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Healthcare
TB vaccine: WHO expert explains why it's taken 100 years for a scientific breakthrough, and why it's such a big deal

Charles Shey Wiysonge 8 Nov 2023

Startup owners should seek business advice online
Entrepreneurship
Startup owners should seek business advice online

Issued by Startwise 23 Oct 2023

Taskeen Hasrod to represent South Africa in international FameLab competition
Energy & Mining
Taskeen Hasrod to represent South Africa in international FameLab competition

22 Sep 2023

TB is once again the deadliest disease in Africa - what went wrong?
Healthcare
TB is once again the deadliest disease in Africa - what went wrong?

Tom Nyirenda 20 Dec 2022

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Marketing & Media
It's corn! How the online viral 'Corn Kid' is on a well-worn path to fame in the child influencer industry

Crystal Abidin 15 Sep 2022

South Africa's troubled power utility is being reset: CEO sets out how
Construction & Engineering
South Africa's troubled power utility is being reset: CEO sets out how

Anton Eberhard 17 Sep 2021

How students can use storytelling to bring the dangers of climate change to life
ESG & Sustainability
How students can use storytelling to bring the dangers of climate change to life

Katie Parsons, Florence Halstead and Lisa Jones 30 Aug 2021

Increasing vaccination calls for a targeted approach. Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images
Healthcare
South Africans are keener to get vaccinated. But many still need to be convinced

15 Jul 2021

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Healthcare
Healthcare in South Africa: how inequity is contributing to inefficiency

Russell Rensburg 7 Jul 2021

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Healthcare
South Africa's latest Covid-19 lockdown puts spotlight back on vaccination failures

Shabir A Madhi 30 Jun 2021

Banning African films like Rafiki and Inxeba doesn't diminish their influence
Lifestyle
Banning African films like Rafiki and Inxeba doesn't diminish their influence

Gibson Ncube 23 Jun 2021

Kenya launches Lamu port. But its value remains an open question
Logistics & Transport
Kenya launches Lamu port. But its value remains an open question

24 May 2021

South Africa's romcom revolution and how it reimagines Joburg
Lifestyle
South Africa's romcom revolution and how it reimagines Joburg

Pier Paolo Frassinelli 4 May 2021

Marketing & Media
The Conversation Africa has a new editor

5 Feb 2021

Health care workers and patients in the temporary outside area Steve Biko Academic Hospital created to screen and treat suspected Covid-19 cases in Pretoria. Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images via Getty Images
Healthcare
South African scientists who discovered new Covid-19 variant share what they know

Willem Hanekom & Tulio de Oliveira 25 Jan 2021

South Africa’s Minister of Health, Dr Zweli Mkhize (centre). The government has been criticised for not having an actionable plan on vaccines. Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images
Healthcare
South Africa failed to get its act together on vaccines: here's how

Shabir A Madhi 18 Jan 2021

A market place in Ghana’s capital Accra. Developing countries like Ghana risk being left behind in the race to secure Covid-19 vaccines. Christian Thompson/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Healthcare
Dummy's guide to how trade rules affect access to Covid-19 vaccines

Caroline Southey 11 Jan 2021

The loss of vegetation is creating a dangerous heat island over Nairobi
ESG & Sustainability
The loss of vegetation is creating a dangerous heat island over Nairobi

17 Dec 2020

The Nigerian government struggles to contain Covid-19 while other diseases suffer some measure of neglect Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images
Healthcare
Where Covid-19 has left Nigeria's health system

Adejuwon Soyinka 14 Dec 2020

Pausing enrolment into a clinical trial is not unique to the Covid-19 vaccine. Luca Sola/AFP via Getty Images
Healthcare
Why halting the Covid-19 vaccine trial is part of the process

Ina Skosana 11 Sep 2020

A nurse participates in the drill to test their system capabilities for the Covid-19 coronavirus mass patients influx at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi.
Healthcare
Covid-19 exposes weaknesses in Kenya's healthcare system. And what can be done

Abdu Mohiddin & Marleen Temmerman 29 Jul 2020

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Healthcare
Rwanda's Covid-19 pool testing: a savvy option where there's low viral prevalence

Leon Mutesa 3 Jul 2020

VIDEO: Some basic tips on staying safe from the coronavirus
Healthcare
VIDEO: Some basic tips on staying safe from the coronavirus

Ozayr Patel 2 Mar 2020

Kenyan health workers from port health services screen inbound travellers for temperatures at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. EPA/Daniel Irungu
Healthcare
Perspectives from Kenya and Ghana on coronavirus preparations

29 Jan 2020

No coordination on macroeconomic policies in Nigeria Red Confidential/shutterstock
Finance
What Nigeria needs to do to avoid World Bank's worst case scenario

Wale Fatade 20 Jan 2020

West Africa build gathers pace for The Conversation Africa
Marketing & Media
West Africa build gathers pace for The Conversation Africa

Alexandra Storey, Caroline Southey, Lyrr Thurston 15 Oct 2019

A female Aedes albopictus mosquito feeding on a human host. James Gathany/CDC
Healthcare
Ethiopia must do more to stop recurring chikungunya outbreaks

Eunice Anyango Owino 16 Sep 2019

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Marketing & Media
Digital technologies are transforming African businesses

Elvira Bolat and Nasiru Taura 13 Sep 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.
Marketing & Media
Donor-funded journalism is on the rise in Africa: why it needs closer scrutiny

12 Jul 2019

Aerial view of Kariba dam. Dmitriy Kandinskiy/Shutterstock
Energy & Mining
Quick-fix solutions to Zimbabwe's huge electricity crisis

Moina Spooner 2 Jul 2019

Border screening at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. EPA-EFE/DANIEL IRUNGU
Healthcare
Kenya responded fast to Ebola scare, but cross-border risk remains high

Abdhalah Ziraba 21 Jun 2019

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Marketing & Media
More work lies ahead to make Africa's new free trade area succeed

By Frank Mattheis and Ueli Staeger 7 Jun 2019

Pendulum is swinging towards creeping restrictions across Africa
Marketing & Media
Pendulum is swinging towards creeping restrictions across Africa

Peter Penar and Carolyn Logan 3 May 2019

Human milk banks collect, pasteurise, test, store, and distribute donated breastmilk. NataBU/Shutterstock
Healthcare
Kenyan hospital opens human milk bank - a rarity in sub-Saharan Africa

Elizabeth Kimani-Murage 23 Apr 2019

Mozambique rescue effort. Credit: IPSS Medical Rescue, South Africa.
Marketing & Media
Poor coverage of floods in southern Africa? Blame the media bosses

Glenda Daniels 27 Mar 2019

Why science matters so much in the era of fake news and fallacies
Marketing & Media
Why science matters so much in the era of fake news and fallacies

Tawana Kupe 25 Mar 2019

The entrance to Fespaco’s main venue, Cinema Burkina. Credit: Pier Paolo Frassinelli.
Marketing & Media
Showcasing African films on the continent for 50 years

Pier Paolo Frassinelli 19 Mar 2019

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Energy & Mining
What a major offshore gas find means for South Africa's energy future

14 Feb 2019

There’s no painless way for South Africans to deal with the power utility crisis. Shutterstock
Energy & Mining
Explainer: why South Africa's energy generator is in so much trouble

Rod Crompton 13 Feb 2019

Helping teachers get better at 'how' to teach as well as 'what' to teach
Education
Helping teachers get better at 'how' to teach as well as 'what' to teach

Yashwant Ramma and Ajeevsing Bholoa 28 Dec 2018

Study sheds light on scourge of "fake" news in Africa
Marketing & Media
Study sheds light on scourge of "fake" news in Africa

Herman Wasserman & Dani Madri-Morales 26 Nov 2018

Lithium batteries offer renewable energy electricity power storage. Shutterstock/Immersion Imagery
Energy & Mining
Explainer: why lithium ion batteries could be a game changer in Africa

20 Sep 2018

A major cause of flooding in Nairobi is inappropriate building on riparian land. Flickr/Ubadheer
Construction & Engineering
Why Kenya's demolishing 4000 buildings in Nairobi

Sean Avery 20 Aug 2018

Analysis of Zimbabwe's "online propaganda war"
Marketing & Media
Analysis of Zimbabwe's "online propaganda war"

Dumisani Moyo 2 Aug 2018

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Healthcare
Explainer: How competitive is South Africa's private healthcare sector?

31 Jul 2018

Could African Union law shape a new legal order for the continent?
Legal
Could African Union law shape a new legal order for the continent?

10 Jul 2018

South African Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago
Finance
Explainer: what happens when a bank is put into curatorship

Jannie Rossouw 6 Apr 2018

African Union flag.
Marketing & Media
Why Africa's Free Trade Area offers so much promise

Landry Signé 27 Mar 2018

Invasive pine trees in the Western Cape have affected lizards causing their numbers to drop significantly. Author supplied
ESG & Sustainability
Invasive plants have a much bigger impact than we imagine

Susana Clusella-Trullas and Raquel A Garcia 14 Sep 2017

Alien animals and plants are on the rise in Africa, exacting a growing toll
Agriculture
Alien animals and plants are on the rise in Africa, exacting a growing toll

Katelyn Faulkner, Brett Hurley & Mark Robertson 24 Aug 2017

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