Within conversations you have had in the past, chances are good that you would have encountered reference being made to how colonisers eventually found themselves as so-called owners of the…

Plastic contamination is a pressing emergency compromising our planet’s and our networks’ prosperity. The terrestrial and aquatic biota that live in our rivers and oceans consume an increasing amount of…

Democracy gave children a voice and guaranteed freedom and rights for all citizens. Children in South Africa are protected by our Constitution, which upholds everyone’s rights, equality, and dignity. The…

Fawas Adeosun, a fourth-grader from Nigeria, was sent home from school frequently through the filthy streets of Lagos because his mother Fatimoh had not paid his tuition, until he enrolled…

Saviour Kasukuwere, a former minister in the Zimbabwean cabinet, plans to challenge incumbent president Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa in the presidential election on August 23. Kasukuwere, 52,…

The Shabelle river in central Somalia broke its banks and submerged the town of Beledweyne, causing floods that have forced almost a quarter of a million people from their homes.…