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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Tiny technology that can find pollution in South Africa’s water and trap it

Philiswa Nomngongo 6 May 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

‘Forever chemicals’ are polluting African waters: Lake Victoria, SA’s Vaal and Kenya’s Nairobi rivers are hotspots

Patrick Ssebugere, Ashirafu Miiro, and Nelson Odume 3 Dec 2024

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Nigeria is the world’s 2nd biggest plastic polluter: expert insights into the crisis

Wale Fatade 13 Sep 2024

Social Media

Science journalism in South Africa: social media is helping connect with new readers

Sisanda Nkoala 17 May 2024

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Trends

Jobs for young Africans: new data tool reveals trends and red flags

Katharina Fenz 2 May 2024

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Noncommunicable diseases

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

SMEs

Startup owners should seek business advice online

Issued by SME South Africa 23 Oct 2023

Taskeen Hasrod to represent South Africa in international FameLab competition

Science & Engineering

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?

Tuberculosis

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

Tom Nyirenda 20 Dec 2022

Social 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

Infrastructure & Utilities

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

Climate Change

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

Covid-19

South Africans are keener to get vaccinated. But many still need to be convinced

15 Jul 2021

Public Health

Healthcare in South Africa: how inequity is contributing to inefficiency

Russell Rensburg 7 Jul 2021

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Covid-19

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

Film

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

Shipping

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

24 May 2021

South Africa's romcom revolution and how it reimagines Joburg

Film

South Africa's romcom revolution and how it reimagines Joburg

Pier Paolo Frassinelli 4 May 2021

Online 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

Covid-19

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

Covid-19

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

Covid-19

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

Environment & Natural Resources

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

Covid-19

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

Covid-19

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.

Covid-19

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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Covid-19

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

Infectious Diseases

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

Infectious Diseases

Perspectives from Kenya and Ghana on coronavirus preparations

29 Jan 2020

No coordination on macroeconomic policies in Nigeria Red Confidential/shutterstock

Markets & Investment

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

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

Public Health

Ethiopia must do more to stop recurring chikungunya outbreaks

Eunice Anyango Owino 16 Sep 2019

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Digital

Digital technologies are transforming African businesses

Elvira Bolat and Nasiru Taura 13 Sep 2019

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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

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

Infectious Diseases

Kenya responded fast to Ebola scare, but cross-border risk remains high

Abdhalah Ziraba 21 Jun 2019

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Research

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

Media Freedom

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

Public Health

Kenyan hospital opens human milk bank - a rarity in sub-Saharan Africa

Elizabeth Kimani-Murage 23 Apr 2019

Mozambique rescue effort. Credit:
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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

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.

Film & Cinematography

Showcasing African films on the continent for 50 years

Pier Paolo Frassinelli 19 Mar 2019

Energy

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

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

Primary & Secondary 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

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

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

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

Sustainable Development

Why Kenya's demolishing 4000 buildings in Nairobi

Sean Avery 20 Aug 2018

Analysis of Zimbabwe's "online propaganda war"

Social Media

Analysis of Zimbabwe's "online propaganda war"

Dumisani Moyo 2 Aug 2018