Court Orders Zulu King's Trust to Pay Back Millions

GroundUp

In a ruling that affects five million people in KwaZulu-Natal, the Pietermaritzburg High Court has ruled the Ingonyama Trust's land leases unlawful. Read more »

Schneider Electric Installs Solar Microgrid At Matongo Birthing Hospital

Nation

Pregnant women and mothers in Kisii County are set to receive better services at the Matongo Birthing Hospital following the installation of a solar and storage microgrid. Read more »

Albinism in Tanzania - What Can Be Done to Break the Stigma [analysis]

The Conversation Africa

The light physical appearance of people with albinism is caused by an inherited condition which results in a lack of melanin. This means people with albinism will have very pale… Read more »

Malawi Is Taking Steps to Improve Care of Preterm Babies. but Gaps Remain [analysis]

The Conversation Africa

"Kangaroo mother care" is widely acknowledged as a helpful method in caring for small and preterm infants. It makes a vital contribution to their survival, well-being and… Read more »

What Trainee Science Teachers in Ghana Know About Climate Change [analysis]

The Conversation Africa

Science education is critical at a time when many countries need to respond to the potential impacts of climate change and ozone depletion. Ghana, for one, has seen the need for a… Read more »

Education Cannot Wait Investments Transform Children's Lives in Somalia

IPS

Ten-year-old Sabah Abdi from Ali Isse, a small rural village on the Somaliland-Ethiopian border, scored well in her recent exams, placing third overall in her local village school… Read more »

The End of Teachers' B.ED Degree Course

Nation

The decades-old Bachelor of Education degree course (B.Ed), through which thousands of Kenyan students have trained to become teachers, will soon be no more. Read more »

President Ramaphosa Eases Restrictions On Renewable Energy [press release]

Greenpeace

Today, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced amendments to Schedule Two of the Electricity Regulation Act that will allow South African businesses to self-generate 100MW of… Read more »

Maggots Help Rural Villagers Put Food On the Table

New Frame

The black soldier fly is becoming an important weapon in the arsenal of small-scale and communal farmers in Zimbabwe who have been hard hit by drought, low prices and escalating… Read more »

TSC Shouldn't Be Allowed to Muddle Teacher Education in Kenya

Nation

For the past few days, I have watched and read about the directive given to universities by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to cease offering the Bachelor of Education degree… Read more »

Unicef to Increase Support for Child Victims of Terrorism

AIM

The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has promised to increase its support for child victims of terrorism in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado from 51 to 90… Read more »

National Innovation Award for UCT Engineer's Urine Project

UCT

The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Associate Professor Dyllon Randall has won the South African Institution of Chemical Engineers (SAIChE) 2021 Innovation Award for a project on… Read more »

Lessons From Rich Woman Who Lived Like a Pauper [analysis]

Nation

Her children began fighting for the property she left behind within days of her death, they could not wait until they buried their mother Read more »

How Elephants Crops Raids in Masai Mara Has Changed. Why It Matters [analysis]

The Conversation Africa

The Masai Mara ecosystem, in south-western Kenya, is home to an important elephant population of about 2,500 individuals. Read more »

Sierra Leone At 60 - Coming of Age in Freetown's Streets [opinion]

African Arguments

Debating Ideas aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and… Read more »