Mpumalanga

A coal-fired power station in Witbank, South Africa

World leaders agree to help South Africa phase out coal

Climate Change

At the recent COP26 climate talks in Scotland, the US and European nations agreed to provide $8.5 billion in financing to help South Africa phase out its use of coal power. 

Nine-year-old Tumelo shows off antiretroviral pills before taking his medication at Nkosi's Haven, south of Johannesburg. Such anti-AIDS drugs are used as part of the cheap, illegal cocktail known as "nyaope."

South Africa’s new drug cocktail of choice is devastating its townships

Health

In South Africa, funny hats mark boys’ circumcision, transition to manhood