4 days ago · No, 100% of South Africa’s HIV/Aids funding does not come from the United States – mostly funded by the South African government

4 days ago · The service sector is the part of an economy that provides intangible goods and services rather than physical products. The World Bank estimated that in 2023 the service sector contributed almost two thirds (62.6%) of South Africa’s gross domestic product).This includes business services, trade, transport, communications and government services.

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Jan 30, 2025 · Fact-checking former minister Osita Chidoka's claims on Nigeria's 2025 budget, debt and policing

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4 days ago · US aid makes up 24% of SA’s largest HIV funding sources. On 21 January 2025, US president Donald Trump signed an executive order, a powerful legislative tool which allows a US president to issue legally binding orders to the federal government, halting all US foreign aid projects for 90 days, pending a review. This included the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief, or Pepfar, a global ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Info Finder is a carefully selected collection of facts and sources on key topics. The English version of the tool covers Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana and Zimbabwe. Nigeria placed 8th in the 2024 Global Terrorism Index (GTII). Nigeria recorded its first increase in terrorism in three years in ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Chidoka argued that Nigeria's 2025 budget failed to reflect population growth, which had outpaced budget increases over the past decade.. Nigeria's population size is debated because there has not been an official census since 2006, with estimates varying among local and international authorities.. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) estimated the population at 176.4 million in 2014 ...

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