South Africa needs to box clever in its David versus Goliath duel with Trump: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his team meeting international investors and business leaders in London. GCIS/ Elmond JiyaneRecent actions by US President Donald Trump’s administration are severely straining relations with South Africa’s new government led by President Cyril Ramaphosa. And … [Read more...] about South Africa needs to box clever in its David versus Goliath duel with Trump | The Conversation
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Why hip-hop needs to be taken more seriously in academic circles | The Conversation
Why hip-hop needs to be taken more seriously in academic circles: Q-Tip (L) of A Tribe Called Quest performing in 2013. Gian Ehrenzeller/EPAJazz’s current generation of stars grew up in these genre-fluid times with hip-hop. Concurrently, a significant number of hip-hop artists have been integrating jazz into their music. As American saxophonist Kamasi Washington puts it: … [Read more...] about Why hip-hop needs to be taken more seriously in academic circles | The Conversation
Kenya doesn’t have a flu vaccine policy. Why it needs one for babies | The Conversation
Kenya doesn't have a flu vaccine policy. Why it needs one for babies: Seasonal influenza is a serious public health problem. ShutterstockEach year the World Health Organisation gathers data on influenza strains and recommends which strains countries should include in formulating vaccines for the next year. Many countries around the world administer these vaccines because the … [Read more...] about Kenya doesn’t have a flu vaccine policy. Why it needs one for babies | The Conversation
Mothers in motion: mums navigate cities with their kids’ needs in mind | The Conversation
Mothers in motion: mums navigate cities with their kids' needs in mind: A mother and daughter stroll through a Johannesburg suburb. Shutterstock/Richard van der SpuyPortia* lives in Diepsloot, a poor settlement composed largely of informal dwellings in Johannesburg, South Africa and works in upmarket Sandton as a domestic worker. She lives with her two daughters; one is 27 and … [Read more...] about Mothers in motion: mums navigate cities with their kids’ needs in mind | The Conversation
What Kenya needs to do to stop the university strike cycle | The Conversation
What Kenya needs to do to stop the university strike cycle: Kenyan public university lecturers protest low pay and poor working conditions in Nairobi. CrowdSpark/Maureen OjiamboKenya’s public university lecturers are on strike, barely three months after another lengthy work stoppage. Ishmael Munene spoke to Moina Spooner from The Conversation Africa about why the strike is … [Read more...] about What Kenya needs to do to stop the university strike cycle | The Conversation
