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Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, has suspended his campaigns, following the injuring of members of his campaign team and damage to… Read More »Popular Ugandan Opposition Halts Street Campaigning
Thabani Raymond Kalala, or “coach,” as he prefers to be called, was diagnosed with HIV six years ago. He lives in a small town in… Read More »The Nation with the World’s Heaviest Burden of HIV Continues to Innovate
How do you get people to happily follow social distancing guidelines, without them even knowing it? Two top South African artists, Baba Tjeko, and Lauren… Read More »Wet Paint: A Social Experiment In Social Distancing
A Sauvignon Blanc produced by Cape Town’s iconic wine Estate, Groot Constantia, has just been named as the best in the world. These awards are… Read More »Cape Town Produced Sauvignon Blanc Named Best In The World
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The search is on for Sub-Saharan African startups with tech solutions aimed at impacting positively lower-income communities through those industries. Seedstars and Shell Foundation have… Read More »Open Call For African Startups Addressing Access To Energy, Agriculture, Mobility Issues
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A familiar song produced in 1983 and taught in schools around the world as part of a sexual abuse prevention programme, has been given a… Read More »“My Body” – 16 Days Song That Can Save A Life – Lira, Goodluck, Mariechan And Gigi Lamayne
By Mavis Mavis Owureku-Asare When it comes to food security, the challenge is not always about producing more – it’s also about quality: producing food that… Read More »Growing Resilient Food Systems Post Covid Is Key For Africa
A six-metre-tall Christmas tree made from 3,000 plastic bottles has been unveiled outside a hospital in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo. Environmentalists say they used the bottles… Read More »Maputo Spreads Christmas Cheer and Awareness