To get around this distortion, other map-makers have come up with different compromises. A projection named after the geographer Arthur Robinson curves the longitudes but keeps the latitudes straight ...

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has officially launched the implementation of its Africa-BB-Maps project, a ...

Sequencing the human genome enables scientists to study human biology in a granular fashion and use that information to create treatments for things like cancer. Yet, of the human genomes studied so ...

Allahuddien Paleker, a proud product of Rylands, Cape Town, has achieved a remarkable milestone in his umpiring ...

This country is one of Africa's least visited and offers a variety of unique landscapes, including volcanoes, hot springs, ...

In a new cycle of escalating security threats in the eastern arc of the African continent and its adjacent southern regions, the dynamics of local and ...

Children living in poverty often suffer from anemia, a condition linked to serious health risks. A research team led by ...

Even a limited nuclear war in Europe would lead to catastrophic global climatic effects. Huge amounts of debris thrown high ...

Obafemi Awolowo Memorial Webinar which was held on Thursday, March 6, 2025, focused on the theme: Our 21st Century World: Reflections and Projections. Chaired by the former President of South Africa, ...

One of the main reasons for the US blockade of Cuba since 1962, was the nationalisation of the sugar industry by the Castro ...

At some point in his life, Donald Trump looked at a world map and saw something he wants – something that, as president of the US, he now says he will take “one way or the other.” It’s Greenland, an ...

Meanwhile, both Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are home to over 200 languages. In Cameroon, Bulu, Beti ...