Tag: Africas
South Africa’s mental health facilities are ailing – The Mail & Guardian
Just over three years ago, on 18 March 2018, Justice Dikgang Moseneke ordered the government to financially compensate the victims and families of...
Telemedicine is a quick cure for Africa’s healthcare ailments – The Mail & Guardian
The ongoing brain drain in Africa is becoming more evident and worrisome, especially for countries with a larger population. In countries such as...
Why South Africa’s electricity blackouts are set to continue for the next five years...
South Africa is once more experiencing periodic power cuts. These typically take the form of scheduled supply interruptions, for two to four hours...
“This Can’t Happen In Nigeria Where Leaders Are Corrupt” — Reactions As Ghana’s Cedi...
Many Nigerians have reacted to a report that the Cedi, Ghana's local currency, was rated the best currency in Africa for the first...
Poaching is wiping out Africa’s elephants – The Mail & Guardian
Poaching is pushing the continent’s elephants to the brink — Africa’s enigmatic forest elephants are now classified as critically endangered, just one step...
Africa’s leaders have left us at the mercy of the West on vaccines –...
Much has been written about the vaccine nationalism debate surrounding the various Covid-19 vaccines. By now the outlines of the story are familiar....
Group Gives Africa’s Richest Man, Dangote Ultimatum To Reduce Price Of Cement
The Nigerian Students and Youths Association (NISYA) has asked the Nigerian government to end all forms of monopoly in cement production and distribution...
Long-term solutions needed for South Africa’s higher education – The Mail & Guardian
Transforming the higher education sector in South Africa has a long way to go, although some ground is getting covered. Then there is...
Africa’s COVID-19 cases pass 3.96m as continent faces pandemic fatigue
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa on Monday reached 3,963,706.
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) who...
It’s time to start taking West Africa’s legislative contests more seriously – The Mail...
Parliamentary elections were scheduled in as many as 16 African countries in 2020 but due to the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic,...
What South Africa’s universities have learnt about the future from Covid-19 – The Mail...
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The Covid-19 pandemic put unprecedented stress on students across the country. Campuses that had been hubs of learning for decades were empty. Universities...
Rush for Africa’s marine species to feed demand in Asia – The Mail &...
A “gold rush” is underway in Africa’s coastal waters to feed surging demand from East Asia for dried fish bladders, or fish maw,...