african-decisions

Catch of the day

A mobile app is being piloted to aid data generation in small-scale fishing in parts of South Africa. Abalobi... Read more
24 May, 2016

Clean and healthy

Africans can now wash away the risk of contracting malaria using a bar of soap that’s cheaper than a... Read more
24 May, 2016

Open skies

If just 12 African countries lifted their flight restrictions and opened their airspace to each other, not only would... Read more
24 May, 2016

Baby steps

In Nigeria, around 2 300 young children and 145 women die either during childbirth or shortly thereafter – every... Read more
17 May, 2016

Growth potential

What plant is known to grow up to one metre a day, able to tolerate extreme conditions (including radiation from... Read more
17 May, 2016

Go with the grain

There are no two ways about it – the bottom line from agricultural experts is that Africa needs more... Read more
10 May, 2016

New-age investing

South Africans looking to start an investment portfolio can now do so with the help of online investment platform... Read more
10 May, 2016

A change in focus

Instead of monitoring rhinos via microchips and sensors, a new initiative to mitigate poaching is tracking the movements of... Read more
10 May, 2016

One step beyond

Industry 4.0 (as in the ‘fourth industrial revolution’) has become much more than a mere catchphrase. It’s a promise of how... Read more
3 May, 2016