Africa: Mobile Phones Are Not Linked to Brain Cancer, According to a Major Review of 28 Years of Research

A systematic review into the potential health effects from radio wave exposure has shown mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer. The review was commissioned by the World… Read more »

Africa: China's Investments in Africa Aren't Working As Well As They As They Should for Cities - This Needs to Change

Over the past two decades African leaders have become increasingly drawn to Chinese financing and investment. These investments are made rapidly and with reportedly less stringent… Read more »

Africa: China Reaps Most of the Benefits of Its Relationship With Africa - What's Behind the Imbalance

The ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing takes place under the theme of "Joining hands to advance modernisation and build a high-level China-Africa community with a… Read more »

Africa: African Nations Can Do More to Benefit From Ties With China, the World's Second-Strongest Economy

China's relationship with Africa is vital to Beijing's efforts to expand its influence in the western-dominated world order. China is Africa's most significant trading partner and… Read more »

Africa: China's Interests in Africa Are Being Shaped By the Race for Renewable Energy

China-Africa relations have deepened over the past two decades, characterised by increased economic cooperation, investment and infrastructure development. China is now Africa's… Read more »

Africa: China-Africa Relations - New Priorities Have Driven Major Shifts Over the Last 24 Years - 5 Essential Reads

China-Africa cooperation has evolved over the past 24 years. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Coal Workers Face an Uncertain Future

South Africa is on the path to decarbonisation - doing away with burning coal and other fossil fuels and moving towards renewable, clean energy, such as solar and wind power.… Read more »

South Africa: Playing Technology Games and Making Science Fun Helps Young Kids Solve Visual Problems and Grasp Ideas Better

As I watched my sons, Wavhudi and Rivhavhudi, play games on my phone before bedtime, I was captivated by their enthusiasm and how deeply they were engaged - especially when the… Read more »

South Africa: Starting a Business After University - Young South African Entrepreneurs Discuss the Highs and Lows

South Africa's youth unemployment rate, at 45.5% (among those aged between 15 and 34), is worryingly high, even in the context of widespread unemployment across the African… Read more »

Africa: A Third of the World's Population Lacks Internet Connectivity - Airborne Communications Stations Could Change That

About one-third of the global population, around 3 billion people, don't have access to the internet or have poor connections because of infrastructure limitations, economic… Read more »

Africa: Children and the Internet - Helping Kids Navigate This Modern Minefield

The United States' most senior public health official, surgeon-general Vivek Murthy, believes social media platforms should come with warning labels. The United Nations' education,… Read more »

South Africa: Competition in South Africa's Electricity Market - New Law Paves the Way, but It Won't Be a Smooth Ride

South Africa endured an electricity crisis from 2008 characterised by intermittent rolling blackouts and a growing culture of non-payment. The state-owned utility, Eskom, came to… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Is Creating Shiny, Modern Cities After the Genocide

Over the past 17 years, Rwanda has cleared informal settlements to make way for modern urban construction. Kigali's ambitious city master plan is expected to be fully realised by… Read more »

Africa: Avalanches Can Grow 100 Times Larger Under the Sea Than On Land - Here's Why They're a Risk to the Internet

Underwater avalanches are powerful natural events that happen all the time under the surface of the ocean. They are impossible to see and extremely difficult to measure, which… Read more »

South Africa: Giant Batteries to Store Wind and Solar Power Can Speed Up South Africa's Energy Transition - How That Can Happen

South Africa is at a pivotal moment in its energy transition: trying to decarbonise its economy (move away from coal) and make sure that everyone has access to reliable and… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's New Pension Rules - Australia, Chile and Singapore Show How Personal Savings Can Grow the Economy

Up until now South Africans have been allowed to withdraw their entire pension or provident fund when leaving a job. This has left many with no savings at all when they get to… Read more »

Kenya: How Debt and Taxes Conspired to Rob Nairobi's Slum-Dwelling Youth of the Promise of a Better Life

Throughout the summer of 2024, young Kenyans have taken to the streets of the capital, Nairobi, in a series of anti-government demonstrations. Read more »

Africa: Generative Ai Hype Is Ending - and Now the Technology Might Actually Become Useful

Less than two years ago, the launch of ChatGPT started a generative AI frenzy. Some said the technology would trigger a fourth industrial revolution, completely reshaping the world… Read more »

Africa: Australia Won't Have 'Green Steel' to Itself. Africa Is Poised to Become a Global Hub

Australia is at the forefront of efforts to turn steelmaking green. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone's Women Farmers Use a Custom Called Bora to Access Land - but It's Making Them More Vulnerable

Bora - a type of thank you gift - is a Sierra Leonean custom of respect that is often used in relation to land. For instance, informal farmers pay bora to landowners to be able to… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Competition Law Has Special Conditions for Company Mergers - Do They Benefit Society or Hinder Business?

Competition is a good thing. This is the common thread through global competition law, which aims to prevent monopolies - when one firm dominates a sector. Read more »

Africa: Meta Just Closed a Vital Online Research Tool. It's Bad News for the Fight Against Misinformation

For more than a decade, researchers and journalists have relied on a digital tool called CrowdTangle to track and fight the spread of viral falsehoods online. Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Bold Economic Reforms Target Stability and Growth, but They Come With Risks

Ethiopia's recent macroeconomic reforms, supported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, could have profound implications for the country and the region. The… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Niger Delta Biohazards - High Radioactive Levels Detected in New Study

The Niger Delta, in southern Nigeria, is one of the most significant oil-producing regions in the world. It spans over 70,000 square kilometres and is also an area of great… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Has a Huge Gap Between the Rich and Poor - 4 Urgent Reasons to Tackle Inequality

South Africa has exceptionally high levels of inequality. As someone who studies issues of inequality and sustainability, I have argued before that South Africa's income inequality… Read more »