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There’s something threatening the population of broadnose sevengill sharks in Cape Town’s False Bay. Alison Kock and Tamlyn Engelbrecht explain why they think killer whales are the culprits.
Who would have thought that a map of rivers in southern Africa would go viral? Not Sukhmani Mantel, who created the map. She and Stephanie Januchowski-Hartley were so surprised by its success that they conducted a survey to understand the reasons.
Many health professionals leave African countries because they don’t know how to handle the non-clinical systemic problems. Agnes Binagwaho says more institutions or teachers are needed to train health professionals - and how a new university of health sciences in Rwanda is doing just that.
The #10yearchallenge took social media by storm and saw people posting “before and after” pictures of themselves on various platforms. Amanda du Preez writes that this phenomenon wasn’t just superficial fun: it provided an interesting window on society
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Top Stories
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Alison Kock, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity; Tamlyn Engelbrecht, University of Cape Town
The False Bay ocean food chain in Cape Town began to change significantly in 2015 with the appearance of shark-eating killer whales.
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Sukhmani Mantel, Rhodes University; Stephanie Januchowski-Hartley, Swansea University
Maps can show "the big picture" to lots and lots of people in an engaging and colourful way.
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Amanda du Preez, University of Pretoria
For those who still consider memes like the #10yearchallenge as harmless and innocent information sharing perhaps it's time to reconsider.
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Agnes Binagwaho, University of Global Health Equity
Many health professionals leave Africa because they don’t know how to handle the non-clinical systemic problems.
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Political roundup
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Oluwaseun Tella, University of Johannesburg
One of the most potent promoters of Nigeria's cultural soft power is arguably Nollywood.
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Theo Neethling, University of the Free State
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has new aspirations in Africa in pursuit of his country's assertiveness in the global arena.
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Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand
Corruption in South Africa became increasingly organised under former President Jacob Zuma.
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Robtel Neajai Pailey, University of Oxford
Liberian President George Weah believes the current citizenship regulations in the country are unnecessarily "racist" and restrictive.
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Podcasts
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Ozayr Patel, The Conversation
There's heavy burden for women in Ghana who don't have children.
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Ozayr Patel, The Conversation
Vertical farms have the potential to feed many on the African continent.
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