Pretoria, South Africa - (African Boulevard News) - South Africa's power utility, Eskom, has announced the suspension of power cuts, commonly referred to as load shedding, until further notice. The suspension took effect on Thursday, June 3, at 11:40 am local time (09:40 GMT), due to improved generation capacity and lower demand, according to Eskom spokeswoman Daphne Mokwena. This announcement comes as a relief to South Africans who have been...

Nairobi, Kenya - (African Boulevard News) - The use of virtual reality (VR) technology is now being deployed in a bid to educate students in Kenya about plastic pollution and climate change. Kenya is among the countries in Africa that have suffered most from plastic pollution. Lack of proper waste disposal mechanisms has led to a considerable amount of plastic waste, especially in beachfront towns such as Mombasa and...

Diaspora, Africa - (African Boulevard News) - The United Nations (UN) has revealed that it will deliver a draft treaty to combat plastic pollution by November, highlighting the pressing need for global action to address the issue. The move comes as experts predict that by 2050, the world's oceans will be filled with more plastic debris than fish. The treaty, which is part of the UN's broader efforts to address...

Khartoum, Sudan - (African Boulevard News) - The United Nations Security Council has renewed the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) for only six months, until December 3, 2023, in a short resolution passed unanimously. This decision is indicative of the fragile state of security in the country, with the mission's mandate focusing on supporting the country's transition to democracy, providing protection to civilians in conflict-affected areas,...