Cynical South Africans are unlikely to be moved by Ramaphosa's next big speech: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has to inspire confidence amid growing scepticism. GCISThe spotlight will be firmly on South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as he runs the gauntlet of delivering the annual state of the nation address on behalf of the governing party, African National … [Read more...] about Cynical South Africans are unlikely to be moved by Ramaphosa’s next big speech | The Conversation
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Why upcoming polls in Cameroon won’t end the violence | The Conversation
Why upcoming polls in Cameroon won't end the violence: A woman casts her ballot during Cameroon's 2018 presidential elections. Nic Bothma/EPACameroonians head for the polls this weekend against the backdrop of the armed conflict that broke out in October 2017 in the country’s Anglophone North West and South West regions. Elections to the legislature and to local … [Read more...] about Why upcoming polls in Cameroon won’t end the violence | The Conversation
What the discovery of a new HIV strain means for the pandemic | The Conversation
What the discovery of a new HIV strain means for the pandemic: It's important for scientists to have the most thorough understanding of HIV. ShutterstockThe discovery of a rare new strain of HIV for the first time in nearly 20 years recently made headlines around the world. The big question is what the discovery means for the overall response to the HIV epidemic. A team … [Read more...] about What the discovery of a new HIV strain means for the pandemic | The Conversation
A history of how sedatives took hold in white South Africa | The Conversation
A history of how sedatives took hold in white South Africa: Shutterstock In the early 1960s, pharmacists and government authorities were of the view that South Africa had experienced key aspects of a ‘pharmaceutical revolution’ over the course of the previous 40 years. These were fulcrum decades in South African medicines’ history in which newly invented medicines became … [Read more...] about A history of how sedatives took hold in white South Africa | The Conversation
Nigeria’s young cricketers surprised at the World Cup — now to build on that | The Conversation
Nigeria's young cricketers surprised at the World Cup -- now to build on that: Ifeanyichukwu Uboh of Nigeria celebrates taking a wicket at the U-19 World Cup Cricket ICC/Getty Images.Nigeria is not known for being a strong cricketing nation, but then the Junior Yellow Greens, Nigeria’s Under-19 cricket team qualified for their first-ever ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The … [Read more...] about Nigeria’s young cricketers surprised at the World Cup — now to build on that | The Conversation
