ANTS PERSUADED LIONS TO EAT BUFFALO
“How ants persuaded lions to eat buffalo” sounds like a story out of a children’s book. However, reality is often stranger than fiction, as we …
AN UNPRECEDENTED EXPERIMENT
An unprecedented experiment is underway in Kenya pertaining to aid, social structure and economics. Since 2017, the U.S.-based charity, GiveDirectly, has been providing thousands of …
THE BLACK MAMBAS
THE NEXT GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD GOES TO: THE BLACK MAMBAS. Meet the “Black Mambas”, South Africa’s all-female anti-poaching unit. Eight years on from the …
MALARIA
I reported a while ago on the development of a vaccine against malaria, and the fact that the search for such a life-saving solution to …
SEA SPONGES IN ZANZIBAR
Sea Sponges in Zanzibar struck me as a story that should have wider circulation. It is, at the same time, heart-warming, topical, and an indication …
STRANGE CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
There are many implications and strange consequences of climate change that we haven’t even begun to contemplate yet, and this story of crocodiles and hippos …
DEMOCRATIC DEMISE IN AFRICA
Democratic demise in Africa seems to be on the increase. This week’s news that the democratic leader of Gabon has just been ousted by the …
VACCINE FOR MALARIA
I reported some time ago on the development of a vaccine for malaria. Malaria has been one of the major killers of children in the …
GREAT ZIMBABWE
The towering walls of Great Zimbabwe are a humbling experience and yet, there is something inviting about the archaeological site. It doesn’t feel like an …
GUITARIST AND A CRUISE SHIP
This is the unlikely story of a guitarist and a cruise ship, where the guitarist literally saved all the passengers. It is a story of …