has been pioneering the use of drones in South Africa as a tool to educate people about COVID-19 prevention in local languages and monitoring potential hotspots
Pharmacist Bronwyn van Heerden and her colleagues provide medicine to hundreds of patients daily
Dr. Taheera Hassim is now in charge of her hospital’s gynecological isolation facility while also volunteering at a drive-through coronavirus testing center
Kruger National Park is home to world's largest wild rhino population, and has proven a tempting target for poachers who for years jumped park’s borders
Officials at South African National Parks say cooperation with neighboring Mozambique has been a key factor in reducing rhinoceros poaching in the famous Kruger National Park
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