Sequencing the human genome enables scientists to study human biology in a granular fashion and use that information to create treatments for things like cancer. Yet, of the human genomes studied so ...

The struggle of Africa and the Middle East against foreign oppression did not end with the fall of colonial empires. Instead, ...

In a new cycle of escalating security threats in the eastern arc of the African continent and its adjacent southern regions, the dynamics of local and ...

Children living in poverty often suffer from anemia, a condition linked to serious health risks. A research team led by ...

Africa stands at the threshold of a transformative era in philanthropy—a time when local ingenuity, deep-rooted giving ...

Obafemi Awolowo Memorial Webinar which was held on Thursday, March 6, 2025, focused on the theme: Our 21st Century World: Reflections and Projections. Chaired by the former President of South Africa, ...

There is a growing opportunity to expand clinical research capacity in Africa, and numerous organisations are contributing to this effort. To name a few: the African Medicines Agency provides ...

Ongoing violence and instability, including fighting by M23 rebels, has forced millions of people to flee their homes.

During the previous administration of President Joe Biden, the US and the United Kingdom carried out several attacks on ...

THE Contemporary Science Series has been enriched by the addition of this very valuable work on general anthropology by Dr. J. Deniker, the distinguished Chief Librarian of the Museum of Natural ...

Budget announcements are rarely memorable events in South Africa. But the statement on March 12th by Enoch Godongwana, the finance minister, was one of the most notable since the end of white rule ...

The state revenue minister was responding to a question by BJP MLC Vikrant Patil regarding the revelation of forgery of maps of eco-sensitive areas in the suburbs of Mumbai.