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March 10, 2024
Female Skateboarding Catching on in South Africa

In South Africa, skateboarding is enjoying something of a revolution. The once predominantly male sport is attracting more and more women. VOA’s Zaheer Cassim reports from Johannesburg.
March 05, 2024
The Rise of Female Skateboarders in South Africa

Skateboarding is enjoying something of a revolution in South Africa. The once predominantly male pursuit is attracting more women. VOA’s Zaheer Cassim reports from Johannesburg.
July 08, 2023
South African Looks to Break Apartheid Curse

44-year-old South African Komane Harold Tijane is looking to make nationwide history by becoming South Africa’s first Black hot air balloon pilot since the fall of apartheid – a profession whose expenses vary due to differing gas prices and hiring the balloon. For more on Tijane’s historic attempts, reporter Zaheer Cassim produced this report from Johannesburg, South Africa.
June 25, 2023
AI Helps Wildlife Rangers Fight Poaching in South Africa

Smart cameras, drones, and other technology are helping rangers better protect endangered species
June 03, 2023
South African Rand Tanks

Economists report that South Africa’s currency continues to plummet as the energy crisis continues and nationwide prices of goods increase – a recent development that some analysts credit to the incident where a United States official accused President Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration of helping Russia in its war against Ukraine. For more, reporter Zaheer Cassim produced this report from Johannesburg where he spoke to officials, experts and citizens who documented how the tanking of the local currency is impacting their livelihoods.
April 10, 2023
South African Muslims Help Needy During Ramadan

Muslims in South Africa are observing the holy month of Ramadan with prayer, fasting, and reaching out to people in less privileged communities for assistance. For VOA, reporter Zaheer Cassim spoke to residents in Johannesburg.
March 08, 2023
BAL Boosts South Africa’s Basketball

Young South African athletes say they are grateful for the Basketball Africa League, which they credit for the increase in nationwide junior leagues because of the joint effort between the U.S. National Basketball Association and the International Basketball Federation turned to the continent to showcase African talent while growing the sport. For more, VOA’s Zaheer Cassim speaks to athletes and coaches from Soweto, South Africa.
March 04, 2023
Solar-Powered Cinema Inspires African Youth

The group, Sunshine Cinema, currently works in four countries aiming to inspire more youth on the continent through African films
January 29, 2023
Soweto Creamery Reels Under Power Cuts

South Africa's record power cuts have forced small businesses to rely on expensive generators to keep running, threatening their existence and the country's economic growth. Those businesses include Soweto Creamery, which was praised by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for opening its doors with the help of government COVID-19 grants. But the creamery and many other businesses may not survive the latest epidemic of rolling blackouts, as Zaheer Cassim reports from Johannesburg.
January 29, 2023
Company Once Hailed by Ramaphosa Risks Closure

Soweto Creamery, once praised by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for opening its doors with the help of government COVID-19 grants, risks folding up if the latest epidemic of rolling blackouts persists, its owner told VOA.

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