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In Barbados later today South Africa will face the top-ranked India in the final of the T20 World Cup – action-packed cricket in a format that has revived the sport, especially among younger viewers. Cricket specialist Mogammad Sharhidd Taliep warns, though, that South Africa needs to reconsider how T20 is being played among juniors. They currently play the same version as adults – and that can lead to problems. He offers some research-based solutions.
Wigs and synthetic hair are extremely popular across Africa. But there could be hidden dangers in wearing them. Researcher Nwanne Dike Ijere studied several commonly used brands in Nigeria and found that they contained various toxins which are hazardous to human health.
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Charl Blignaut
Arts, Culture and Society Editor
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Mogammad Sharhidd Taliep, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
The first African team to reach a T20 World Cup final, South Africa will need to reconsider how young cricketers are playing the T20 game.
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Nwanne Dike Ijere, Federal University of Technology Owerri
Wigs are popular fashion accessories for Nigerian women. However, many are laden with heavy metals and pesticides.
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Politics
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Job Mwaura, University of the Witwatersrand
Kenyan activism is witnessing a shift from ethnic-based mobilisation to issue-based activism.
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Federico Donelli, University of Trieste
Kigali wants to be seen as a reliable security provider at home and abroad.
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Kathleen Klaus, Uppsala University
Kenyans, particularly young ones, are fed up with rising prices as well as being ignored, of corruption and of the conspicuous consumption of politicians.
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Adewumi I. Badiora, Olabisi Onabanjo University
Large banditry and terror attacks were relatively rare in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria’s south-west region until recently.
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John Mukum Mbaku, Weber State University
Domestic and international laws obligate the Kenyan state to enable citizens to realise the right to peaceful assembly.
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Brian Levy, Johns Hopkins University
In the wake of South Africa’s electoral surprises and their aftermath, a new dawn of hope may just be possible.
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Lena Gutheil, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
Protests in Kenya reveal that a young, enlightened, urban population can drive a hard bargain with a state that is failing them.
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Samuel Oyewole, University of Pretoria
Government’s decision to change the national anthem has generated debate among Nigerians. Some see it as an attempt to distract attention from harsh economic realities.
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Kamau Wairuri, Edinburgh Napier University
Kenya’s political regimes have used the police to repress opposition and sustain themselves in power.
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Business + Economy
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Yanyin Zi, Rikkyo University
Chinese businesses can help build an economy like Botswana’s, with the right government policies.
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Health + Medicine
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Stella Ifeanyi Smith, Mountain Top University
Nigeria is prone to a variety of factors that lead to recurring cholera outbreaks.
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Cheryl Walter, University of Hull
Mpox is now readily spreading from person to person. It is mutating faster and the strains are more virulent.
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Environment + Energy
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Ranaivo Rasolofoson, University of Toronto; Kathryn Fiorella, Cornell University
A new study into drownings of small-scale fishers on the Kenyan side of Lake Victoria has found that extreme weather and boat owners’ failure to provide life jackets are causes.
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