Africa has a long history of fake news after years of living with non-truth: ShutterstockUS President Donald Trump’s election and his disdain for the mainstream media has been seen by some as the triumph of post-truth politics. Post-truth politics is a culture in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to … [Read more...] about Africa has a long history of fake news after years of living with non-truth | The Conversation
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Long quest to understand these bodies without identities
Long quest to understand these bodies without identities: South Africa's mortuaries are buckling under the volume of bodies, with Hillbrow's medico-legal laboratory processing more than 3 000 last year alone. One in 10 people who pass through Gauteng's mortuaries is not identified. Read the full article by here: Johannesburg, South Africa News Submit and get free … [Read more...] about Long quest to understand these bodies without identities
Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up | The Conversation
Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up: Africa is home to a rich diversity of edible insects like mopani worms. FlickrEating insects is as old as mankind. Globally, 2 billion people consume insects, a practise known as entomophagy. It is more common in Africa than anywhere else in the world. The continent is home to the richest diversity of edible … [Read more...] about Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up | The Conversation
BRICS will remain intact as long as the top three, Russia, India and China support it | The Conversation
BRICS will remain intact as long as the top three, Russia, India and China support it: One of the major benefits for BRICS is economic cooperation ShutterstockThe alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, collectively known as BRICS, are having its eighth summit in India this weekend with much at stake. While the bloc is still cohesive, its individual member … [Read more...] about BRICS will remain intact as long as the top three, Russia, India and China support it | The Conversation
Long lives aren’t necessarily happy ones in Africa, particularly for women | The Conversation
Long lives aren't necessarily happy ones in Africa, particularly for women: Older women are often identified and witches and persecuted. DIFD/Flickr, CC BYAround the world, people are living longer. Medical advances, improving health care systems and declining fertility rates have all contributed to this state of affairs. In 1980, there were 378 million people aged 60 and … [Read more...] about Long lives aren’t necessarily happy ones in Africa, particularly for women | The Conversation
