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What does the distant future look like in Botswana? According to science fiction writer Tlotlo Tsamaase’s debut novel Womb City, it’s a scary place, especially for women. In a time when microchipped humans in borrowed bodies are constantly under suspicion and AI babies are born in artificial wombs, two young women must unravel a dastardly plot against humanity. Tsamaase is one voice in a growing chorus of African sci-fi. African speculative fiction scholar Nedine Moonsamy reviews.
Kenya’s devastating floods have left a trail of economic destruction in their wake. Roads have been destroyed, dams have burst their banks and thousands of hectares of farmland are now under water. Timothy Njagi Njeru takes stock of the economic challenge the country faces, highlighting the fact that the government budget is already overstretched.
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Nedine Moonsamy, University of Johannesburg
Tlotlo Tsamaase’s first novel adds to an exciting and growing body of African science fiction.
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Timothy Njagi Njeru, Egerton University
Massive damage to key infrastructure and croplands means the effects of Kenya’s devastating floods will be felt for a long time.
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Klara Fischer, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
The South African government has failed to reverse the decline in smallholder farming that began during apartheid. A different approach is needed to support smallholder livelihoods.
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Sisanda Nkoala, University of the Western Cape
The study analyses the social media feeds of three science journalism websites: Bhekisisa, SciBraai and The Conversation Africa.
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