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Scandal Actor Sandy Mokwena has died
Scandal! actor Sandy Mokwena, popularly known as Bra Eddie died on Wednesday night, TshisaLIVE can confirm.
Mokwena died in hospital of natural causes.
e.tv publicist Michael Pocock said he was ill, but that it didn't "raise alarms" at…
Taking stock of Uganda’s economy 55 years after independence
Sarah Logan, International Growth Centre
October 9 marks 55 years since Uganda’s independence in 1962. The country’s economy has seen many changes during this time, affected by periods of political instability, civil war, fluctuating…
Kenya: Raila Odinga withdraws from election rerun
Opposition leader makes surprise announcement prior to new supreme court-ordered presidential vote
Kenya’s Supreme Court has given an impossible deadline for the repeat election
Dominic Burbidge, University of Oxford
The Kenyan Supreme Court has found that the August 8 presidential election result is invalid. It blames the electoral commission, not the declared winner, Uhuru Kenyatta. Kenya’s leading newspaper…
The WHO’s new African leader could be a shot in the arm for poorer countries
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus is the first African to be elected as the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in its 70 year history. The WHO is the United Nations body that directs its member states on international health…
The pros and cons of commercial farming models in Africa
Colonialism brought large-scale farming to Africa, promising modernisation and jobs – but often dispossessing people and exploiting workers. Now, after several decades of independence, and with investor interest growing, African…
Unpacking claims that Mozambique suffers from a very high suicide rate
Three years ago the World Health Organisation launched the first ever world suicide report and claimed that Mozambique had the highest suicide rate in Africa at 27.4 per 100,000 people. The Conversation Africa’s Samantha Spooner asked Dr.…
Why credit ratings matter and why they can’t be ignored
Mampho Modise, University of Pretoria
This article was first published last year as South Africa faced a possible downgrade by rating agencies. The Conversation Africa’s Charles Leonard asked Mampho Modise to explain the significance of…
The view that ‘419’ makes Nigeria a global cybercrime player is misplaced
The contemptuous label of “cyber-criminals” is the figurative sword with which the Nigerian image is generally being hacked and left for dead. According to Professor Biko Agozino of Virginia Tech university,
“there is a long standing…
Africa needs more women computer scientists. How to make it happen
In Africa, a continent grappling with many social ills, it’s critical that universities produce more Computer Science graduates. It’s also one that equips students with crucial skills.
Computer Science graduates are problem solvers and…