Russia in Africa: can it offer an alternative to the US and China?: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zambian President Edgar Lungu meet on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in 2018 EPA-EFE/Alexei NikolskySputnik/Kremlin PoolRussia has never had an African colony. It stayed out of the scramble for Africa, only engaging with African states in the 19th … [Read more...] about Russia in Africa: can it offer an alternative to the US and China? | The Conversation
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How African penguins change their hunting habits when there’s less food | The Conversation
How African penguins change their hunting habits when there's less food: How African penguins hunt and feed their chicks gives insight into the health of the marine ecosystem. ShutterstockSeabirds are the world’s most threatened bird group. The latest State of the World’s Birds shows that there’s a high proportion of threatened species particularly penguins, albatrosses and … [Read more...] about How African penguins change their hunting habits when there’s less food | The Conversation
Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa’s poor | The Conversation
Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa's poor: Outside a coal burning power station in Witbank. Companies will now pay each time they emit a ton of greenhouse gases. ShutterstockClimate change needs urgent action by all countries, and by all means. All countries agreed in the Paris Agreement to keep temperature “well below 2℃” and pursue efforts to keep … [Read more...] about Carbon tax revenues could be harnessed to help South Africa’s poor | The Conversation
Cabinet picks show Ramaphosa and allies believe they’re firmly in control | The Conversation
Cabinet picks show Ramaphosa and allies believe they're firmly in control: Deputy President David Mabuza, right, could pose a potential threat from within the ANC to President Cyril Ramaphosa, left. GovernmentZA/FlickrSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has selected a Cabinet which shows that he and his allies believe they are now firmly in control of the governing party … [Read more...] about Cabinet picks show Ramaphosa and allies believe they’re firmly in control | The Conversation
A tribute to Zimbabwean liberation hero Dumiso Dabengwa | The Conversation
A tribute to Zimbabwean liberation hero Dumiso Dabengwa: Zimbabwean war struggle hero Dumiso Dabengwa died at 80. NewsdayA fitting way to pay tribute to Zimbabwean liberation war hero Dumiso “DD” Dabengwa, who has died at the age of 80, is to depict a snapshot history of the late 1970s and the 1980s that shows the stresses of his job during and just after Zimbabwe’s war of … [Read more...] about A tribute to Zimbabwean liberation hero Dumiso Dabengwa | The Conversation
