Scenes of fans packing the grandstands and cheering on their teams in the opening matches of European leagues have raised hopes that local supporters can…
Posts published in Aug 2021
Floods survivor’s mission to save South Sudanese communities
FAO’s Musa Kenyi uses his renowned expertise in heavy duty vehicles to help his fellow citizens tackle the effects of climate change 19/08/2021 “I escaped…
Rolling in the dust for the love of the game
Football remains a popular sport in rural villages despite the lack of proper facilities. With rising youth alcoholism and substance abuse the game plays a…
Preserving Africa’s heritage through technology
Veterinary technologist Tebogo Manamela was out on the field in the Addo Elephant National Park to assist in collecting buffalo samples for tuberculosis when the…
CHIETA on course to empower women in chemical sector
The Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) is playing its part in fighting the vast challenges faced by women daily in the chemical sector…
Marikana – ‘You can’t unsee what you saw’
Photojournalist Leon Sadiki covered the Marikana strike and took the picture of ‘The Man in the Green Blanket’ which has come to symbolise the protest…
AU declares Zambian election peaceful and transparent but…
Lucas Ledwaba The African Union’s Election Observer Mission (AUEOM) has declared that election day operations in Zambia “were conducted in a peaceful, transparent and professional…
‘Marikana left a massive scar in my life’
Photojournalist Felix Dlangamandla was in the line of fire as police shot and killed 34 mineworkers at Marikana on 16 August 2012. In this in-depth…
Women leading Mozambique’s community seed banks
“Sometimes we are faced with droughts and other times we have floods,” says Anita António Candeeiro, leader of a women’s group of smallholder farmers in…
Silicosis trust pays out 100 miners but many more still waiting
The Tshiamiso Trust recently announced that it had paid out more than R9million to 100 ex gold miners as part of the historic class action…