How solar kits and battery lamps are replacing kerosene across Africa: Many rural communities across Africa have dropped kerosene lighting for various electrical lights. ShutterstockFor decades, people in rural Africa have been using sooty kerosene lamps to dimly light their homes. But in recent years households, even in poor areas, have started to replace their kerosene lamps … [Read more...] about How solar kits and battery lamps are replacing kerosene across Africa | The Conversation
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Woody plants on the march: trees and shrubs are encroaching across Africa | The Conversation
Woody plants on the march: trees and shrubs are encroaching across Africa: An example of woody plant encroachment over Eagle-Siding in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. D Edwards (1954) and James Puttick (2010). Images courtesy of rePhotoSA.Forests are being cleared by humans at an alarming rate. Since 2000, roughly 20% of Africa’s forests have been wiped out. This … [Read more...] about Woody plants on the march: trees and shrubs are encroaching across Africa | The Conversation
How young activists are keeping Mandela’s legacy alive across Africa | The Conversation
How young activists are keeping Mandela's legacy alive across Africa: ShutterstockLast month, at a conference on African Inequalities co-organised by our school and the London School of Economics, the first audience question came from a young woman. Why, she asked, was the graduate school relaunching as the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance when Mandela’s legacy of … [Read more...] about How young activists are keeping Mandela’s legacy alive across Africa | The Conversation
How adapting to different climates has helped a pest spread across the globe | The Conversation
How adapting to different climates has helped a pest spread across the globe: The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. Andre CoetzerIf you have ever bitten into a fruit and been disgusted to find it wriggling with cream-coloured maggots, you have already met at least one member of the fruit fly family. True fruit flies belong to the fly family Tephritidae, and are … [Read more...] about How adapting to different climates has helped a pest spread across the globe | The Conversation
SA News: Springboks Train Ahead of 3 Tests vs. England to Be Played across South Africa
Springboks Train Ahead of 3 Tests vs. England to Be Played across South Africa: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The South African national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks, held on Tuesday a training session in preparation of the upcoming three-match Test tour against England that is set to take place in different ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews GPUG … [Read more...] about SA News: Springboks Train Ahead of 3 Tests vs. England to Be Played across South Africa
