Southern Africa’s amazing indigenous medicinal plants have been used by inhabitants for centuries: Here’s what you need to know about ten of these plants. Buchu has been used in South Africa for centuries by the San and Khoi people for a variety of ailments. Buchu leaves steeped in vinegar ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews MEC urges Mpumalanga residents to part take … [Read more...] about SA News: Southern Africa’s amazing indigenous medicinal plants have been used by inhabitants for centuries
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Africa’s Mukula trees score a victory as trade is put under closer scrutiny | The Conversation
Africa's Mukula trees score a victory as trade is put under closer scrutiny: Rosewood is coveted for its colour Winai Tepsuttinun/ShutterstockCITES – the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora – has decided to include Mukula trees, one of many rosewood species, in its Annex II listing. Species covered by CITES are listed in three … [Read more...] about Africa’s Mukula trees score a victory as trade is put under closer scrutiny | The Conversation
Cloud computing could be key to speeding up Africa’s development | The Conversation
Cloud computing could be key to speeding up Africa's development: Data delivered over the cloud can do things like help farmers make planting decisions. arrowsmith2/ShutterstockEarlier this year, 17 African countries presented their progress on reaching the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, at the United Nations. There was some good news and progress. But it’s clear that … [Read more...] about Cloud computing could be key to speeding up Africa’s development | The Conversation
It’s time to break the deadlock over Africa’s ivory trade: here’s how | The Conversation
It's time to break the deadlock over Africa's ivory trade: here's how: African elephant PhotocechCZ/ShutterstockFierce debates over ivory have dominated the global conference for the international trade in species for 30 years, since the first international ivory ban was instituted in 1989. This is no different at the 18th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Trade in … [Read more...] about It’s time to break the deadlock over Africa’s ivory trade: here’s how | The Conversation
Critics of South Africa’s judges are raising the temperature: legitimate, or dangerous? | The Conversation
Critics of South Africa's judges are raising the temperature: legitimate, or dangerous?: South Africa's Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has had to intervene to protect judges from unfair criticism. GCIS/FlickrThe South African judiciary is once more centre stage in the political drama unfolding around the battle for supremacy within the governing African National Congress … [Read more...] about Critics of South Africa’s judges are raising the temperature: legitimate, or dangerous? | The Conversation
