Ghana is very much the African rising star 60 years after independence with an exemplary record in health and education. But it’s struggling like many of its peers to meet social and economic targets.
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In Benin the differences between male and female farmers are their specific gender productive and reproductive roles, norms and identity.
South Africa might want to consider raising its retirement age to 70 to cope with a challenge of an ageing population that’s under-insured and relying on an already pressured public purse.
This is election year for several African countries and there’s a need to ensure social media isn’t used to incite violence. But can governments be prevented from restricting citizens’ rights?
Risk has to do with uncertainty; people struggle to conceptualise and manage that which they’re unsure about. This is true in the higher education sector, too.
Something really magical is happening at the intersection between jazz and hip-hop at the moment. Many of the artists involved will be playing at Africa’s foremost jazz festival.
Serious management failures have cast a shadow over the long term survival of Kenya’s universities. But a new audit presents an opportunity to restore the reputation of the university system.
Southern Africa is further south than the ends of the migration routes of ducks from Europe to East and West Africa.
Students from South Africa’s public school system battle to cope with the rigorous demands of any university degree without genuine, committed support.
Effective communication in sign language between health workers and deaf patients enhances the provision of safe and effective health care.
South Africa’s social compact is at breaking point and the country may need a dialogue similar to its 1994 political transition talks to get out of the crisis.
Small animals are the fabric of the world around us. Without them everything would crumble.
Deafness is a huge burden for economies and individuals. This is particularly true in developing countries. Solutions need to take into account not just costs, but the rights of individuals too.
This Masters degree sets a precedent in South Africa and gives universities that want to be truly inclusive a lot to think about.
As the goat plague is a trans-boundary disease, there’s concern that it will spill over into neighbouring countries such as Rwanda and Burundi.
Nearly half of South Sudan’s population could be severely food insecure and at risk of death in the coming months because of the avoidable acts of civil war in a land of plenty.
South Africa’s mining industry is on an unsustainable trajectory and needs to undergo fundamental transformation that emphasises transparency, equity, and community participation.
Mentoring programs can be enormously valuable for students, both in terms of their academic performance and their professional development.
There’s no doubt South African universities need to undergo a real shift. But are the country’s current intellectual and academic forces up to the task?
Author Miriam Tlali was an intersectional feminist long before this term was coined or its politics made fashionable in South Africa by student movements.
A global clinical trial has been launched to reduce the cardiovascular disease risk factors among people living with HIV who are on antiretrovirals.
Over the years, our understanding of how language and learning are linked has shifted and changed. There is ample evidence about the value of mother-tongue-based multilingual education.
New research shows that puff adders use two luring techniques to attract prey within striking range.
The pervasive new argument is that China is upending the dominance of traditional Africa aid donors from the West. But a new study shows that while China is making inroads, the West is staying put.
In Africa, the idea of a post-truth era - which by implication fundamentally presupposes the existence of an era in which ‘truth’ was self-evident - is folly.