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On the horizon, South Africans face yet another financial challenge. With already precarious economic conditions, the impending electricity price increase of 12.7% slated for April 1, 2025—dubbed "Fossil Fools' Day" by the environmental group Earthlife Africa—has sent shockwaves through households already struggling to make ends meet. When combined with the anticipated 0.5% hike in VAT, families will be forced to grapple with excruciating choices: Should they pay for electricity or for essentials like food and medicine?…

This 12 months, this violence has elevated in lots of international locations because of the measures taken to fight the coronavirus pandemic. In Tunisia, the confinement of the spring, when the curfew was nonetheless imposed at 8 pm, led to elevated marital violence. as reported from Tunis, Michel PicardIt's at Mongi Slim…