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Swapo, the former liberation movement, has governed Namibia with a comfortable majority since independence in 1990. But, over the past five years, there’s been a major drop in support for the party. Henning Melber blames this on the party’s unfulfilled promises in office. He argues that, given the rise of credible opposition parties, it means that the party is not assured of victory in the general election at the end of the month.
There are many myths and truths around malaria. Myth: vitamins and tonic water will stop you from being infected. Truth: the dangerous mosquitoes are female and don’t make that annoying, buzzing sound. It’s summer, and therefore malaria time, in southern Africa and it’s important to know the facts about mosquitoes. They are, after all, the world’s most dangerous animal, write researchers Shüné Oliver and Jaishree Raman.
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Henning Melber, University of Pretoria
Swapo seems to attract the biggest crowds at rallies, but does it signal electoral support?
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Shüné Oliver, National Institute for Communicable Diseases; Jaishree Raman, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Mosquitoes are the world’s most dangerous animal. It’s important to know how to avoid malaria.
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Anthony Kaziboni, University of Johannesburg
During colonialism and apartheid, Black South Africans were largely not supplied with clean, running water. New water laws must overturn this water inequality.
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Barnaby Joseph Dye, King's College London; Biruk Terrefe, Bayreuth University
Certain ideas have shaped the success and optimism of state-led development in Ethiopia and Rwanda in the first two decades of the 21st century.
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From our international editions
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Sam Wineburg, Stanford University; Michael Caulfield, University of Washington
When you view photos and videos in the flurry of election-related social media posts, first ask yourself: Do I really know what I’m looking at?
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Kelley Cours Anderson, College of Charleston; Karen Anne Wallach, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Disconnecting from the digital realm from time to time is good for your well-being, but doing so can be difficult. There are steps you can take, however, to get in the habit of putting your phone down.
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Benjamin Roulston, Clarkson University
Jupiter’s composition is more similar to that of the Sun than that of the Earth.
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Sven Vanneste, Trinity College Dublin; Elva Arulchelvan, Trinity College Dublin
If you didn’t forget things, you’d be in for a world of trouble.
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