Data remains an expensive luxury in Africa but free internet may not come free
What happens if those who control or own key networks in the internet break with the principle of net neutrality?
Algerian players lift the Afcon trophy
Football and politics: when Algeria won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Following on the heels of Bouteflika’s resignation amid massive protests and the nomination of a caretaker president, the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations came in the right time.
Johannesburg
Anxiety in Johannesburg: New views on a global south city
Anxiety in Johannesburg is nothing new. Despite its intermittent glamour, the city has always felt unstable for those who live in it. South Africa’s largest and wealthiest urban centre, it is also deeply unequal and striated by the spatial markers of apartheid.
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What Netflix’s involvement in Nigeria’s massive film industry really means
Is Netflix going to transform Nollywood? And how significant will its impact on the Nigerian film industry be?
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What is bipolar disorder, the condition Kanye West lives with?
Untreated bipolar disorder can have adverse effects on a person’s life, including on their relationships and capacity to participate in society. But the condition can be treated.
New year, new exciting offer for DStv, GOtv customers to cushion Kenyans from January blues
Fresh off the Value Added Tax (VAT) adjustments effected on 1 January 2021, DStv and GOtv customers are in for a New Year treat as MultiChoice Kenya rolls out new offers to cushion customers against the challenging economic times.
What archaeology tells us about the music and sounds made by Africa’s ancestors
Research in music archaeology in southern Africa has just begun. Available evidence dates back from around 10,000 years ago, from the Later Stone Age up to the Iron Age. The artefacts fall into two groups, namely aerophones, where sound is produced by vibrating air, and idiophones, where sound is produced by solid material vibrating.
Schizophrenia
Massive project on African DNA sets out to close the knowledge gap on mental illness
Research has found that severe mental illness is influenced by genes more than by any other risk factor. And genes are emerging as important clues for new treatments.
Online learning
Anxious about speaking in online classes and meetings? Here are 7 tips to make it easier
Online tutorials, workshops and meetings are here to stay for the moment. To create safe, supportive and productive sessions, we need to build competent and confident speaking practices.
Young couple
Young Nigerians, relationships and risky sexual behaviour: survey findings
Historically, parents and family members would initiate and monitor romantic relationships between two young people intending to become a couple. But in more recent times, individuals have been freer to make their own choices.