By Ignatius Banda With political violence escalating in Zimbabwe, nationwide elections slated for later this 12 months face questions on whether or not the polls will meet free and truthful worldwide benchmarks. Zimbabwe’s elections have routinely met scrutiny largely due to what critics say is state-sponsored violence and the intimidation of …

Staphylococcus aureus is the supply of a pores and skin an infection that may flip lethal if drug resistant. Estimates concerning the most typical resistant variation, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), exceed 100,000 deaths globally in 2019. However up till not too long ago, we didn’t have a strong grasp on …

African leaders are more and more aspiring to “modernise” their cities. That’s to make them “globally competitive” and “smart”. The hope is to strategically place cities in Africa to drive the continent’s much-needed socio-economic transformation. However these aspirations are inclined to marginalise and antagonise the casual sector. The sector encompasses the suite …

By Busani Bafana Meat, milk, and eggs are dangerous for you, and livestock is dangerous for the setting. Rising destructive narratives about cattle’s contribution to local weather change are shrinking the expansion of the strategic livestock sector on which the livelihoods of greater than 1.3 billion folks on the earth rely. …

By Joyce Chimbi The brand new yr introduced unhealthy information for press freedom on the African continent with the brutal homicide of 1 journalist and the suspicious demise of one other. Committee to Defend Journalists (CPJ) Africa program head Angela Quintal mentioned that to start out the yr with the demise …

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Few policymakers ever declare credit score for inflicting stagnation and recessions. But, they accomplish that on a regular basis, justifying their actions by some supposedly greater function. Now, that greater function is checking inflation as if it’s the worst possibility for individuals right now. Many supposed …

By Oluwatobi Enitan Tabitha Siman, a survivor of an assault at her dwelling, says life will not be value dwelling after her twin daughters, husband, and co-wife have been killed throughout an assault at her dwelling. Siman lives in southern Kaduna in Nigeria, the place the affect of kidnapping within the …

Norwich / Edinburgh / London — In a brand new guide, entitled Humanitarian Journalists: Protecting Crises from a Boundary Zone, we doc the distinctive reporting practices of a small however influential group of journalists who defy standard approaches to overlaying humanitarian crises. We argue that these humanitarian journalists present us …

By Timothy Egwelu For the reason that onset of the Covid19 pandemic, a minimum of two deaf folks have been shot and killed in Uganda by state regulation enforcement officers. Their ‘crime’ was being deaf and uneducated. Their lack of ability to listen to or comprehend Covid19 containment measures communicated in …

Nairobi — The brand new yr introduced dangerous information for press freedom on the African continent with the brutal homicide of 1 journalist and the suspicious loss of life of one other. Committee to Defend Journalists (CPJ) Africa program head Angela Quintal mentioned that to begin the yr with the …

By Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera H.E. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of Malawi “I was blind, but now I see.” That is what Vainesi, from Salima District in Central Malawi, stated after surgical procedure to deal with trachoma. A mom of three, Vainesi had been unable to work or present for her household …

Sydney — Because the 12 months 2022 drew to an finish, the United Nations Convention on Commerce and Growth (UNCTAD) warned, “Developing countries face ‘impossible trade-off’ on debt”, that spiralling debt in low and middle-income nations (LMICs) has compromised their possibilities of sustainable improvement. In early December, an opinion piece …