Hand hygiene is important to fight COVID-19 but how can you do that without water.
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African leaders can make strategies to fight COVID-19 more accessible to the people.
Failure to invest in girls has socioeconomic impacts on multiple generations.
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Social norms, practices and attitudes in African societies hinder the lives, survival and development of girls.
Young Sandi Sile on an abandoned structure in Makhanda, South Africa, in 2013. Questions remain about how the new law will treat abandoned land.
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The proposed new law has a long history. The country has been trying for almost 12 years now to come up with expropriation legislation that is in line with the constitution.
A ship in the Lobito harbour seen through an apartment window in 2014.
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Angola has a complex history in which war has featured prominently. There is much more to the country than that, and a new book provides insight on beauty, happiness, and everyday life in Benguela.
Zimbabwe’s amended education act seeks to protect, respect and fulfil the right to education for all children.
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Zimbabwe’s Education Amendment Act of 2020 is a step in the right direction, but more still needs to be done.
The Faraday Muti Market, a popular African traditional medicine market in downtown Johannesburg.
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Communities who are the custodians of the knowledge associated with African traditional medicinal plants must derive a fair economic return from these natural resources.
Before the trophy hunting ban, Botswana specialised in big game such as elephants, buffalos and leopards.
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How communities in Botswana are counting the costs of a trophy hunting ban.
A parishioner records an online mass from an empty church in Mabopane, South Africa, during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Experts in the humanities and social sciences add nuance to the debate about how to respond to COVID-19.
The best interests of the child require detention to be used as a last resort.
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Given their ability to accept correction, children have a better claim to rehabilitation, reorientation and reintegration.
A pharmacy store in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria.
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For many reasons, drug users are shifting from the use of conventional psychoactive drugs such as cannabis, cocaine and heroin to pharmaceutical drugs for non-medical purposes.
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As governments race to revive economic growth, expect a bonfire of green tape.
African clawed frogs are very easy to keep in the lab.They were readily adopted by scientists as a model research animal.
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The African clawed frog is a notorious invader but it also takes some parasites with it to new regions.
There’s a body of historical African examples that universities can use to teach a more inclusive mathematical sciences curriculum.
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Decolonising mathematical sciences is possible. The answer lies in rediscovering existing African examples of teaching maths and including them in the Western body of knowledge.
This artist’s impression shows the blast from a heatwave detected in a massive, forming star.
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This observation means astronomers can now develop and test theories that explain how high-mass stars gain their mass.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech failed to inspire confidence.
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The year ahead promises to be a very difficult but also a very decisive year for South Africa. Is President Ramaphosa equal to the challenge?
Reducing salt intake can save lives.
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South Africa needs to continue public awareness campaigns to reduce excessive salt intake to protect cardiovascular health.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the launch of a national anti-gang unit in Cape Town.
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The law aimed at fighting gangs lacks the power to disrupt their activities.
Having data at your fingertips isn’t enough - data scientists must know how to apply it.
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Data science is going to grow over the coming decades and requires trained graduates who can handle the work.
Shampoo containing plastic microbeads.
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A plastic bag has an average usage time of 20 minutes, while it can take up to 1000 years to break down in the environment.
Bermain musik dapat membantu anak-anak mengembangkan pemikiran ilmiah mereka.
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Anak-anak tidak akan gampang merasa frustrasi sebab mereka justru diberikan izin untuk menjadi kreatif dan ekspresif dalam suatu ruang di mana mereka dapat membuat keputusan sendiri.