William Ruto is determined to reduce public debt by collecting more taxes to pay for what the country needs.
The outcomes of obstetric operations has improved in the past decades. But women need equitable surgical care throughout their lives - not just during childbirth.
The findings show that Zambian agricultural policies do reduce headcount poverty and inequality.
The decline in support for the ANC suggests that coalition governments will become increasingly common in the country, affecting its appointment policy.
Africa is considered too high risk as a destination for big US pop tours - but Beyoncé could and should break the mould.
Egyptians believed gold was the colour of the gods and gilding the dead expressed the idea that they acquired divine qualities in the afterlife.
As the 20th century’s preeminent scholar-activist on race, W.E.B. Du Bois would not be surprised by modern-day attempts at whitewashing American history. He saw them in 1930s and 1940s.
The demand for donkey hides to produce ejiao has led to a shortage of donkeys in China and increasingly worldwide.
Security companies suggest that criminals take advantage of the fact that many home and business security systems get compromised during power outages.
South Africans are actively challenging the criminalisation of the state. Many of the revelations about fraud, corruption and nepotism come from principled whistle-blowers within the state.
Though entrepreneurship of any kind is not easy, it can instil tenacity in the face of adversity. There are lessons here for trainee teachers.
The Tanzanian president’s reform drive has endeared her to the populace but will also embolden opposition to her political ambitions.
Smart, capable students struggled to navigate cultural and language norms in university accounting classrooms.
A 1971 law, and the parallel growth of an illegal economy, shaped South Africa’s unique cannabis landscape.
Remote islands in the Indian Ocean are now strewn with plastic waste – the origin of this waste has until now not been established.
Dhamaal music and dance reveals a rich and complex mixing of cultures that is shaped by history.
