Seven factors that turned round the DRC's Ebola outbreak: ShutterstockThe last patient receiving treatment for Ebola was recently discharged from an Ebola Treatment Centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The current outbreak of Ebola emerged in the northeastern part of the country in August 2018. It spread across three provinces, … [Read more...] about Seven factors that turned round the DRC’s Ebola outbreak | The Conversation
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Between care and neglect: Pretoria’s grand architectural legacy | The Conversation
Between care and neglect: Pretoria's grand architectural legacy: The skylight of the Weskoppies Chapel in Pretoria. Alain Proust/Hidden PretoriaPretoria, South Africa’s capital city, contains many historical sites where government facilities have been built and developed since the mid 1800s. These often unappreciated places narrate the city’s historical and ongoing political … [Read more...] about Between care and neglect: Pretoria’s grand architectural legacy | The Conversation
Graveyards can be a reservoir for antibiotic resistant bacteria | The Conversation
Graveyards can be a reservoir for antibiotic resistant bacteria: Decomposing bodies can add bacteria to the soil. ShutterstockWe may not like to think about it, but after we die many of us will end up in cemeteries. Burial grounds play an important role in society, functioning as spaces where people can mourn their loved ones. And generally, cemeteries are places where … [Read more...] about Graveyards can be a reservoir for antibiotic resistant bacteria | The Conversation
There’s a complex history of skin lighteners in Africa and beyond | The Conversation
There's a complex history of skin lighteners in Africa and beyond: Detail of book cover Wits University PressSomali-American activists recently scored a victory against Amazon and against colourism, which is prejudice based on preference for people with lighter skin tones. Members of the non-profit The Beautywell Project teamed up with the Sierra Club to convince the online … [Read more...] about There’s a complex history of skin lighteners in Africa and beyond | The Conversation
Making sense of decades of debate about Nkrumah’s pan-African ideas | The Conversation
Making sense of decades of debate about Nkrumah’s pan-African ideas: Dance troupes mark the anniversary of Ghana's independence in the grounds of Kwame Krumah's masuoleum in Accra in 2007. EPA/Tugela RidleyWhen the flag of the newly independent Ghana was raised against the night sky of Accra 63 years ago, the whole world was looking on. It was the first country in … [Read more...] about Making sense of decades of debate about Nkrumah’s pan-African ideas | The Conversation
