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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

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Africa

Looting of African heritage: a powerful new book explores the damage done by colonial theft

      By Françoise Vergès, UCL     European colonisation of Africa was not only about armed conquest, massacres and the exploitation of resources. It was also about the appropriation of spiritual and political symbols. It led to the erasure of a social, cultural, symbolic world. A 2024 book, Fifteen Colonial Thefts: A Guide to Looted African Heritage in Museums, adds to the growing literature on the history of […]

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DRC is the world’s largest producer of cobalt – how control by local elites can shape the global battery industry

  By Raphael Deberdt, Colorado School of Mines and Jessica DiCarlo, University of Utah   The mineral-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is often portrayed as a victim of exploitation by China, the US and Europe in their competition for its minerals, which are critical for the energy transition. But our research has found that the DRC can influence the shape of the cobalt market, in which it is […]

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Local

Pupkewitz GWM pioneers Namibia’s first full hybrid bakkie

      GWM has introduced the P-SERIES P500, bringing 255kW of self-charging hybrid electric power to the Namibian bakkie market. The all-new GWM P500 HEV aims to revolutionize the segment with its substantial size and high specification levels, setting a new benchmark with innovative features such as the 40:60 tailgate. In a Namibian first, GWM has launched a petrol-electric hybrid bakkie. The P500 Double-Cab bakkie is the first to […]

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China’s investments in Africa aren’t working as well as they as they should for cities: this needs to change

    By Astrid R.N. Haas, University of Toronto   Over the past two decades African leaders have become increasingly drawn to Chinese financing and investment. These investments are made rapidly and with reportedly less stringent conditions than traditional financing sources. Some also suggest that China’s approach aligns more closely with African priorities. This sentiment was summarised by the former president of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, in 2008: China’s approach to […]

todaySeptember 4, 2024 24

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A motorbike-sized meteorite shows how African collaboration can uniquely contribute to space science

    By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency   On Sunday, August 25, A meteorite lit the skies of South Africa’s Eastern Cape, peppering the region with rock fragments. Some were found as far as Kirkwood, over 100 km from St Francis where others were spotted. Initially mistaken for space debris, the motorcycle-sized object streaked across the sky on Sunday morning around 9 am, emitting a bright light as it […]

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World

Heartbreak has turned to rage in Israel. Can Benjamin Netanyahu survive the biggest challenge to his rule?

    By Ran Porat, Monash University     Israelis are once again venting their anger over the failure of the government to reach a deal to release the hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza. Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across the country over the past couple days, with some gathering outside the homes of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the US embassy. […]

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Mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer, according to a major review of 28 years of research

Keira Burton/Pexels   By Sarah Loughran, University of Wollongong and Ken Karipidis, Monash University   A systematic review into the potential health effects from radio wave exposure has shown mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer. The review was commissioned by the World Health Organization and is published today in the journal Environment International. Mobile phones are often held against the head during use. And they emit radio waves, […]

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Made in Africa shipbuilding gains momentum

    By Conrad Onyango, bird story agency   As a South African shipbuilding firm works on an export vessel that needs no sailor, several other African countries are joining the league of local shipbuilders, to tap into a burgeoning market on the continent and elsewhere. In May, A South African media reported that shipbuilder Legacy Marine was building an autonomous vessel for a client in Saudi Arabia as a proof-of-concept […]

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Victory for women’s rights in Ghana as affirmative action law is passed – what must happen next

    By Josephine Jarpa Dawuni, Howard University     The passage of the Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Bill by the country’s parliament on 9 August 2024 marked a victory for women’s rights in Ghana. The bill, which has been years in the making, is the result of several actors, allies and activists lobbying and protesting for over a decade. The bill in it its current form makes it compulsory […]

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