Give A Woman A Farm, And She’ll Give You 5000 Tons Of Wheat
Despite the challenges of limited access to funding and opportunities, one woman farmer is reaping a full harvest. It’s a sad fact that in 2020, many black smallholder farmers, especially black women, are still excluded from larger supply chains. The barriers to entry remain high, and it is difficult to scale-up production to meet large […]
Covid-19’s Brave New World Of e-Commerce
Three South African e-commerce pioneers discuss how the pandemic has changed things for the better The Covid-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown has had a devastating effect on many of South Africa’s industries and businesses – but not all. To the contrary, a certain sector has shown impressive growth. In a world where going out of […]
Black British Rapper Releases Book To Inspire Creatives During The Pandemic
In 2018, rap artist and author BREIS began working on his new EP, Arise & Shine as a way of dealing with the tragic loss of his mum the year before. He began documenting the process of grieving, making music and healing and a Diary of a Creative Mind was born. He completed the book at the end of […]
Hundreds Pitch Ideas To The International Publishers Association To Confront Africa’s Remote Education Challenges
Shortlisting underway to decide winners of the US$200,000 fund in 2021-2022 The International Publishers Association (IPA) has received a huge response to its call for proposals to tackle Africa’s remote education challenges, which have been dramatically exacerbated by the global Covid-19 pandemic. In total, 311 pitches were received from 26 countries, from Algeria in the […]
Behind the Scenes on Building King Tut’s Final Resting Place
While ancient Egyptians crafted great monuments to their dead, wonders of granite and limestone including the Pyramids at Giza, modern Egyptians have been building a new home for Tutankhamun and his ancestors just over a mile away. Construction has taken eight years so far, the opening delayed multiple times, but the Grand Egyptian Museum isn’t […]
A Heavy Blow for Mozambique’s Security Forces
Militants linked to the Islamic State group have seized a heavily-defended port in Mozambique after days of fighting, according to reports. Local media say government forces that were in the far northern town of Mocimboa da Praia fled, many by boat, after Islamists stormed the port. The town is close to the site of natural […]
Extreme Weather Leaves Parts of South Sudan Submerged
Soaking wet with no dry land in sight, Bor South and Twic East counties in Jonglei, Eastern South Sudan are inundated by heavy and incessant rains with the water level rising to 1.5 meters. Many homes have been destroyed, some have even lost their lives and around 200,000 people have already been displaced as the […]
The New Generation of Sudanese Women
A reason for hope in Sudan is the country is going through political change. This could open up civil spaces and support the voices of young women and girls who do not want to be cut. Sudan operates as a federal system. This means that states are allowed to have their own legislation and formulate […]
South African Envoy to Zimbabwe Leaves without Hearing the Full Story
Zimbabwe’s opposition and rights groups have criticized what they call a “snub” by South African envoys sent to investigate human rights abuses. South Africa sent the delegation after Zimbabwean security forces arrested government critics and shut down a planned anti-government protest. But the envoys met with Zimbabwe’s president Monday, then left without meeting the opposition […]
Tunisians are Now the Largest Group of Nationals Arriving in Italy
In the first six months of 2019, 1,277 arrivals from Tunisia were intercepted by Italian authorities. This year, that number rose to 6,628. In July alone, as the pandemic took hold and the waters calmed, 4,252 migrants were intercepted by Italian authorities, compared with 502 the previous year. These numbers do not include those who […]
