Understanding a skin disease that's peculiar to giraffes: A herd of Masai giraffe towering over zebras in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania. Provided by authorTwo years ago, the conservation status of giraffes was downgraded from “least concern” to “vulnerable” after it was discovered that the species had . Giraffe populations are largely threatened by human activities. These … [Read more...] about Understanding a skin disease that’s peculiar to giraffes | The Conversation
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The way history is taught in South Africa is ahistorical — and that’s a problem | The Conversation
The way history is taught in South Africa is ahistorical -- and that's a problem: History textbooks suggest that in 1994 when formal apartheid and racial exclusion ended, so did prejudice and racism. United Nations Photo/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDHistory may soon be a compulsory school subject until Grade 12 in South Africa. A task team established by the country’s minister of basic … [Read more...] about The way history is taught in South Africa is ahistorical — and that’s a problem | The Conversation
We’ve come up with a TB test that’s cheaper, quicker and more accurate | The Conversation
We've come up with a TB test that's cheaper, quicker and more accurate: Shutterstock Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease that kills more people due to a bacterial infection than any other disease in the world. In 2016, the World Health Organisation reported over 10 million new infections and 1.7 million deaths. In South Africa, TB remains one of the leading causes of death. … [Read more...] about We’ve come up with a TB test that’s cheaper, quicker and more accurate | The Conversation
The theory that humans emerged in Africa is often questioned. That’s good for science | The Conversation
The theory that humans emerged in Africa is often questioned. That's good for science: The Taung child (foreground) was the first of a long series of human ancestors discovered in Africa. Julien BenoitFor nearly a century now the African root of human evolutionary theory has remained strong and unbowed. It is proved by a tremendous fossil record that documents the diversity of … [Read more...] about The theory that humans emerged in Africa is often questioned. That’s good for science | The Conversation
Whose keeping an eye on South Africa’s spies? Nobody, and that’s the problem | The Conversation
Whose keeping an eye on South Africa's spies? Nobody, and that's the problem: South Africa's intelligence services continue to have more in common with their apartheid-era counterparts 23 years into democracy. shutterstockOnce again South Africa’s intelligence services are embroiled in controversy, apparently involved in dirty tricks and criminal activity. New evidence of … [Read more...] about Whose keeping an eye on South Africa’s spies? Nobody, and that’s the problem | The Conversation
