Claims about Cambridge Analytica's role in Africa should be taken with a pinch of salt: Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, left, and his successor Muhammadu Buhari. EPA/Deji YakeElection manipulation is a hot story. In the last few days, Cambridge Analytica, which claims to use data to change behaviour including that of voters, has been accused of breaching Facebook … [Read more...] about Claims about Cambridge Analytica’s role in Africa should be taken with a pinch of salt | The Conversation
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Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods | The Conversation
Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods: Insects are constantly adapting to methods used to control them. Shutterstock/Alf RibeiroInsect pests cause almost half of the crop losses in Africa. If the continent is to feed its growing population, farmers must find ways to control them. Pests account for high losses in other developing regions too. … [Read more...] about Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods | The Conversation
Trump should be the trigger for Africa to find common cause with Americans | The Conversation
Trump should be the trigger for Africa to find common cause with Americans: US President Donald Trump after sacking Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. EPA-EFE/Shawn ThewTo reassure and reiterate America’s commitments to a positive Africa agenda of cooperation US President Donald Trump sent his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, to the continent in early March. But four hours … [Read more...] about Trump should be the trigger for Africa to find common cause with Americans | The Conversation
Hunters should stop using lead bullets and help save the vultures | The Conversation
Hunters should stop using lead bullets and help save the vultures: Losing vultures could have far-reaching implications and costs. Author suppliedVultures in Africa are in crisis. Across the continent their numbers have declined so rapidly that most species are now endangered or critically endangered. This means they face extinction in the wild. The main causes of these … [Read more...] about Hunters should stop using lead bullets and help save the vultures | The Conversation
#DayZero: ‘DA leadership should be criminally charged’
#DayZero: 'DA leadership should be criminally charged': Cape Town - The DA-led city and province’s announcement that Day Zero had been defeated has been met with outrage, with activists saying party politics and electioneering have been put above fact and the interest of Capetonians. DA leader Mmusi Maimane on Wednesday announced that Day Zero would not occur this year, … [Read more...] about #DayZero: ‘DA leadership should be criminally charged’
