East African integration is alive – even though leaders haven't been united over COVID-19: Trucks wait in line to enter Uganda in Malaba, a Western Kenyan border town. All truck drivers must take a COVID-19 test. Brian Ongoro/AFP via Getty ImagesThe outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed further fault lines in the workings of the East African Community (EAC), often … [Read more...] about East African integration is alive – even though leaders haven’t been united over COVID-19 | The Conversation
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COVID-19 school closures in South Africa and their impact on children | The Conversation
COVID-19 school closures in South Africa and their impact on children: ShutterstockWhen the new coronavirus rapidly spread across the globe, evidence of its effect on children was still scanty and closing schools seemed the responsible thing to do. Now that there is more evidence, my colleague Nic Spaull and I have investigated whether the gradual … [Read more...] about COVID-19 school closures in South Africa and their impact on children | The Conversation
How we found the earliest glass production south of the Sahara, and what it means | The Conversation
How we found the earliest glass production south of the Sahara, and what it means: Glass related artifacts excavated from Igbo Olokun, Ile Ife. Left: glass beads, Right: fragments of glass making crucibles Courtesy Author The story of humankind from the earliest times to the present is in many ways a story about technology. Archaeologists tend to study the development of … [Read more...] about How we found the earliest glass production south of the Sahara, and what it means | The Conversation
COVID-19: South Africa should build on HIV activism to foster behaviour change | The Conversation
COVID-19: South Africa should build on HIV activism to foster behaviour change: Fani Mahuntsi/Gallo Images via Getty ImagesDuring a recent run in Newlands Forest, Cape Town, I encountered a few runners and walkers without masks. When I asked one of them where his mask was, he replied: I am running outdoors and if you don’t like it, then stay at … [Read more...] about COVID-19: South Africa should build on HIV activism to foster behaviour change | The Conversation
South Africa’s minibus taxi industry has been marginalised for too long. This must change | The Conversation
South Africa's minibus taxi industry has been marginalised for too long. This must change: GettyImages Hundreds of minibus taxi operators in South Africa recently defied the government’s COVID-19 restrictions prohibiting them from carrying full passenger loads. They complained that restricting them to a maximum 70% load – to enable social distancing – made it impossible to … [Read more...] about South Africa’s minibus taxi industry has been marginalised for too long. This must change | The Conversation
