Biden’s summit for democracy: what Africa needs to bring to the table
US president Joe Biden and Democratic Republic of Congo president Felix Tshisekedi at the G20 summit in October 2021. Photo by Erin Schaff/Pool/AFP via Getty Images John J Stremlau, University of the Witwatersrand Seventeen African countries have been invited by US...
A new report shows worrying growth of the diabetes pandemic
Many people with diabetes are undiagnosed. Shutterstock Ayesha Motala, University of KwaZulu-Natal Diabetes is rising at an alarming rate. One in 10 adults worldwide – 537 million people – now live with the disease. This is higher than the 463 million adults who lived...
Your unvaccinated friend is roughly 20 times more likely to give you COVID
Christopher Baker, The University of Melbourne and Andrew Robinson, The University of Melbourne As lockdowns ease in New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT, and people return to work and socialising, many of us will be mixing more with others, even though a section of...
Treatment of COVID with antibiotics could add to the problem of drug resistance
When COVID-19 emerged, misuse of antibiotics increased. Shutterstock Adam Mustapha, University of Maiduguri COVID-19 is a major global public health challenge. The pandemic’s impacts cut across all sectors. One of the most worrying is its potential impact on...
East Africa’s terrorism hotspots: examining the roots and solutions
Somalia is one of East Africa’s terrorism hotspots. EPA/SAID YUSUF WARSAME Anneli Botha, University of the Free State Uganda has had a string of terror attacks lately. The most recent bombings took place in Kampala’s central business district and were claimed by the...
Central banks and climate change: how they can play a role in managing the fallout
People, Planet and Prosperity was on the agenda of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ meeting in February 2021. G20 Italy Finance Media / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria Climate change is a devilishly...
Doomscrolling COVID news takes an emotional toll – here’s how to make your social media a happier place
insta_photos/Shutterstock Kathryn Buchanan, University of Essex; Gillian Sandstrom, University of Essex; Lara Aknin, Simon Fraser University, and Shaaba Lotun, University of Essex Picture this: it’s April 2020, you’re between Zoom meetings, and scrolling through your...
Climate change is already hitting Africa’s livestock. Here’s how COP26 can help
A herd of cows returning from a drinking hole in Amboseli, Kenya. Buena Vista Images/GettyImages Polly Ericksen, International Livestock Research Institute and Laura Cramer, International Livestock Research Institute It’s a common scene across many African countries’...
NBL Launches EduDrink
Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) on 1 November 2021, launched EduDrink, its latest investment aimed at combating the harmful use of alcohol. Complementing various other NBL-led initiatives in support of alcohol harm-reduction, EduDrink is an informative and engaging...
COP26: Africa’s challenges must steer the climate change conference
Activists hold placards during a climate change protest in Kenya. James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Victor Ongoma, Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique and Portia Adade Williams, CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute The 26th...