Infrastructure, institutions, and the systems that make growth possible — or not.
For long, the University of Pretoria in South Africa has been known to be an "Afrikaner enclave," but with the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Tawana Kupe, this is now changing. Professor Kupe has moved in to change the issue of language at the university. The university
Indeed the 21st-century education system in Africa must move from an old, obsolete system to one that can propel the continent for growth, driven largely by technological innovations and a noble search for knowledge. Securing the capital to embark on radical changes in the Ivory Towers has been herculean as
On December 22, 2018, one of Africa’s foremost Universities, Makerere University of Uganda sacked 45 lecturers for allegedly absconding from duty, failure to complete studies, financial fraud, and insubordination, among others. The sack came as a surprise to not just the academic world but the continent in general, and
They called it "Majik Water". Yes, it is magical, but above all, it is life-saving water harvesting. Cooking up the magical water is Kenyan trailblazer Beth Koigi and her friends - Clare Sewell and Anastasia Kaschenko. If you think these are the true wonder-women of the world, you
A lot has been said and much more is being said about China’s activities in Africa. It is obvious that the influence of the Asian giant in Africa is increasing with each passing day, to the extent of posing a concrete threat to the dominance of the West, Europe,
A University in Uganda, Bugema University yesterday issued an official notice that places a ban on the use of jewellery, make-up, mini-skirts, sleeveless/open tops, coloured nail varnish, trousers, etc. by female students in the university. The ban is to take effect immediately. In what the University says is its
We are now in the age of global warming, worrying as it sounds, but the innovation in Kenya is pretty much remarkable. Kenya has become one of few countries in Africa to install a solar system at an airport in order to reduce aviation carbon emissions by planes during takeoff.
In French law is a poem written by Diana Ferrus in 1998 as a homecoming piece for Sara Baartman, the heroine displayed as a freak of nature in Europe. The poem is titled, "I have come to take you home". A line in the poem goes: "I
The prevalence of Malaria in Africa has baffled many health practitioners within the continent and across the world. The process of detecting this number one killer disease in Sub-Sahara Africa is quite tasking, with the traditional blood sample collections or guess work based on symptoms on many occasions. With its
The statue of the famed independence leader Mahatma Gandhi has been removed from the University of Ghana after there were protests that he was "racist." Through the course of history, there has been abounding evidence which insinuates that Gandhi was inherently racist towards black and so there was
Pioneering something for it to come to life is a phenomenon to take great pride in, and this is the situation with the ten dentistry graduates from the University of Rwanda. The university graduated its own first class of dentists, something which will go a long way in making oral
It's not a big bang magical 'boom' like the Biblical account of light illuminating a dark world, however, there's a renewed hope that there's going to be light across a country which has struggled to provide the much needed electricity for businesses
Addis Ababa's Bole International Airport is poised to take over as the largest airport in Africa upon its commissioning in January 2019. The expanded terminal partially commenced service in September this year after the Eastern wing was completed and at that point, the whole project was 83% completed.
The University of Pretoria located in South Africa’s capital city is regarded as one of the greatest centers for higher academic development across Africa. The prestigious citadel of learning boasts of a rich heritage and its alumni are scattered across different nations of the world. The University prides itself
"Children should be able to live a life free from bullying and harassment and it is time that we all took a stand against this." - Katherine Jenkins Children are born innocent; no child is born with a bad heart. Thus whatever character they exhibit is a reflection
The volatile situation in Cameroon is increasingly taking ugly turns as 79 students were abducted from their school by separatist militias in the country's North West city, Bamenda, which is also the capital of the North West region. 79 students and three other people, including the principal, were
