December 27, 2021

The Congo Basin’s 10 most consequential stories from 2021

Published by Mongabay For the Congo Basin, 2021 proved to be an up-and-down year. Funding commitments totaling in the billions of dollars were announced that would help forested countries preserve some of the highest-quality tropical rainforest left on the planet. And research into the world’s largest tropical peatland, which is

Young South Africans Learn of Tutu’s Activism for Equality

JOHANNESBURG — Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s legacy is reverberating among young South Africans, many of whom were not born when the clergyman battled apartheid and sought full rights for the nation’s Black majority.Tutu, who died Sunday at the age of 90, …

South Africa Mourns Archbishop Desmond Tutu

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa is observing a week of mourning leading up to the Saturday funeral of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who died Sunday at the age of 90.Each day at noon, the bells at St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town will toll for 10 min…

In Africa, Rescuing the Languages that Western Tech Ignores

Computers have become amazingly precise at translating spoken words to text messages and scouring huge troves of information for answers to complex questions. At least, that is, so long as you speak English or another of the world’s dominant languages….

Elderly couple bestowed with a new home during Christmas

While the safety and security of residents and their properties are a priority for the SAPS, it is also crucial for a police official to know his community and build strong relationships with them especially when urgent intervention is required.Being a…

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