How hot is your home? Nigerian study explores comfort levels in buildings
Global standards for heating comfort are largely based on cooler, northern hemisphere climates How relevant are these benchmarks in low-cost…
South Africa and China set up a quantum communication link: how we did it and why it’s historic
A major breakthrough in quantum technology was achieved in October 2024 : the first-ever quantum satellite communication link between China…
The international order is shifting: African countries have an opportunity to reshape global power relations
For too long, Africa’s agency has been exercised defensively: managing expectations, preserving stability, reacting to external scripts The continent ...
Le système de santé mondial peut se reconstruire après la réduction de l’aide américaine : voici comment
Les coupes budgétaires drastiques du gouvernement américain ont plongé une grande partie du secteur de la santé mondiale dans un…
33 million women grow food on plots in sub-Saharan Africa. Greener farming can boost their earnings – study
There are 33 million smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, making up 80% of the total farmer population These farmers cultivate…
The group’s origins
In 1950, British forces killed at least 29 civilians in one of the deadliest, but least chronicled, episodes of colonial…
Slavery and journalism: what’s the connection?
In a recently published book, Reconsidering the History of South African Journalism: The Ghost of the Slave Press (2025 Routledge),…