Samuel Tefera from Ethiopia has set the running world alight by breaking the 1 500m indoor world record set by Hicham El Guerrouj 22 years ago.
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Lifestyle Curvy or not, all women should be celebrated
Recent comments made by Uganda’s Minister for Tourism, when he described curvy women as potential tourist attractions, have brought the debate around the objectification of women back into the spotlight.
Lifestyle Kenya: The Talking Boxes of Kibera
A community-based organisation has installed Talking Boxes at primary schools in Africa’s largest informal settlement, Kibera, in Kenya, to encourage schoolgirls to speak out about their problems.
Lifestyle Charles Lovemore Mungoshi: Eulogy to Greatness
Ode to a literary icon, pre-eminent Zimbabwean writer and poet Charles Mungoshi. In celebration of a life well lived. Highly honoured to have lived amongst greatness. Reflections.
Lifestyle Fela, Saro-Wiwa, Achebe: what Nigeria’s icons say about its politics
Cultural icons like Achebe, Fela and Saro-Wiwa were among those who highlighted Nigeria’s failings.
Lifestyle Want to be a woman in science? Here’s advice from those who’ve gone before
Women are drastically under-represented in the science, technology, engineering and maths fields.
Lifestyle South Africa’s Soweto Gospel Choir wins third Grammy for Best World Music Album
We celebrate the news that South Africa’s Soweto Gospel Choir clinched yet another Grammy Award. The Choir received the award for the Best World Music Album for their album ‘Freedom’. Congratulations on the award.
Lifestyle No more sports betting to derail Uganda’s youth
The government of Uganda has announced that sports betting is now banned in the country, saying that “sports betting companies have diverted the attention of the youth from hard work” and causes cash to flow out of the country.
Lifestyle Why the #10yearchallenge is more than a simple social media meme
#10yearchallenge as harmless and innocent information sharing perhaps it’s time to reconsider.