Maesaiah Thabane will spend the night in custody after she came out of hiding and turned herself into the police earlier on Tuesday. Lesotho police on Tuesday charged first lady Maesaiah Thabane with murder for her alleged links to the brutal 2017 killing of the prime minister’s previous wife. Maesaiah […]
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Evan Thomas, University of Colorado Boulder Millions of people living in the arid regions of the Horn of Africa lack safe, reliable and affordable water throughout the year. This is because of recent decreases in rainfall in the drought-prone Horn of Africa, rising water demands and persistent challenges in maintaining […]
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A change in the way we see, and deliver, healthcare has been a burgeoning investment in start-ups in the sector. In 2017 alone, the estimated global investment in healthcare start-ups sat at around $12 billion. Some of the brightest and best ideas transforming healthcare have been born on our continent: […]
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Issued : Social Places An effective strategy for responding to online reviews is good for business and can help companies enhance their reputation and improve operations. Consumers are increasingly using online reviews as their primary source of recommendations for goods and services. Engaging effectively with online reviews is an important […]
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Julien Fouriot, sales director for Africa at Crosscall, the French specialists of phones designed for outdoor environments. Even though economic growth is slowing globally, technology innovation is unlocking unparalleled opportunities for countries all over the world. Nowhere is this more evident than in Africa where developing economies are in a […]
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According to the World Health Organization, cervical cancer is the third leading cause of deaths among women in Kenya after infectious and cardiovascular diseases. Kenya on Wednesday launched a cervical cancer vaccine that targets over 800,000 girls above the age of 10 years in its first phase of operation. Kenya’s […]
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Charles Manga Fombad, University of Pretoria The issue of constitutional literacy has attracted very little attention in scholarship on constitutionalism in Africa. Constitutional literacy involves educating people about a country’s constitution. This gap isn’t surprising because most early constitutions were imposed by departing colonial powers. They were perceived as alien […]
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The Joburg Film Festival is embarking on a province-wide skills transfer drive to open the film industry up for young and aspiring filmmakers.
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Alcohol consumption is socially acceptable for individuals of legal drinking age. However, drinking during pregnancy is harmful and can lead to irreversible foetal cognitive and developmental issues. These are collectively known as foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. The disorder may include foetal alcohol syndrome – the most serious of these abnormalities […]
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By Abdinor Dahir , Researcher at TRT World Research Center The destruction of telecom towers in Somalia, allegedly by Kenyan forces, will damage Somalia’s economy and could destabilise the entire Horn of Africa. Two weeks ago, I visited Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital. The first thing one might notice is the vast […]
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