Feature: Is South Sudan on the right track 11 years on?
Today marks eleven years since South Sudan became independent. However, since then, the country has been in turmoil. On this Independence Day, Radio Tamazuj spoke to South Sudanese on the current situation and their expectations. Many are hopeless, oth…
Public financial management for effective response to health emergencies: Key lessons from COVID-19 for balancing flexibility and accountability
Public revenues are the cornerstone of funding for governments’ response to health emergencies; as such, public financial management (PFM) – the rules and mechanisms governing the allocation, execution and reporting of public funds – has been an integr…
Africa’s Donkeys Are Being Stolen and Slaughtered for Chinese Medicine
JOHANNESBURG — How did a popular period drama on Chinese TV help lead to the theft and brutal slaughter of millions of donkeys in Africa?It all started when fans of the show “Empresses in the Palace” saw the aristocratic characters using a traditional …
Elena Rybakina Stuns Herself, Ons Jabeur to Win Wimbledon
Elena Rybakina dropped the first set but roared back to defeat No. 3 seed Ons Jabeur and win the women’s singles title at Wimbledon on Saturday.Rybakina, the No. 17 seed who was born in Moscow but has represented Kazakhstan since 2018, triumphed 3-6, 6…
Blinken Raises Concerns about Ukraine with Chinese Counterpart
BALI, INDONESIA — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart Saturday that China’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine is complicating U.S.-Chinese relations at a time when they are already beset by rifts and enmity over numero…